City · Horst aan de Maas, Limburg

Grubbenvorst: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Grubbenvorst had 4,915 residents. 22.0% of them (1,080 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Horst aan de Maas (16.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (6.7%), Germany (4.1%) and other Europe (3.9%). 61.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Residents: 4,915 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 22.0% 1,080 people
Born abroad: 61.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.2 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

78% 22%

Dutch origin 78.0% 3,835
Migration background 22.0% 1,080

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Grubbenvorst. For comparison, the line marks Horst aan de Maas and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

6.7% 330 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

4.1% 200 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.9% 190 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 130 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.0% 50 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.59% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 50 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.71% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.92% 45 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.78% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

0.61% 30 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.51% 25 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.35% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.31% 15 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.15% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.20% 10 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.10% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.6% 665
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.4% 415

Men and women

Men: 2,405
Women: 2,510

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Grubbenvorst 22.0%

Higher than 85% 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

22.0%

Grubbenvorst
Horst aan de Maas
Netherlands

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Year	Grubbenvorst	Horst aan de Maas	Netherlands
1998	10.9%	6.6%	16.7%
1999	11.3%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	11.2%	7.0%	17.5%
2001	11.7%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	12.0%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	12.0%	7.4%	18.8%
2004	11.9%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	11.5%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	11.3%	7.4%	19.3%
2007	11.8%	7.6%	19.4%
2008	12.0%	7.7%	19.6%
2009	12.8%	8.0%	19.9%
2010	12.9%	8.2%	20.3%
2011	13.5%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	13.7%	9.0%	20.9%
2013	14.2%	9.0%	21.1%
2014	14.6%	9.4%	21.4%
2015	14.6%	9.5%	21.7%
2016	15.1%	10.0%	22.1%
2017	15.6%	10.9%	22.6%
2018	16.3%	11.3%	23.1%
2019	17.0%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	18.1%	12.1%	24.2%
2021	18.6%	12.3%	24.6%
2022	19.7%	13.3%	26.0%
2023	20.2%	14.6%	27.1%
2024	20.9%	15.3%	27.9%
2025	21.1%	15.8%	28.5%
2026	22.0%	16.7%	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 Grubbenvorst

				Largest group
5971 Centrum	22.0%	4,915	+2.2 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	4,765	4,250	520	375	145	10	0	10	45	10	290	20	15	50	20	30	20	425	95
1999	4,800	4,260	540	390	150	10	5	15	40	10	295	20	15	60	25	30	15	440	100
2000	4,815	4,270	540	400	145	10	0	10	40	10	295	15	20	70	20	35	20	455	90
2001	4,870	4,305	570	415	160	15	5	10	45	10	295	20	20	80	20	35	20	470	105
2002	4,715	4,150	565	415	145	10	5	10	45	10	290	25	20	80	20	25	20	465	100
2003	4,760	4,195	570	405	160	10	0	10	45	10	275	25	20	85	40	30	15	455	110
2004	4,805	4,240	570	410	165	10	0	5	45	10	270	25	30	85	35	30	30	460	115
2005	4,785	4,235	550	390	170	15	0	5	40	10	260	35	20	75	40	35	25	440	110
2006	4,770	4,230	540	390	150	5	5	5	45	5	250	35	25	80	30	30	25	440	100
2007	4,790	4,225	565	400	165	10	0	5	45	10	250	45	20	85	35	35	25	450	110
2008	4,785	4,210	575	415	155	20	5	5	45	10	245	60	20	90	30	25	15	460	110
2009	4,855	4,235	620	455	165	20	0	10	40	5	255	80	20	100	30	35	25	500	120
2010	4,845	4,215	625	455	170	20	0	5	40	5	255	75	20	105	30	45	25	500	125
2011	4,855	4,205	655	470	180	15	0	10	45	10	265	80	20	105	35	50	15	520	135
2012	4,885	4,210	670	490	185	15	5	5	45	10	270	105	20	95	35	50	20	540	130
2013	4,860	4,175	690	510	170	15	5	10	45	5	255	125	25	105	25	45	20	560	125
2014	4,815	4,110	705	525	185	15	0	10	45	10	250	140	25	110	30	50	25	570	135
2015	4,785	4,085	700	520	180	20	0	10	45	5	245	150	20	105	30	45	25	575	130
2016	4,805	4,080	725	520	205	15	0	10	45	10	235	155	20	110	30	70	25	575	150
2017	4,805	4,055	750	555	195	10	0	5	45	10	235	180	20	120	30	65	30	610	140
2018	4,760	3,985	775	570	205	10	0	5	50	15	230	205	15	120	35	60	30	630	145
2019	4,730	3,925	805	595	215	10	0	10	50	10	230	220	20	125	40	65	30	650	160
2020	4,735	3,880	855	630	225	20	0	5	50	15	230	260	20	120	45	50	40	690	165
2021	4,790	3,900	890	665	230	15	5	10	45	15	220	295	25	125	35	60	45	725	170
2022	4,815	3,860	950	685	270	20	10	10	50	15	225	310	30	125	35	80	50	740	180
2023	4,850	3,875	980	705	280	15	5	10	50	15	215	325	25	140	40	90	55	760	195
2024	4,885	3,865	1,020	735	290	20	5	10	55	15	210	335	25	160	40	95	50	–	–
2025	4,920	3,875	1,040	740	300	20	5	15	55	15	200	340	30	170	45	95	55	–	–
2026	4,915	3,835	1,080	745	330	25	5	10	50	15	200	330	30	190	45	130	50	–	–

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