Postcode · 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

Postcode 5235: Neighbourhood Maaspoort

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5235 in 's-Hertogenbosch (Maaspoort) had 6,895 residents. 24.1% of them (1,665 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.4%), other Europe (3.8%) and Indonesia (3.1%). 55.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 6,895 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 24.1% 1,665 people
Born abroad: 55.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

76% 24%

Dutch origin 75.9% 5,235
Migration background 24.1% 1,665

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5235. For comparison, the line marks 's-Hertogenbosch and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.4% 370 people

's-Hertogenbosch 6.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.8% 260 people

's-Hertogenbosch 5.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.1% 215 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.9% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

1.9% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.9% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 105 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.2% 80 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.1% 75 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.0% 70 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.80% 55 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.58% 40 people

's-Hertogenbosch 0.75% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.0% 915
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.0% 750

Men and women

Men: 3,435
Women: 3,465

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5235 24.1%

Higher than 65% 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

24.1%

5235
's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

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Year	5235	's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands
1998	16.2%	18.6%	16.7%
1999	16.9%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	17.1%	19.2%	17.5%
2001	16.8%	19.8%	18.0%
2002	16.8%	20.2%	18.4%
2003	17.0%	20.5%	18.8%
2004	17.2%	20.3%	19.0%
2005	17.2%	20.5%	19.2%
2006	17.3%	20.7%	19.3%
2007	17.6%	20.9%	19.4%
2008	17.4%	21.1%	19.6%
2009	17.7%	21.5%	19.9%
2010	18.0%	21.7%	20.3%
2011	18.3%	21.9%	20.6%
2012	18.4%	22.1%	20.9%
2013	18.4%	22.2%	21.1%
2014	18.2%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	18.3%	22.4%	21.7%
2016	18.7%	22.8%	22.1%
2017	19.0%	23.3%	22.6%
2018	19.3%	23.8%	23.1%
2019	19.9%	24.1%	23.6%
2020	20.6%	24.4%	24.2%
2021	21.0%	24.8%	24.6%
2022	21.8%	26.0%	26.0%
2023	22.7%	27.4%	27.1%
2024	23.5%	28.3%	27.9%
2025	23.5%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	24.1%	29.5%	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
5231 Noord	38.0%	10,950	+3.7 pp	Morocco
5237 Maaspoort	19.5%	9,005	+1.5 pp	Other Asia
5233 Noord	33.3%	8,240	+3.9 pp	Other Asia
5236 Empel	16.9%	6,525	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
5333 Kerkdriel	13.1%	305	−0.9 pp	Other Europe
5234 Maaspoort	37.5%	80	−1.4 pp	Morocco

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	7,705	6,455	1,250	405	845	15	55	165	385	50	160	35	35	175	25	100	50	810	435
1999	7,710	6,405	1,305	430	885	15	60	175	400	50	165	30	35	200	30	100	55	845	465
2000	7,685	6,370	1,315	405	905	15	65	190	400	50	155	25	35	190	30	105	50	825	490
2001	7,615	6,335	1,280	400	885	20	70	170	375	50	150	25	45	180	30	110	60	795	490
2002	7,620	6,340	1,280	370	905	30	65	170	375	60	140	20	35	175	35	120	50	770	515
2003	7,600	6,310	1,290	380	920	30	60	180	370	50	130	20	45	185	55	120	55	770	520
2004	7,575	6,275	1,305	390	910	30	75	170	360	45	130	20	40	200	60	125	45	770	535
2005	7,510	6,215	1,295	380	915	30	80	170	350	40	130	20	45	185	65	125	55	750	545
2006	7,440	6,145	1,290	390	895	30	75	185	340	45	135	20	55	180	65	110	45	755	535
2007	7,340	6,045	1,295	390	910	35	80	175	340	50	130	15	55	190	60	130	40	760	540
2008	7,195	5,945	1,255	365	895	35	70	170	330	50	125	15	45	180	70	125	45	720	540
2009	7,150	5,885	1,265	385	880	30	65	165	320	55	115	30	40	200	75	130	40	720	545
2010	7,245	5,940	1,305	395	910	25	80	160	325	45	105	30	40	220	75	145	55	730	575
2011	7,235	5,915	1,325	405	920	35	75	155	310	60	110	40	35	220	100	130	55	735	585
2012	7,290	5,945	1,345	405	945	35	85	145	305	65	110	40	40	215	105	140	65	735	610
2013	7,240	5,905	1,335	400	930	35	85	140	310	65	115	40	40	205	110	125	60	740	595
2014	7,240	5,920	1,320	420	900	35	75	135	305	65	115	45	40	220	105	135	45	745	580
2015	7,230	5,910	1,320	415	905	35	85	140	290	70	110	45	40	220	95	135	55	730	590
2016	7,150	5,815	1,335	420	910	40	80	145	285	65	115	50	40	215	105	135	55	730	605
2017	7,110	5,760	1,350	420	930	50	85	135	280	60	115	50	40	215	110	150	60	730	620
2018	7,035	5,680	1,355	430	930	40	95	130	270	55	105	60	40	225	105	165	70	730	630
2019	6,920	5,540	1,380	430	955	40	100	130	270	50	95	60	45	230	100	195	70	730	650
2020	6,930	5,505	1,425	430	995	50	115	120	275	55	90	60	45	235	95	210	75	740	690
2021	6,945	5,485	1,460	455	1,005	55	105	130	260	55	80	70	40	265	100	230	70	745	710
2022	6,815	5,330	1,485	435	1,050	55	110	125	250	60	85	65	45	240	100	270	80	720	715
2023	6,855	5,310	1,555	425	1,125	55	120	130	255	65	80	60	45	250	110	295	90	720	780
2024	6,885	5,265	1,620	450	1,175	70	105	140	240	60	85	75	45	245	130	340	95	–	–
2025	6,890	5,270	1,620	430	1,190	70	130	130	225	60	80	60	45	245	135	350	95	–	–
2026	6,895	5,235	1,665	445	1,220	80	130	130	215	55	75	70	40	260	130	370	105	–	–

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