Postcode · Waalwijk, North Brabant

Postcode 5144: Neighbourhoods Zanddonk and Antoniusparochie

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5144 in Waalwijk (Zanddonk and Antoniusparochie) had 9,380 residents. 29.1% of them (2,725 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Waalwijk (29.3%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (5.2%), other Europe (4.9%) and Turkey (4.6%). 61.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 9,380 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.1% 2,725 people
Born abroad: 61.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 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

71% 29%

Dutch origin 70.9% 6,655
Migration background 29.1% 2,725

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5144. For comparison, the line marks Waalwijk and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

5.2% 490 people

Waalwijk 5.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.9% 460 people

Waalwijk 6.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

4.6% 435 people

Waalwijk 4.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.7% 350 people

Waalwijk 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 235 people

Waalwijk 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 200 people

Waalwijk 2.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.4% 135 people

Waalwijk 1.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.2% 115 people

Waalwijk 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 95 people

Waalwijk 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.91% 85 people

Waalwijk 0.75% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.69% 65 people

Waalwijk 0.86% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.69% 65 people

Waalwijk 0.66% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.5% 1,675
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.7% 1,055

Men and women

Men: 4,735
Women: 4,645

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5144 29.1%

Higher than 74% 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

29.1%

5144
Waalwijk
Netherlands

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Year	5144	Waalwijk	Netherlands
1998	16.1%	15.6%	16.7%
1999	16.7%	16.0%	17.1%
2000	16.7%	16.2%	17.5%
2001	16.6%	16.6%	18.0%
2002	16.8%	16.7%	18.4%
2003	16.7%	16.9%	18.8%
2004	16.9%	17.0%	19.0%
2005	17.1%	16.9%	19.2%
2006	17.0%	17.1%	19.3%
2007	17.2%	17.3%	19.4%
2008	17.7%	17.5%	19.6%
2009	18.1%	17.6%	19.9%
2010	17.9%	17.9%	20.3%
2011	18.4%	18.1%	20.6%
2012	18.9%	18.4%	20.9%
2013	19.2%	18.7%	21.1%
2014	19.4%	18.9%	21.4%
2015	20.0%	19.3%	21.7%
2016	20.9%	20.0%	22.1%
2017	22.0%	20.7%	22.6%
2018	22.0%	21.6%	23.1%
2019	23.0%	22.4%	23.6%
2020	23.8%	23.3%	24.2%
2021	25.4%	24.1%	24.6%
2022	26.3%	25.5%	26.0%
2023	26.9%	26.4%	27.1%
2024	28.4%	27.3%	27.9%
2025	29.3%	28.8%	28.5%
2026	29.1%	29.3%	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
5171 West, Oost	16.1%	14,160	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
5142 Laageinde, Baardwijk	34.2%	9,970	+4.1 pp	Turkey
5161 Vrijhoeve, Sprang	14.5%	9,930	+4.1 pp	Other Europe
5141 Besoyen, Centrum	23.9%	6,690	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
5143 Bloemenoord, Meerdijk	23.3%	4,960	+1.8 pp	Turkey
5146 Sprang-Capelle	20.5%	4,530	+2.3 pp	Turkey

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	8,990	7,540	1,450	420	1,035	260	65	110	375	65	150	25	60	185	35	85	40	820	630
1999	9,390	7,825	1,570	465	1,100	270	65	125	380	75	160	25	75	205	45	105	35	855	705
2000	9,440	7,860	1,580	455	1,120	285	70	125	380	65	150	25	70	210	55	105	35	855	730
2001	9,325	7,785	1,545	430	1,120	290	70	135	360	65	150	25	65	190	50	110	40	810	735
2002	9,440	7,845	1,590	420	1,175	295	65	145	365	70	155	20	75	170	70	120	45	805	790
2003	9,370	7,800	1,565	410	1,150	295	60	150	355	75	160	15	70	165	60	125	30	785	785
2004	9,290	7,715	1,570	420	1,140	285	60	145	350	65	160	25	70	165	75	125	35	780	790
2005	9,285	7,705	1,585	390	1,190	320	50	155	330	65	140	20	75	155	85	140	45	735	845
2006	9,260	7,690	1,575	400	1,170	330	50	155	325	65	145	15	75	165	80	110	55	745	825
2007	9,250	7,655	1,595	405	1,195	335	55	150	325	65	145	20	70	170	95	120	50	740	850
2008	9,220	7,585	1,635	415	1,220	365	60	160	320	55	145	20	75	175	100	105	55	755	885
2009	9,160	7,510	1,655	445	1,210	375	60	155	305	55	155	30	75	185	90	120	50	770	885
2010	9,005	7,390	1,615	440	1,180	375	60	150	300	50	145	35	70	190	85	115	45	755	860
2011	8,990	7,335	1,655	465	1,190	375	60	150	295	45	140	55	75	195	90	115	60	775	880
2012	8,985	7,295	1,695	505	1,190	375	60	155	280	50	150	70	75	210	95	120	55	805	890
2013	8,925	7,215	1,710	520	1,185	390	55	155	280	55	140	95	80	205	75	120	55	815	890
2014	8,850	7,135	1,715	540	1,170	390	55	150	280	55	140	115	75	210	80	110	50	840	875
2015	8,875	7,100	1,775	600	1,180	385	55	140	275	50	145	155	75	225	85	125	65	895	885
2016	8,925	7,060	1,865	625	1,240	405	60	145	265	50	150	185	75	215	110	140	65	920	950
2017	8,905	6,945	1,960	695	1,265	395	65	140	255	45	150	240	75	230	110	195	60	975	980
2018	8,970	6,995	1,975	655	1,320	405	45	140	255	45	140	220	70	225	140	230	60	935	1,040
2019	8,965	6,900	2,065	725	1,340	420	45	140	255	45	135	255	75	260	135	235	65	1,005	1,055
2020	9,020	6,875	2,145	785	1,360	435	50	145	250	50	135	290	70	290	135	235	60	1,060	1,085
2021	9,315	6,945	2,370	965	1,405	455	55	150	240	50	125	365	75	400	140	250	65	1,230	1,140
2022	9,255	6,820	2,430	980	1,450	460	50	150	250	50	125	410	90	360	160	245	80	1,230	1,140
2023	9,255	6,770	2,490	1,005	1,485	455	50	140	245	55	115	410	90	390	170	275	90	1,255	1,175
2024	9,300	6,660	2,640	1,145	1,495	445	60	140	245	55	115	535	95	400	175	290	90	–	–
2025	9,425	6,665	2,760	1,240	1,525	435	65	130	240	55	110	545	90	490	185	310	100	–	–
2026	9,380	6,655	2,725	1,150	1,575	435	65	135	235	65	115	490	85	460	200	350	95	–	–

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