City · Venray, Limburg

Castenray: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Castenray had 860 residents. 14.5% of them (125 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Venray (25.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (5.8%), Germany (2.9%) and other Europe (2.9%). 72.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.5 percentage points.

Residents: 860 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.5% 125 people
Born abroad: 72.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.5 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 85.5% 735
Migration background 14.5% 125

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

5.8% 50 people

Municipality of Venray 4.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

2.9% 25 people

Municipality of Venray 3.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.9% 25 people

Municipality of Venray 4.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.7% 15 people

Municipality of Venray 3.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

0.58% 5 people

Municipality of Venray 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 1.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 0.64% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 0.62% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 0.48% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Venray 0.79% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

72% 28%

Born abroad (first generation) 72.0% 90
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 28.0% 35

Men and women

Men: 460
Women: 400

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Castenray 14.5%

Higher than 61% 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

14.5%

Castenray
Municipality of Venray
Netherlands

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Year	Castenray	Municipality of Venray	Netherlands
1998	3.1%	14.5%	16.7%
1999	3.1%	15.1%	17.1%
2000	3.0%	15.5%	17.5%
2001	3.1%	15.8%	18.0%
2002	3.1%	16.2%	18.4%
2003	3.1%	16.6%	18.8%
2004	2.5%	16.6%	19.0%
2005	2.5%	16.6%	19.2%
2006	2.5%	16.7%	19.3%
2007	2.5%	16.8%	19.4%
2008	3.2%	16.7%	19.6%
2009	3.1%	17.0%	19.9%
2010	3.8%	17.1%	20.3%
2011	3.8%	17.2%	20.6%
2012	4.5%	17.6%	20.9%
2013	4.4%	17.9%	21.1%
2014	5.1%	18.3%	21.4%
2015	5.8%	18.7%	21.7%
2016	7.1%	19.2%	22.1%
2017	7.5%	19.9%	22.6%
2018	8.1%	19.9%	23.1%
2019	9.8%	20.3%	23.6%
2020	9.8%	20.8%	24.2%
2021	10.8%	21.1%	24.6%
2022	11.0%	22.3%	26.0%
2023	11.4%	23.3%	27.1%
2024	13.4%	23.7%	27.9%
2025	13.4%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	14.5%	25.1%	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 Castenray

				Largest group
5811 Castenray	14.5%	860	+3.5 pp	Poland

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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	805	785	25	15	10	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	5
1999	815	790	25	15	5	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2000	820	795	25	15	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	5
2001	800	770	25	20	10	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	10	0	20	5
2002	810	780	25	20	10	0	0	5	0	20	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	5
2003	805	780	25	20	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	20	5
2004	795	780	20	20	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	5	0	5	0	15	5
2005	785	770	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2006	785	765	20	20	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	5	0	5	0	20	0
2007	790	765	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2008	790	770	25	20	5	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2009	800	775	25	25	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	10	0	5	0	25	5
2010	795	760	30	25	10	0	0	0	0	15	5	0	5	0	10	0	25	10
2011	780	745	30	25	10	0	0	0	0	15	5	0	5	0	10	0	25	5
2012	785	750	35	30	10	0	0	5	0	15	10	0	5	0	5	0	30	5
2013	790	755	35	35	5	0	0	0	0	15	10	0	10	0	5	0	35	5
2014	785	745	40	35	10	0	0	0	0	15	10	0	10	0	10	0	35	5
2015	770	725	45	35	10	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	5	0	10	0	35	10
2016	780	725	55	45	5	0	0	0	0	20	15	0	10	0	5	0	45	5
2017	795	735	60	50	15	0	5	0	0	20	20	0	10	0	10	0	50	15
2018	800	735	65	50	15	0	5	0	0	20	25	0	5	0	15	0	55	15
2019	820	740	80	50	30	0	0	0	5	20	20	0	10	5	15	5	50	25
2020	815	735	80	55	25	0	0	0	5	25	25	0	5	5	15	0	60	20
2021	835	745	90	70	20	0	5	0	0	25	35	0	10	0	10	5	70	20
2022	815	725	90	70	25	0	0	0	5	25	35	5	5	5	15	0	70	20
2023	830	730	95	85	15	5	0	5	0	25	45	0	5	0	5	0	85	10
2024	860	745	115	95	20	0	0	5	0	30	50	0	15	0	10	0	–	–
2025	860	745	115	90	20	0	0	5	0	30	45	0	20	0	10	0	–	–
2026	860	735	125	105	25	0	0	5	0	25	50	0	25	0	15	0	–	–

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