Postcode · Oss, North Brabant

Postcode 5344: Neighbourhood Ruwaard

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5344 in Oss (Ruwaard) had 8,350 residents. 41.0% of them (3,425 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Oss (31.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (12.0%), other Asia (6.5%) and Poland (5.4%). 59.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 8,350 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 41.0% 3,425 people
Born abroad: 59.6% 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

59% 41%

Dutch origin 59.0% 4,925
Migration background 41.0% 3,425

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5344. For comparison, the line marks Oss and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

12.0% 1,005 people

Oss 6.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.5% 545 people

Oss 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

5.4% 450 people

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

4.8% 400 people

Oss 5.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.1% 255 people

Oss 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.9% 160 people

Oss 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.6% 135 people

Oss 0.90% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.6% 135 people

Oss 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.4% 120 people

Oss 0.88% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 100 people

Oss 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.84% 70 people

Oss 0.54% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.60% 50 people

Oss 0.50% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.6% 2,040
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.4% 1,385

Men and women

Men: 4,160
Women: 4,190

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5344 41.0%

Higher than 87% 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

41.0%

5344
Oss
Netherlands

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Year	5344	Oss	Netherlands
1998	23.6%	17.9%	16.7%
1999	24.0%	18.2%	17.1%
2000	24.4%	18.5%	17.5%
2001	25.4%	18.9%	18.0%
2002	25.8%	19.2%	18.4%
2003	26.4%	19.4%	18.8%
2004	26.5%	19.5%	19.0%
2005	26.8%	19.6%	19.2%
2006	27.2%	19.8%	19.3%
2007	27.3%	20.0%	19.4%
2008	27.0%	20.2%	19.6%
2009	27.7%	20.5%	19.9%
2010	29.0%	20.9%	20.3%
2011	29.4%	21.2%	20.6%
2012	29.9%	21.5%	20.9%
2013	30.3%	21.8%	21.1%
2014	30.8%	22.1%	21.4%
2015	31.2%	22.2%	21.7%
2016	32.1%	22.7%	22.1%
2017	32.3%	23.2%	22.6%
2018	33.4%	23.9%	23.1%
2019	34.0%	24.5%	23.6%
2020	34.7%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	35.9%	26.3%	24.6%
2022	37.7%	27.8%	26.0%
2023	38.2%	28.9%	27.1%
2024	38.8%	29.7%	27.9%
2025	40.0%	30.7%	28.5%
2026	41.0%	31.4%	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
5345 Ussen	21.2%	13,305	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
5342 Zuid	30.6%	7,260	+5.1 pp	Other Europe
5343 Ruwaard	41.7%	5,610	+3.0 pp	Turkey
5386 Geffen	9.9%	5,185	+1.5 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	7,825	5,980	1,845	465	1,375	745	50	95	270	40	250	25	50	140	35	120	20	745	1,100
1999	7,805	5,940	1,870	450	1,410	785	55	105	260	35	250	20	55	125	20	120	30	725	1,145
2000	8,045	6,085	1,960	460	1,500	830	60	115	260	30	250	25	50	135	25	145	35	740	1,220
2001	8,330	6,215	2,115	470	1,640	930	70	115	270	40	260	20	55	135	40	150	25	755	1,355
2002	8,505	6,305	2,195	470	1,725	985	70	115	280	35	260	20	50	140	45	155	40	770	1,430
2003	8,470	6,235	2,240	460	1,780	1,020	70	120	275	45	255	25	45	135	55	160	35	755	1,480
2004	8,430	6,200	2,230	465	1,770	1,005	80	120	265	40	250	30	45	140	55	165	40	755	1,480
2005	8,420	6,165	2,255	455	1,795	1,020	85	120	265	35	235	30	50	140	60	165	45	745	1,510
2006	8,320	6,065	2,260	440	1,815	1,020	80	110	275	40	235	25	50	130	60	175	55	735	1,525
2007	8,255	6,000	2,255	445	1,810	1,030	95	110	250	40	240	25	50	130	60	175	50	710	1,540
2008	8,190	5,975	2,215	455	1,770	1,020	85	110	245	45	235	25	45	150	60	160	45	710	1,505
2009	8,165	5,900	2,260	470	1,800	1,015	90	115	240	45	235	40	50	145	65	175	55	725	1,535
2010	8,185	5,810	2,375	490	1,885	1,060	100	125	235	50	235	50	45	160	80	185	50	745	1,625
2011	8,160	5,760	2,400	495	1,905	1,095	100	120	230	50	225	60	45	165	75	190	45	745	1,660
2012	8,085	5,660	2,420	530	1,885	1,070	110	115	220	45	215	90	45	180	85	195	45	765	1,655
2013	8,060	5,620	2,445	550	1,890	1,065	105	125	210	40	215	90	50	195	105	195	45	775	1,670
2014	8,040	5,565	2,475	570	1,910	1,060	105	120	205	40	215	120	45	190	115	215	50	790	1,690
2015	7,985	5,495	2,490	580	1,910	990	125	125	200	40	210	130	45	195	140	230	60	795	1,695
2016	8,010	5,440	2,570	645	1,925	990	115	115	190	45	215	165	50	215	150	255	65	850	1,720
2017	7,980	5,405	2,575	675	1,900	950	120	120	185	40	215	200	50	210	130	285	70	870	1,700
2018	7,990	5,320	2,670	705	1,960	985	120	120	185	45	215	220	50	220	135	305	65	910	1,760
2019	7,980	5,270	2,710	745	1,970	950	115	125	180	55	195	280	50	220	165	320	60	945	1,770
2020	7,890	5,155	2,735	780	1,955	935	115	120	180	55	190	290	45	255	150	335	65	980	1,755
2021	7,885	5,055	2,830	860	1,965	955	120	115	170	50	180	335	45	300	155	330	70	1,045	1,780
2022	7,940	4,945	2,990	920	2,070	950	125	125	175	55	175	370	45	325	165	385	90	1,120	1,835
2023	8,115	5,020	3,100	955	2,140	960	135	130	170	60	170	400	50	345	175	420	90	1,155	1,905
2024	8,225	5,030	3,195	975	2,220	970	135	115	165	60	155	420	50	350	200	475	95	–	–
2025	8,285	4,965	3,315	1,010	2,305	975	130	120	165	75	145	445	50	370	220	535	85	–	–
2026	8,350	4,925	3,425	1,035	2,390	1,005	135	120	160	70	135	450	50	400	255	545	100	–	–

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