City · Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg

Bemelen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Bemelen had 570 residents. 19.3% of them (110 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (17.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (7.0%), Germany (4.4%) and Indonesia (2.6%). 63.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.5 percentage points.

Residents: 570 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.3% 110 people
Born abroad: 63.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.5 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

81% 19%

Dutch origin 80.7% 460
Migration background 19.3% 110

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Bemelen. For comparison, the line marks Eijsden-Margraten and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.0% 40 people

Eijsden-Margraten 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

4.4% 25 people

Eijsden-Margraten 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

2.6% 15 people

Eijsden-Margraten 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.8% 10 people

Eijsden-Margraten 4.2% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 10 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.83% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.88% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.49% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.88% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 2.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.19% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.13% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.27% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.91% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.6% 70
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.4% 40

Men and women

Men: 290
Women: 280

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Bemelen 19.3%

Higher than 79% of all cities 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

19.3%

Bemelen
Eijsden-Margraten
Netherlands

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Year	Bemelen	Eijsden-Margraten	Netherlands
1998	12.9%	12.0%	16.7%
1999	13.3%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	13.0%	12.1%	17.5%
2001	12.4%	12.1%	18.0%
2002	12.4%	12.0%	18.4%
2003	13.4%	12.0%	18.8%
2004	11.0%	12.0%	19.0%
2005	11.8%	11.8%	19.2%
2006	10.5%	11.7%	19.3%
2007	11.3%	11.7%	19.4%
2008	10.4%	11.9%	19.6%
2009	10.1%	11.9%	19.9%
2010	10.9%	12.1%	20.3%
2011	11.4%	12.2%	20.6%
2012	12.2%	12.2%	20.9%
2013	12.2%	12.3%	21.1%
2014	14.8%	12.4%	21.4%
2015	13.9%	12.4%	21.7%
2016	15.5%	12.5%	22.1%
2017	13.9%	12.8%	22.6%
2018	14.9%	13.0%	23.1%
2019	14.8%	13.4%	23.6%
2020	13.9%	13.3%	24.2%
2021	14.5%	13.6%	24.6%
2022	14.8%	14.7%	26.0%
2023	16.4%	15.3%	27.1%
2024	18.4%	15.7%	27.9%
2025	19.8%	16.1%	28.5%
2026	19.3%	17.2%	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).

Postcodes in Bemelen

				Largest group
6268 Margraten, Cadier en Keer	19.3%	570	+4.5 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	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	620	535	80	55	25	0	0	10	0	20	5	20	10	0	5	10	75	10
1999	600	520	80	50	30	0	0	5	5	20	0	20	10	5	5	10	65	15
2000	615	535	80	55	25	0	0	10	5	20	0	20	15	0	5	5	65	10
2001	605	530	75	50	25	0	0	5	5	15	0	20	15	5	5	5	65	10
2002	605	530	75	50	20	0	0	10	5	20	0	20	10	0	0	5	65	5
2003	595	515	80	60	20	0	0	5	0	20	0	20	20	5	5	5	70	10
2004	590	520	65	50	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	15	15	0	5	0	60	5
2005	595	520	70	55	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	15	20	0	0	5	60	5
2006	570	510	60	45	15	0	0	5	0	15	0	20	10	0	5	5	55	5
2007	575	515	65	45	20	5	0	10	0	20	0	15	10	0	5	5	50	10
2008	575	515	60	40	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	15	5	0	0	5	55	5
2009	545	490	55	45	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	15	10	0	0	5	55	0
2010	550	490	60	50	20	0	0	10	0	20	0	15	15	0	5	5	60	5
2011	570	510	65	50	10	0	0	10	0	15	0	20	15	0	0	0	60	5
2012	575	510	70	50	20	0	5	10	5	20	0	15	15	5	0	0	60	5
2013	575	505	70	55	10	0	0	5	0	15	5	20	15	0	5	0	65	5
2014	575	490	85	70	15	0	0	5	0	25	0	25	20	0	5	5	75	5
2015	575	495	80	60	20	0	0	10	0	15	5	20	20	0	5	5	70	10
2016	580	490	90	65	20	0	0	10	0	20	0	25	20	0	5	5	75	10
2017	575	495	80	65	15	0	0	10	5	20	5	15	25	0	0	0	70	10
2018	570	485	85	70	20	0	0	5	5	25	5	20	20	0	5	5	80	10
2019	575	490	85	65	20	0	0	10	0	25	0	20	20	0	0	10	80	10
2020	575	495	80	65	15	0	0	5	5	25	0	15	25	0	0	5	70	10
2021	585	500	85	65	20	0	0	5	5	30	5	10	20	0	5	5	75	10
2022	575	485	85	65	20	0	0	10	5	25	0	15	25	0	5	5	75	10
2023	580	480	95	75	20	0	0	5	5	25	5	10	30	0	0	10	80	10
2024	570	470	105	80	20	0	0	10	0	30	5	10	40	0	5	5	–	–
2025	580	465	115	90	25	0	0	10	0	30	5	10	45	0	5	10	–	–
2026	570	460	110	75	35	0	0	15	0	25	5	10	40	0	5	10	–	–

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