Postcode · Halsteren, North Brabant

Postcode 4661: Neighbourhoods De Schans en Oude Molen and Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 4661 in Halsteren (De Schans en Oude Molen and Centrum) had 12,730 residents. 14.0% of them (1,785 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Bergen op Zoom (30.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (2.9%), Belgium (2.0%) and Indonesia (1.8%). 46.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 12,730 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.0% 1,785 people
Born abroad: 46.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 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

86% 14%

Dutch origin 86.0% 10,945
Migration background 14.0% 1,785

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 4661. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Bergen op Zoom and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.9% 365 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Belgium

2.0% 255 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 2.3% Netherlands 0.76%
Indonesia

1.8% 225 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.8% 225 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 4.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.1% 145 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.1% 140 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 5.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.75% 95 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 1.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.71% 90 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.59% 75 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 4.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.59% 75 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 0.82% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.47% 60 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 0.70% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.24% 30 people

Municipality of Bergen op Zoom 0.43% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

46% 54%

Born abroad (first generation) 46.2% 825
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 53.8% 960

Men and women

Men: 6,375
Women: 6,355

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 4661 14.0%

Higher than 37% 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

14.0%

4661
Municipality of Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

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Year	4661	Municipality of Bergen op Zoom	Netherlands
1998	8.2%	18.5%	16.7%
1999	8.1%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	8.2%	19.2%	17.5%
2001	8.4%	19.7%	18.0%
2002	8.5%	20.2%	18.4%
2003	8.5%	20.7%	18.8%
2004	8.8%	21.0%	19.0%
2005	9.1%	21.2%	19.2%
2006	9.1%	21.3%	19.3%
2007	9.2%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	9.1%	21.9%	19.6%
2009	9.4%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	9.8%	22.5%	20.3%
2011	9.9%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	10.0%	23.0%	20.9%
2013	10.0%	23.3%	21.1%
2014	10.2%	23.6%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	23.8%	21.7%
2016	10.6%	24.0%	22.1%
2017	10.9%	24.2%	22.6%
2018	11.1%	24.7%	23.1%
2019	11.2%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	11.3%	25.7%	24.2%
2021	11.4%	26.3%	24.6%
2022	12.4%	27.5%	26.0%
2023	12.8%	28.4%	27.1%
2024	13.0%	29.3%	27.9%
2025	13.5%	29.9%	28.5%
2026	14.0%	30.4%	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
4691 Tholen	13.2%	8,495	+2.0 pp	Other Asia
4614 Noord	22.2%	7,105	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
4613 Noord	27.8%	3,725	+0.6 pp	Morocco
4664 Lepelstraat	10.4%	1,870	+0.4 pp	Other Europe
4612 West	17.7%	930	+9.0 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	11,285	10,370	920	455	460	5	40	45	260	5	140	10	200	105	20	65	20	735	180
1999	11,390	10,470	920	435	485	5	50	50	260	5	135	10	195	95	10	75	30	710	210
2000	11,350	10,425	930	435	485	10	50	50	250	5	135	10	190	100	10	75	35	710	215
2001	11,295	10,345	950	445	505	10	50	55	245	5	135	10	185	115	15	80	45	710	240
2002	11,290	10,330	960	450	515	10	50	60	245	10	130	10	180	130	20	80	40	715	250
2003	11,195	10,245	955	440	515	15	55	55	235	10	130	15	170	125	20	85	40	700	255
2004	11,255	10,265	985	460	525	20	60	50	230	15	140	15	180	125	25	85	40	720	265
2005	11,420	10,385	1,035	480	555	15	65	50	250	15	140	15	185	140	25	85	50	755	280
2006	11,505	10,450	1,050	500	560	10	60	50	245	15	140	15	190	155	30	95	55	765	290
2007	11,590	10,525	1,065	495	560	20	60	45	245	20	135	15	185	160	25	95	50	770	295
2008	11,640	10,580	1,060	515	545	25	55	40	240	20	145	25	185	160	25	90	50	780	280
2009	11,955	10,840	1,120	560	555	25	60	50	250	20	155	30	190	185	25	85	40	825	295
2010	12,260	11,060	1,200	600	600	25	55	60	255	25	170	35	195	200	40	95	45	875	325
2011	12,405	11,180	1,225	610	610	30	65	55	250	20	165	45	195	205	35	100	55	880	340
2012	12,455	11,210	1,245	630	610	35	60	55	240	20	165	45	205	215	50	100	50	900	350
2013	12,540	11,280	1,260	655	605	35	65	55	245	15	175	50	215	215	45	95	50	915	345
2014	12,545	11,260	1,285	660	620	30	70	55	250	25	170	50	220	220	45	95	50	925	355
2015	12,540	11,205	1,335	670	665	35	85	55	245	25	170	55	215	230	55	115	50	935	400
2016	12,460	11,145	1,315	665	655	35	80	55	235	25	165	65	215	220	55	115	55	915	400
2017	12,425	11,065	1,360	680	680	35	90	60	235	30	165	75	210	230	60	120	50	925	435
2018	12,490	11,100	1,390	680	705	45	85	65	235	30	165	70	210	235	70	125	50	930	455
2019	12,450	11,050	1,400	675	725	45	85	65	245	25	150	75	200	250	65	135	60	935	460
2020	12,445	11,035	1,410	675	740	50	90	50	245	30	145	80	205	245	60	155	60	940	470
2021	12,330	10,920	1,410	665	745	50	85	50	245	30	145	85	200	235	70	155	60	940	475
2022	12,475	10,930	1,545	730	820	55	100	55	255	25	150	80	240	260	70	185	75	955	495
2023	12,480	10,880	1,600	725	875	65	115	55	245	35	140	75	245	265	75	210	75	950	560
2024	12,540	10,915	1,625	765	860	65	110	60	235	35	140	80	255	285	75	205	75	–	–
2025	12,565	10,875	1,690	830	860	65	115	60	225	30	145	80	255	350	75	210	75	–	–
2026	12,730	10,945	1,785	860	925	75	140	60	225	30	145	95	255	365	90	225	75	–	–

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