Postcode · Gemert, North Brabant

Postcode 5421: Neighbourhoods Centrum, Oost and Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5421 in Gemert (Centrum, Oost and Noord) had 13,505 residents. 16.4% of them (2,220 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Gemert (15.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.0%), other Europe (3.1%) and other Africa (2.1%). 61.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 13,505 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.4% 2,220 people
Born abroad: 61.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 83.5% 11,280
Migration background 16.4% 2,220

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5421. For comparison, the line marks Gemert and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.0% 540 people

Gemert 3.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 425 people

Gemert 2.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 280 people

Gemert 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

1.8% 240 people

Gemert 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.5% 200 people

Gemert 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.2% 160 people

Gemert 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 140 people

Gemert 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.41% 55 people

Gemert 0.37% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.41% 55 people

Gemert 0.43% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.37% 50 people

Gemert 0.40% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.37% 50 people

Gemert 0.34% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 35 people

Gemert 0.29% 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) 61.0% 1,355
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.0% 865

Men and women

Men: 6,760
Women: 6,740

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5421 16.4%

Higher than 46% 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

16.4%

5421
Gemert
Netherlands

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Year	5421	Gemert	Netherlands
1998	8.1%	8.3%	16.7%
1999	8.2%	8.4%	17.1%
2000	8.2%	8.5%	17.5%
2001	8.1%	8.3%	18.0%
2002	8.4%	8.5%	18.4%
2003	8.5%	8.6%	18.8%
2004	8.4%	8.5%	19.0%
2005	8.6%	8.7%	19.2%
2006	8.6%	8.8%	19.3%
2007	8.7%	8.7%	19.4%
2008	8.7%	8.8%	19.6%
2009	9.0%	9.0%	19.9%
2010	9.6%	9.5%	20.3%
2011	9.8%	9.6%	20.6%
2012	9.8%	9.7%	20.9%
2013	9.7%	9.5%	21.1%
2014	9.9%	9.7%	21.4%
2015	10.2%	9.9%	21.7%
2016	10.7%	10.2%	22.1%
2017	11.2%	10.7%	22.6%
2018	11.8%	11.1%	23.1%
2019	12.3%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	12.5%	11.7%	24.2%
2021	12.7%	11.9%	24.6%
2022	13.8%	13.0%	26.0%
2023	14.9%	14.0%	27.1%
2024	15.7%	14.7%	27.9%
2025	16.1%	15.2%	28.5%
2026	16.4%	15.5%	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
5741 Beek, Donk	15.4%	11,260	+3.2 pp	Other Asia
5427 Boekel	11.9%	9,890	+1.9 pp	Other Europe
5469 Erp	10.5%	7,465	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
5735 Aarle-Rixtel	12.5%	5,865	+2.9 pp	Other Europe
5422 Oost, Noord	12.3%	4,025	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
5423 Handel	12.8%	1,880	+1.4 pp	Poland
5425 De Mortel	7.1%	1,695	+1.2 pp	Other Europe
5424 Elsendorp	15.4%	1,140	+3.8 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	12,570	11,555	1,020	415	600	20	50	60	320	10	230	40	45	100	50	50	40	775	245
1999	12,605	11,570	1,035	420	610	15	50	55	310	10	220	40	45	115	60	65	45	770	265
2000	12,510	11,480	1,030	405	625	25	50	60	310	10	215	40	45	105	60	75	35	750	280
2001	12,420	11,415	1,005	390	615	20	40	55	290	10	210	40	45	95	70	85	45	720	285
2002	12,395	11,360	1,040	405	635	30	35	55	290	10	215	40	40	110	70	100	45	740	305
2003	12,320	11,270	1,045	410	635	25	40	50	290	10	210	40	50	110	70	105	45	740	305
2004	12,215	11,195	1,020	405	620	25	30	50	270	10	205	40	45	115	80	105	50	710	305
2005	12,150	11,105	1,050	395	650	30	40	55	255	5	200	45	40	110	90	125	50	700	355
2006	12,040	11,000	1,040	380	650	30	35	45	245	10	190	45	40	105	110	120	55	670	365
2007	12,055	11,005	1,045	395	655	25	35	45	240	10	190	45	45	115	105	140	55	665	380
2008	12,210	11,150	1,060	405	650	30	35	45	240	15	195	60	40	110	105	130	50	685	370
2009	12,285	11,175	1,110	435	680	35	30	40	240	10	195	70	45	125	115	150	60	715	400
2010	12,390	11,205	1,185	480	705	35	30	40	235	15	195	90	50	145	125	170	55	760	430
2011	12,450	11,240	1,215	515	705	35	35	40	235	15	195	110	55	155	120	160	65	785	425
2012	12,505	11,270	1,230	515	705	35	35	35	230	10	190	115	50	160	130	160	70	785	445
2013	12,540	11,320	1,215	520	700	30	30	35	230	5	185	125	50	160	135	160	75	790	425
2014	12,560	11,320	1,240	535	705	30	35	35	230	10	180	135	50	170	130	170	65	805	440
2015	12,580	11,300	1,280	545	735	35	35	35	225	10	185	135	50	175	145	185	65	810	470
2016	12,625	11,270	1,355	590	765	30	35	35	225	10	185	155	55	195	155	205	70	850	500
2017	12,855	11,410	1,445	615	835	35	35	35	230	5	180	185	45	205	175	245	75	880	565
2018	12,975	11,445	1,530	645	885	35	30	40	225	10	180	205	55	205	200	270	75	915	620
2019	13,050	11,445	1,605	660	950	40	30	35	225	15	180	225	55	200	215	300	90	935	675
2020	13,150	11,505	1,645	680	965	40	40	35	215	10	180	230	50	220	205	330	90	945	700
2021	13,140	11,475	1,665	685	980	40	35	35	210	15	165	235	55	230	215	345	85	950	710
2022	13,360	11,505	1,850	755	1,100	35	45	40	225	20	170	240	60	285	240	385	120	1,010	765
2023	13,450	11,445	2,005	820	1,185	40	45	40	220	20	170	225	60	360	255	435	135	1,075	855
2024	13,495	11,380	2,115	870	1,245	45	50	40	205	25	165	235	60	415	260	480	140	–	–
2025	13,465	11,300	2,165	875	1,290	45	55	50	200	35	160	235	65	410	260	500	140	–	–
2026	13,505	11,280	2,220	880	1,345	50	55	50	200	35	160	240	55	425	280	540	140	–	–

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