Postcode · Tilburg, North Brabant

Postcode 5044: Neighbourhoods Wandelbos Noord and Wandelbos Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5044 in Tilburg (Wandelbos Noord and Wandelbos Zuid) had 8,360 residents. 54.7% of them (4,575 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 (10.1%), Morocco (7.1%) and other Africa (7.1%). 59.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 8,360 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 54.7% 4,575 people
Born abroad: 59.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.4 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 45.3% 3,785
Migration background 54.7% 4,575

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5044. For comparison, the line marks Tilburg and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

10.1% 845 people

Tilburg 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

7.1% 590 people

Tilburg 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

7.1% 590 people

Tilburg 3.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.8% 570 people

Tilburg 4.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.4% 455 people

Tilburg 6.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

5.0% 415 people

Tilburg 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

4.0% 335 people

Tilburg 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

3.2% 265 people

Tilburg 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

2.5% 210 people

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

1.3% 110 people

Tilburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 100 people

Tilburg 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.1% 90 people

Tilburg 1.2% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.1% 2,705
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.9% 1,870

Men and women

Men: 4,030
Women: 4,330

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5044 54.7%

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

54.7%

5044
Tilburg
Netherlands

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Year	5044	Tilburg	Netherlands
1998	28.9%	18.9%	16.7%
1999	31.1%	20.2%	17.1%
2000	32.7%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	35.1%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	36.9%	22.5%	18.4%
2003	37.9%	22.8%	18.8%
2004	38.8%	22.8%	19.0%
2005	38.9%	22.9%	19.2%
2006	39.3%	23.0%	19.3%
2007	39.9%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	40.9%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	42.3%	24.0%	19.9%
2010	42.9%	24.5%	20.3%
2011	43.7%	24.9%	20.6%
2012	44.5%	25.2%	20.9%
2013	45.2%	25.7%	21.1%
2014	45.4%	26.2%	21.4%
2015	46.3%	26.6%	21.7%
2016	47.0%	27.3%	22.1%
2017	47.3%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	48.4%	29.0%	23.1%
2019	48.6%	29.9%	23.6%
2020	49.1%	30.9%	24.2%
2021	49.9%	31.5%	24.6%
2022	51.3%	33.2%	26.0%
2023	52.4%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	53.5%	35.4%	27.9%
2025	53.8%	36.3%	28.5%
2026	54.7%	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
5045 Leeuwerik, Tuindorp De Kievit	25.6%	17,785	+1.8 pp	Poland
5042 Het Zand	54.6%	12,895	+4.0 pp	Turkey
5037 De Reit, Zorgvlied	43.8%	11,450	+8.2 pp	Other Europe
5036 Koolhoven, Witbrant	26.3%	9,065	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
5043 Huibeven, Gesworen Hoek	30.2%	8,945	+2.2 pp	Poland
5047 Tilburg	35.3%	170	+21.5 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	8,265	5,875	2,385	465	1,925	540	380	155	435	130	165	10	135	155	125	115	45	940	1,450
1999	8,385	5,780	2,610	490	2,125	525	435	155	410	165	170	10	130	180	240	145	50	930	1,680
2000	8,445	5,685	2,765	500	2,260	590	455	160	395	180	160	10	135	195	265	160	55	930	1,840
2001	8,500	5,515	2,980	495	2,485	595	495	180	380	245	150	10	130	205	355	175	60	905	2,075
2002	8,590	5,420	3,170	500	2,670	650	525	190	375	265	160	10	125	205	340	240	85	910	2,260
2003	8,570	5,325	3,250	490	2,760	700	570	205	365	275	145	15	125	205	320	245	80	880	2,375
2004	8,535	5,225	3,310	480	2,830	705	625	220	365	280	140	15	120	205	290	265	80	870	2,440
2005	8,410	5,140	3,275	450	2,825	730	625	200	355	285	140	15	110	185	275	265	90	830	2,440
2006	8,350	5,070	3,285	480	2,810	755	630	190	345	280	140	20	120	200	285	255	70	845	2,435
2007	8,230	4,950	3,285	460	2,825	770	640	180	335	280	130	20	115	195	275	265	80	820	2,465
2008	8,115	4,795	3,320	490	2,835	795	660	170	325	295	140	40	115	195	240	275	75	845	2,475
2009	8,115	4,680	3,435	505	2,930	820	650	180	330	305	135	35	110	225	260	305	80	870	2,560
2010	8,085	4,620	3,465	525	2,935	850	650	180	315	275	135	40	110	240	275	315	75	870	2,595
2011	8,110	4,560	3,545	525	3,015	885	660	195	315	285	125	55	105	240	295	305	75	875	2,675
2012	8,205	4,555	3,650	560	3,085	915	665	185	315	295	130	65	110	255	300	325	85	905	2,740
2013	8,130	4,450	3,675	565	3,105	940	695	190	315	300	125	85	110	245	295	285	85	915	2,765
2014	8,045	4,395	3,650	620	3,025	910	685	170	290	300	135	125	105	255	325	265	80	935	2,710
2015	7,980	4,285	3,695	675	3,025	890	670	175	290	310	125	180	105	265	340	270	80	995	2,700
2016	8,075	4,280	3,795	710	3,080	880	665	185	285	315	120	220	105	265	360	305	85	1,025	2,765
2017	8,110	4,275	3,835	740	3,090	885	660	180	285	305	120	245	105	270	370	325	80	1,055	2,775
2018	8,140	4,200	3,940	770	3,170	885	665	170	285	310	125	270	100	275	405	350	100	1,090	2,850
2019	8,175	4,200	3,975	820	3,155	885	645	170	280	305	120	290	95	315	445	340	85	1,125	2,850
2020	8,235	4,190	4,045	865	3,180	890	640	170	270	295	130	300	90	345	435	385	95	1,175	2,875
2021	8,110	4,060	4,050	910	3,145	850	615	170	270	300	120	330	85	375	450	390	100	1,210	2,840
2022	8,110	3,945	4,160	950	3,210	840	595	180	270	300	115	330	90	410	465	440	115	1,235	2,885
2023	8,195	3,895	4,295	980	3,315	870	580	190	290	320	110	355	85	425	485	475	110	1,280	2,970
2024	8,330	3,870	4,460	1,025	3,440	870	590	200	270	335	110	375	90	450	535	520	115	–	–
2025	8,335	3,850	4,485	1,020	3,465	870	585	210	260	335	100	385	90	445	560	540	105	–	–
2026	8,360	3,785	4,575	1,060	3,515	845	590	210	265	335	100	415	90	455	590	570	110	–	–

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