Postcode · Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant

Postcode 4623: Neighbourhood Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 4623 in Bergen op Zoom (Oost) had 4,195 residents. 56.0% of them (2,350 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Bergen op Zoom (34.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (14.1%), Morocco (10.0%) and other Asia (9.1%). 57.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 4,195 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 56.0% 2,350 people
Born abroad: 57.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.3 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

44% 56%

Dutch origin 44.0% 1,845
Migration background 56.0% 2,350

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 4623. For comparison, the line marks Bergen op Zoom and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

14.1% 590 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

10.0% 420 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

9.1% 380 people

Bergen op Zoom 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

7.7% 325 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.5% 230 people

Bergen op Zoom 5.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.6% 110 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.9% 80 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.8% 75 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Germany

1.2% 50 people

Bergen op Zoom 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.83% 35 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.83% 35 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.87% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.60% 25 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.0% 1,340
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.2% 1,015

Men and women

Men: 2,085
Women: 2,110

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 4623 56.0%

Higher than 95% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

56.0%

4623
Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

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Year	4623	Bergen op Zoom	Netherlands
1998	28.7%	21.5%	16.7%
1999	30.4%	21.9%	17.1%
2000	30.5%	22.2%	17.5%
2001	32.0%	22.8%	18.0%
2002	32.0%	23.3%	18.4%
2003	32.5%	23.9%	18.8%
2004	33.0%	24.2%	19.0%
2005	33.8%	24.5%	19.2%
2006	35.0%	24.7%	19.3%
2007	36.6%	25.0%	19.4%
2008	38.3%	25.4%	19.6%
2009	39.6%	25.8%	19.9%
2010	40.6%	26.1%	20.3%
2011	42.6%	26.4%	20.6%
2012	43.3%	26.7%	20.9%
2013	43.6%	27.1%	21.1%
2014	43.8%	27.4%	21.4%
2015	43.4%	27.6%	21.7%
2016	44.2%	27.9%	22.1%
2017	45.3%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	46.4%	28.6%	23.1%
2019	47.2%	29.1%	23.6%
2020	48.3%	29.6%	24.2%
2021	49.1%	30.3%	24.6%
2022	51.7%	31.7%	26.0%
2023	53.3%	32.6%	27.1%
2024	54.6%	33.7%	27.9%
2025	55.8%	34.3%	28.5%
2026	56.0%	34.8%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
4624 Oost	46.6%	6,500	+2.9 pp	Morocco
4621 Oost	63.1%	5,015	+3.5 pp	Morocco
4726 Heerle	13.4%	1,860	+3.0 pp	Belgium
4725 Wouwse Plantage	14.8%	1,215	+0.1 pp	Belgium
4622 Oost	27.6%	490	+4.1 pp	Other Europe

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	3,815	2,725	1,095	220	875	335	255	60	135	15	75	5	60	80	25	40	10	360	735
1999	3,835	2,675	1,165	235	930	365	260	55	135	20	80	5	60	90	20	65	10	375	785
2000	3,880	2,690	1,185	245	950	360	265	65	130	15	70	10	70	95	35	65	15	375	815
2001	3,895	2,650	1,245	250	985	375	280	60	125	15	70	10	65	105	40	70	20	380	865
2002	4,130	2,810	1,320	255	1,065	420	290	60	130	20	75	10	70	100	50	75	20	400	925
2003	4,215	2,845	1,370	270	1,095	435	300	45	130	25	80	10	75	105	50	90	20	415	955
2004	4,255	2,850	1,405	270	1,135	440	325	40	130	35	75	10	70	115	65	80	20	405	1,005
2005	4,200	2,775	1,420	275	1,150	465	325	45	125	35	70	10	70	125	55	80	20	405	1,015
2006	4,120	2,685	1,440	270	1,165	475	350	40	115	25	70	15	65	120	60	80	20	395	1,045
2007	4,125	2,615	1,510	280	1,230	505	370	50	110	20	65	15	70	130	65	85	25	405	1,105
2008	4,060	2,505	1,555	280	1,280	520	385	45	120	15	70	15	70	125	75	90	30	410	1,140
2009	4,045	2,445	1,600	290	1,310	545	395	45	120	15	65	20	70	135	80	85	25	420	1,175
2010	3,990	2,365	1,620	305	1,315	545	420	40	120	15	70	30	70	135	85	70	20	435	1,180
2011	3,990	2,295	1,700	290	1,400	580	440	45	105	20	65	35	65	125	100	85	25	415	1,280
2012	3,965	2,255	1,715	310	1,405	585	425	40	100	20	60	45	70	135	120	85	30	425	1,290
2013	3,975	2,240	1,735	330	1,405	575	440	40	100	20	60	60	65	145	120	90	20	445	1,290
2014	4,000	2,250	1,750	355	1,395	570	445	45	100	20	60	75	75	145	125	75	15	470	1,285
2015	3,965	2,245	1,720	330	1,390	550	455	35	100	15	55	60	75	140	135	80	20	445	1,275
2016	4,030	2,250	1,780	335	1,445	560	470	40	100	15	55	55	80	145	160	85	15	445	1,335
2017	4,050	2,215	1,835	325	1,505	580	485	40	95	15	50	65	70	140	175	95	20	440	1,395
2018	4,040	2,165	1,875	365	1,510	585	465	40	95	10	50	70	75	170	180	110	25	475	1,400
2019	4,045	2,135	1,910	380	1,525	585	440	40	90	15	55	70	80	175	190	135	30	490	1,420
2020	4,045	2,090	1,955	420	1,535	560	460	40	85	20	55	80	90	195	195	150	25	515	1,440
2021	4,040	2,055	1,985	410	1,570	570	435	40	85	25	50	80	85	195	220	175	20	510	1,475
2022	4,050	1,960	2,095	400	1,695	590	450	35	85	25	50	90	80	170	260	220	25	510	1,555
2023	4,130	1,925	2,200	415	1,780	580	445	35	85	25	45	95	85	195	300	280	35	530	1,645
2024	4,055	1,840	2,215	435	1,780	590	425	45	80	20	45	100	90	200	300	290	30	–	–
2025	4,120	1,815	2,300	465	1,835	600	420	40	80	25	45	115	85	220	315	320	35	–	–
2026	4,195	1,845	2,350	465	1,885	590	420	35	80	25	50	110	75	230	325	380	35	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)