Postcode · Tilburg, North Brabant

Postcode 5038: Neighbourhood Binnenstad

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5038 in Tilburg (Binnenstad) had 16,510 residents. 32.3% of them (5,330 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Tilburg (37.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (9.1%), other Asia (4.3%) and Dutch Caribbean (2.8%). 70.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.5 percentage points.

Residents: 16,510 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.3% 5,330 people
Born abroad: 70.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.5 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 67.7% 11,180
Migration background 32.3% 5,330

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5038. For comparison, the line marks Tilburg and the circle the Netherlands.

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

9.1% 1,500 people

Tilburg 6.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.3% 710 people

Tilburg 4.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.8% 455 people

Tilburg 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

2.5% 420 people

Tilburg 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 385 people

Tilburg 3.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.2% 370 people

Tilburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.0% 325 people

Tilburg 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.8% 300 people

Tilburg 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.7% 285 people

Tilburg 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.3% 220 people

Tilburg 1.2% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

1.2% 190 people

Tilburg 1.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

1.0% 170 people

Tilburg 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

71% 29%

Born abroad (first generation) 70.7% 3,770
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 29.4% 1,565

Men and women

Men: 8,285
Women: 8,225

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5038 32.3%

Higher than 78% 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

32.3%

5038
Tilburg
Netherlands

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Year	5038	Tilburg	Netherlands
1998	12.2%	18.9%	16.7%
1999	13.4%	20.2%	17.1%
2000	13.9%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	14.0%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	14.3%	22.5%	18.4%
2003	13.8%	22.8%	18.8%
2004	13.5%	22.8%	19.0%
2005	13.5%	22.9%	19.2%
2006	13.7%	23.0%	19.3%
2007	13.5%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	14.1%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	14.3%	24.0%	19.9%
2010	15.1%	24.5%	20.3%
2011	15.5%	24.9%	20.6%
2012	15.6%	25.2%	20.9%
2013	16.1%	25.7%	21.1%
2014	18.0%	26.2%	21.4%
2015	18.9%	26.6%	21.7%
2016	19.7%	27.3%	22.1%
2017	20.7%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	21.8%	29.0%	23.1%
2019	23.4%	29.9%	23.6%
2020	24.4%	30.9%	24.2%
2021	24.9%	31.5%	24.6%
2022	26.8%	33.2%	26.0%
2023	28.8%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	30.0%	35.4%	27.9%
2025	31.4%	36.3%	28.5%
2026	32.3%	37.1%	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
5025 Trouwlaan - Uitvindersbuurt, Korvel	40.0%	13,075	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
5042 Het Zand	54.6%	12,895	+4.0 pp	Turkey
5021 Trouwlaan - Uitvindersbuurt, Broekhoven	34.1%	12,530	+3.2 pp	Other Europe
5014 Groeseind-Hoefstraat, Loven-Besterd	36.3%	12,010	+5.3 pp	Other Europe
5037 De Reit, Zorgvlied	43.8%	11,450	+8.2 pp	Other Europe
5041 Bouwmeester, Theresia	31.6%	9,780	+5.4 pp	Other Europe
5017 Hoogvenne	20.1%	6,010	+2.6 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	10,300	9,040	1,260	495	760	80	50	105	245	105	175	5	160	155	65	80	30	760	500
1999	10,815	9,375	1,445	525	915	150	50	110	265	110	185	5	165	170	90	105	35	820	625
2000	10,855	9,350	1,505	550	945	150	45	115	275	120	185	10	170	185	85	105	50	850	655
2001	11,045	9,500	1,550	580	975	155	45	115	280	140	205	10	170	195	75	115	50	885	665
2002	11,310	9,700	1,615	610	1,005	125	55	110	300	170	215	20	160	215	80	115	50	935	675
2003	11,270	9,720	1,555	585	975	110	55	110	300	170	205	25	160	195	85	105	40	905	645
2004	11,510	9,960	1,550	565	985	100	50	110	295	180	210	15	160	180	90	110	50	895	660
2005	11,745	10,160	1,585	585	1,005	110	40	100	320	175	205	25	155	200	75	130	55	940	645
2006	11,810	10,190	1,620	595	1,030	100	55	100	315	160	220	25	160	190	85	135	80	955	665
2007	11,920	10,315	1,605	605	1,005	95	45	95	330	150	225	20	155	205	80	125	85	980	625
2008	12,255	10,525	1,730	655	1,075	115	45	95	335	165	220	40	160	235	90	135	95	1,050	685
2009	12,505	10,725	1,785	705	1,075	115	50	105	315	150	225	50	160	270	80	160	100	1,085	700
2010	12,655	10,745	1,915	800	1,110	125	55	100	335	160	235	80	165	320	80	160	95	1,190	725
2011	12,775	10,800	1,975	825	1,150	135	55	115	320	180	230	90	165	340	95	160	90	1,195	780
2012	12,790	10,790	2,000	845	1,160	120	65	125	315	165	250	85	160	350	100	180	90	1,215	780
2013	12,840	10,780	2,065	880	1,190	120	65	120	295	175	240	95	180	365	100	215	100	1,240	820
2014	13,815	11,325	2,490	1,050	1,440	145	75	140	325	190	255	105	170	520	120	315	130	1,450	1,040
2015	14,230	11,535	2,695	1,145	1,550	135	75	140	315	230	260	140	180	565	145	335	175	1,545	1,150
2016	14,440	11,590	2,850	1,155	1,695	150	85	135	335	260	265	135	175	580	170	360	200	1,580	1,270
2017	14,485	11,485	3,000	1,240	1,765	170	75	160	320	275	270	160	175	635	180	395	190	1,675	1,335
2018	14,650	11,460	3,190	1,375	1,815	190	85	160	315	300	295	180	160	740	185	380	200	1,795	1,400
2019	14,785	11,320	3,465	1,540	1,925	220	100	170	315	330	300	215	165	860	185	400	205	1,960	1,510
2020	15,235	11,520	3,715	1,665	2,050	225	100	170	315	365	335	240	175	915	190	455	230	2,085	1,630
2021	15,100	11,335	3,765	1,755	2,005	235	95	165	305	360	305	300	195	955	185	430	230	2,155	1,605
2022	15,255	11,170	4,085	1,855	2,225	245	100	160	315	390	315	310	210	1,020	230	490	310	2,245	1,700
2023	15,740	11,205	4,535	2,095	2,440	265	115	170	305	425	335	375	210	1,175	255	550	355	2,495	1,895
2024	16,520	11,565	4,955	2,295	2,660	300	140	165	300	455	320	440	220	1,315	275	640	380	–	–
2025	16,590	11,375	5,215	2,365	2,845	310	160	180	315	430	305	425	225	1,415	330	770	345	–	–
2026	16,510	11,180	5,330	2,425	2,905	300	170	190	325	455	285	420	220	1,500	385	710	370	–	–

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