Postcode · Tilburg, North Brabant

Postcode 5042: Neighbourhood Het Zand

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5042 in Tilburg (Het Zand) had 12,895 residents. 54.6% of them (7,045 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Tilburg (37.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (10.0%), other Europe (9.5%) and other Asia (7.0%). 66.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.0 percentage points.

Residents: 12,895 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 54.6% 7,045 people
Born abroad: 66.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.0 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

45% 55%

Dutch origin 45.4% 5,850
Migration background 54.6% 7,045

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5042. For comparison, the line marks Tilburg and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

10.0% 1,285 people

Tilburg 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

9.5% 1,220 people

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

7.0% 905 people

Tilburg 4.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

5.8% 750 people

Tilburg 3.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

5.7% 740 people

Tilburg 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

5.0% 640 people

Tilburg 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

3.8% 485 people

Tilburg 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

2.1% 265 people

Tilburg 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.9% 245 people

Tilburg 1.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 245 people

Tilburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.3% 165 people

Tilburg 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.78% 100 people

Tilburg 1.2% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

66% 34%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.3% 4,670
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.7% 2,375

Men and women

Men: 6,425
Women: 6,470

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5042 54.6%

Higher than 94% 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

54.6%

5042
Tilburg
Netherlands

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Year	5042	Tilburg	Netherlands
1998	21.4%	18.9%	16.7%
1999	23.3%	20.2%	17.1%
2000	25.2%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	26.2%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	27.2%	22.5%	18.4%
2003	27.6%	22.8%	18.8%
2004	28.3%	22.8%	19.0%
2005	29.7%	22.9%	19.2%
2006	30.1%	23.0%	19.3%
2007	31.2%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	32.0%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	33.5%	24.0%	19.9%
2010	34.9%	24.5%	20.3%
2011	36.2%	24.9%	20.6%
2012	36.7%	25.2%	20.9%
2013	37.8%	25.7%	21.1%
2014	38.5%	26.2%	21.4%
2015	39.4%	26.6%	21.7%
2016	41.4%	27.3%	22.1%
2017	42.4%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	44.4%	29.0%	23.1%
2019	45.7%	29.9%	23.6%
2020	47.6%	30.9%	24.2%
2021	48.9%	31.5%	24.6%
2022	50.6%	33.2%	26.0%
2023	52.9%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	53.5%	35.4%	27.9%
2025	54.2%	36.3%	28.5%
2026	54.6%	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
5038 Binnenstad	32.3%	16,510	+5.5 pp	Other Europe
5046 De Hasselt, Het Goirke	40.8%	12,380	+2.9 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
5044 Wandelbos Noord, Wandelbos Zuid	54.7%	8,360	+3.4 pp	Turkey
5049 Stokhasselt	68.7%	7,030	+3.6 pp	Other Africa
5048 Tilburg	50.0%	40	−16.7 pp	Indonesia

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	11,235	8,835	2,400	530	1,875	525	390	115	410	170	190	20	150	170	125	105	35	950	1,450
1999	11,395	8,735	2,655	520	2,135	580	430	105	390	220	185	15	150	170	215	160	35	925	1,730
2000	11,440	8,555	2,885	545	2,350	645	470	100	380	280	195	15	160	175	265	170	40	945	1,940
2001	11,465	8,460	3,005	550	2,455	705	505	100	385	265	175	15	170	190	260	175	60	965	2,040
2002	11,455	8,335	3,120	545	2,570	800	505	110	365	305	170	15	155	205	240	190	55	935	2,185
2003	11,325	8,195	3,130	535	2,595	835	505	110	360	265	165	15	140	215	245	215	60	920	2,210
2004	11,400	8,170	3,230	565	2,675	860	530	115	355	260	165	20	150	230	245	235	75	950	2,285
2005	11,465	8,060	3,410	570	2,835	945	570	130	355	260	170	30	145	225	245	260	70	950	2,460
2006	11,485	8,030	3,455	580	2,870	990	555	135	340	245	170	35	145	230	245	285	75	950	2,500
2007	11,735	8,080	3,660	595	3,060	1,100	570	160	340	260	175	50	145	225	230	320	80	970	2,685
2008	11,610	7,895	3,715	645	3,065	1,095	565	155	325	255	180	55	140	270	230	365	75	1,000	2,715
2009	11,745	7,800	3,940	680	3,265	1,150	600	160	335	255	185	60	140	295	255	410	100	1,060	2,885
2010	11,860	7,720	4,140	690	3,440	1,195	625	170	325	280	165	85	120	320	260	480	105	1,050	3,085
2011	12,040	7,685	4,360	720	3,640	1,220	635	175	335	290	175	95	120	330	295	550	140	1,100	3,265
2012	12,090	7,645	4,440	735	3,715	1,225	650	190	335	320	160	105	120	350	305	560	130	1,110	3,335
2013	12,195	7,585	4,610	815	3,795	1,225	665	190	340	330	160	140	140	375	320	585	140	1,195	3,415
2014	12,365	7,600	4,765	865	3,905	1,250	680	200	325	350	160	165	125	415	360	600	140	1,245	3,525
2015	12,205	7,395	4,810	910	3,900	1,270	690	185	305	335	165	190	115	440	395	565	155	1,265	3,545
2016	12,220	7,160	5,060	1,125	3,935	1,265	690	190	285	350	150	325	110	540	405	605	145	1,455	3,610
2017	12,280	7,070	5,210	1,210	4,000	1,270	685	180	300	360	175	360	110	565	450	620	135	1,545	3,665
2018	12,365	6,880	5,485	1,370	4,120	1,300	675	195	300	360	190	410	110	660	485	650	155	1,710	3,775
2019	12,350	6,705	5,645	1,490	4,155	1,310	655	190	310	350	210	470	100	710	520	650	170	1,845	3,795
2020	12,430	6,510	5,920	1,640	4,280	1,275	660	200	300	385	215	530	105	790	595	695	170	1,975	3,945
2021	12,390	6,335	6,055	1,770	4,285	1,250	650	210	290	400	225	580	100	865	625	695	165	2,095	3,960
2022	12,680	6,260	6,415	1,920	4,495	1,270	640	235	295	415	210	630	115	960	675	760	210	2,260	4,080
2023	12,705	5,995	6,715	2,070	4,645	1,280	650	230	280	455	185	670	110	1,100	685	850	220	2,395	4,245
2024	12,820	5,960	6,860	2,175	4,685	1,310	655	240	270	470	190	735	100	1,155	695	830	220	–	–
2025	12,800	5,860	6,940	2,155	4,785	1,305	650	245	270	490	170	745	95	1,150	725	870	230	–	–
2026	12,895	5,850	7,045	2,225	4,820	1,285	640	245	265	485	165	740	100	1,220	750	905	245	–	–

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