Postcode · 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

Postcode 5237: Neighbourhood Maaspoort

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5237 in 's-Hertogenbosch (Maaspoort) had 9,005 residents. 19.5% of them (1,760 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 (3.9%), other Europe (3.2%) and Indonesia (3.1%). 48.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.5 percentage points.

Residents: 9,005 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.5% 1,760 people
Born abroad: 48.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.5 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.5% 7,245
Migration background 19.5% 1,760

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5237. For comparison, the line marks 's-Hertogenbosch and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.9% 350 people

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

3.2% 285 people

's-Hertogenbosch 5.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.1% 280 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.8% 165 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 135 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 120 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.94% 85 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.89% 80 people

's-Hertogenbosch 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.89% 80 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

0.83% 75 people

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

0.61% 55 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.61% 55 people

's-Hertogenbosch 0.75% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

48% 52%

Born abroad (first generation) 48.0% 845
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.3% 920

Men and women

Men: 4,550
Women: 4,455

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5237 19.5%

Higher than 55% 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

19.5%

5237
's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

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Year	5237	's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands
1998	11.8%	18.6%	16.7%
1999	11.9%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	11.8%	19.2%	17.5%
2001	12.6%	19.8%	18.0%
2002	12.6%	20.2%	18.4%
2003	12.7%	20.5%	18.8%
2004	12.6%	20.3%	19.0%
2005	12.7%	20.5%	19.2%
2006	13.0%	20.7%	19.3%
2007	12.9%	20.9%	19.4%
2008	13.1%	21.1%	19.6%
2009	13.7%	21.5%	19.9%
2010	14.2%	21.7%	20.3%
2011	14.4%	21.9%	20.6%
2012	14.9%	22.1%	20.9%
2013	15.1%	22.2%	21.1%
2014	15.4%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	15.4%	22.4%	21.7%
2016	15.5%	22.8%	22.1%
2017	15.8%	23.3%	22.6%
2018	16.2%	23.8%	23.1%
2019	16.6%	24.1%	23.6%
2020	17.0%	24.4%	24.2%
2021	17.0%	24.8%	24.6%
2022	18.0%	26.0%	26.0%
2023	18.4%	27.4%	27.1%
2024	19.0%	28.3%	27.9%
2025	19.1%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	19.5%	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
5235 Maaspoort	24.1%	6,895	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
5221 Engelen	15.6%	5,610	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
5321 Hedel	14.4%	5,325	+1.2 pp	Poland
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	9,125	8,045	1,080	370	705	15	15	105	400	45	155	10	60	145	20	60	45	795	285
1999	9,305	8,200	1,110	385	715	20	10	100	390	45	165	15	60	145	30	70	50	805	300
2000	9,475	8,360	1,115	385	735	25	15	105	380	50	165	15	60	145	30	75	55	800	315
2001	9,835	8,595	1,235	445	790	20	20	125	405	45	185	15	65	180	25	80	70	885	350
2002	10,120	8,840	1,280	450	835	20	25	125	410	60	175	10	70	195	30	90	75	905	375
2003	10,115	8,835	1,280	435	855	35	30	120	405	60	175	15	70	175	30	100	75	885	395
2004	10,265	8,975	1,295	440	850	50	35	120	390	50	180	20	65	175	30	100	75	885	410
2005	10,395	9,075	1,320	465	860	55	40	130	385	50	185	15	70	195	20	105	75	895	425
2006	10,385	9,040	1,345	465	885	60	45	135	380	55	175	20	70	200	25	120	65	890	460
2007	10,345	9,010	1,335	445	885	50	55	125	380	60	170	20	65	190	20	140	55	875	460
2008	10,225	8,890	1,335	465	870	50	50	120	385	55	170	25	75	195	20	140	50	890	445
2009	10,195	8,800	1,395	495	900	50	65	130	370	55	180	20	75	220	20	160	50	895	500
2010	10,005	8,590	1,420	510	905	50	65	125	355	60	190	25	75	220	25	165	60	900	515
2011	9,995	8,555	1,440	530	905	50	75	125	360	60	195	30	80	225	20	160	55	930	510
2012	9,975	8,490	1,490	540	945	60	60	135	350	65	205	30	75	230	30	170	75	940	545
2013	9,930	8,425	1,500	545	955	65	60	135	345	70	205	35	75	230	30	185	65	930	570
2014	9,885	8,365	1,520	570	950	60	60	135	340	65	205	45	75	245	25	185	80	940	580
2015	9,810	8,295	1,515	570	945	60	55	125	335	70	200	50	75	245	25	190	85	935	575
2016	9,720	8,210	1,510	580	935	65	55	120	325	60	205	50	70	255	35	190	85	940	570
2017	9,660	8,130	1,530	580	950	60	60	135	315	50	200	50	70	260	45	205	80	930	600
2018	9,595	8,045	1,550	570	980	55	60	140	315	50	195	55	65	255	40	205	115	930	620
2019	9,560	7,970	1,590	565	1,020	60	65	145	320	50	190	60	65	250	60	225	95	930	660
2020	9,410	7,815	1,595	545	1,050	60	70	150	315	50	175	60	60	250	65	230	110	910	685
2021	9,365	7,775	1,590	555	1,035	60	70	145	305	45	165	65	60	265	70	235	105	910	680
2022	9,310	7,630	1,680	565	1,115	75	75	145	305	60	180	75	60	250	70	270	125	900	695
2023	9,205	7,510	1,690	575	1,115	70	90	145	290	55	175	75	55	265	70	275	125	905	710
2024	9,145	7,410	1,735	570	1,165	80	90	135	290	50	175	80	55	260	70	315	130	–	–
2025	9,100	7,360	1,740	560	1,180	90	85	135	285	55	170	75	55	265	75	330	125	–	–
2026	9,005	7,245	1,760	580	1,185	85	80	135	280	55	165	75	55	285	80	350	120	–	–

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