City · Horst aan de Maas, Limburg

Horst: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Horst had 13,490 residents. 16.2% of them (2,190 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Horst aan de Maas (16.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (3.7%), other Asia (3.6%) and other Europe (3.0%). 66.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 13,490 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.2% 2,190 people
Born abroad: 66.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.0 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 83.8% 11,300
Migration background 16.2% 2,190

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

3.7% 500 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.6% 480 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.0% 405 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.3% 315 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.93% 125 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.78% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.74% 100 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.71% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.52% 70 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.59% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.37% 50 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.35% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.33% 45 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.26% 35 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.22% 30 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.22% 30 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.15% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

66% 33%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.4% 1,455
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 730

Men and women

Men: 6,700
Women: 6,785

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Horst 16.2%

Higher than 69% 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

16.2%

Horst
Horst aan de Maas
Netherlands

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Year	Horst	Horst aan de Maas	Netherlands
1998	7.7%	6.6%	16.7%
1999	8.1%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	8.2%	7.0%	17.5%
2001	8.3%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	8.4%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	8.7%	7.4%	18.8%
2004	9.0%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	8.9%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	8.9%	7.4%	19.3%
2007	9.1%	7.6%	19.4%
2008	9.2%	7.7%	19.6%
2009	9.3%	8.0%	19.9%
2010	9.7%	8.2%	20.3%
2011	10.5%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	10.8%	9.0%	20.9%
2013	11.0%	9.0%	21.1%
2014	11.4%	9.4%	21.4%
2015	11.5%	9.5%	21.7%
2016	12.0%	10.0%	22.1%
2017	13.0%	10.9%	22.6%
2018	13.4%	11.3%	23.1%
2019	13.4%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	14.0%	12.1%	24.2%
2021	13.7%	12.3%	24.6%
2022	14.3%	13.3%	26.0%
2023	15.4%	14.6%	27.1%
2024	15.5%	15.3%	27.9%
2025	15.8%	15.8%	28.5%
2026	16.2%	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 Horst

				Largest group
5961 Centrum	16.2%	13,490	+2.0 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	11,690	10,785	900	575	325	35	45	35	60	5	395	20	35	125	55	75	15	645	255
1999	11,665	10,730	940	570	375	45	55	35	60	10	390	25	35	120	45	110	15	635	295
2000	11,735	10,780	960	565	390	50	50	40	55	10	385	30	45	105	40	130	15	640	320
2001	11,815	10,835	975	575	405	65	35	40	50	10	390	35	40	110	45	140	20	645	335
2002	11,825	10,835	990	575	415	65	45	40	55	10	385	40	35	115	45	140	15	650	345
2003	11,960	10,920	1,045	585	460	55	45	45	50	10	385	45	40	115	65	165	25	650	390
2004	12,020	10,945	1,085	585	500	55	55	45	55	10	375	45	45	120	70	185	25	650	430
2005	12,020	10,950	1,065	590	485	55	45	40	55	10	365	60	45	120	65	185	30	655	410
2006	12,000	10,935	1,065	575	485	55	45	40	55	10	360	65	40	110	55	190	35	655	415
2007	12,035	10,945	1,095	585	510	50	45	40	50	10	365	65	40	115	75	205	35	660	440
2008	12,165	11,055	1,115	605	520	45	45	40	55	5	360	90	40	115	75	205	50	685	430
2009	12,460	11,305	1,155	655	500	40	35	40	60	10	380	110	45	120	75	200	40	735	420
2010	12,620	11,390	1,230	690	540	40	35	40	60	10	370	145	35	140	75	240	40	770	460
2011	12,760	11,420	1,340	790	545	40	45	35	55	5	370	235	40	145	85	225	55	870	470
2012	12,820	11,430	1,390	830	565	45	35	35	60	5	370	265	40	155	85	245	55	910	480
2013	12,780	11,380	1,400	825	575	45	35	40	55	5	365	280	35	145	100	245	50	910	495
2014	12,775	11,325	1,450	870	580	40	35	35	60	10	365	315	35	155	110	250	40	950	500
2015	12,710	11,250	1,460	865	595	35	35	45	55	10	355	320	40	150	110	270	35	940	525
2016	12,780	11,245	1,535	895	640	35	25	40	60	10	345	370	35	145	130	290	50	980	555
2017	12,885	11,215	1,670	1,015	660	35	30	35	60	15	345	465	35	170	125	320	40	1,085	590
2018	12,980	11,245	1,735	1,050	685	40	30	35	60	10	340	485	35	190	115	350	45	1,125	610
2019	13,015	11,275	1,740	1,035	710	45	35	35	60	15	330	480	40	185	125	350	45	1,115	630
2020	13,085	11,255	1,830	1,100	730	40	25	40	65	15	330	515	40	215	130	365	50	1,185	640
2021	13,085	11,295	1,790	1,055	735	45	30	40	60	15	330	485	35	205	115	370	60	1,135	655
2022	13,215	11,330	1,885	1,080	800	50	30	35	65	25	330	490	40	220	125	395	75	1,145	680
2023	13,370	11,305	2,060	1,180	880	55	30	35	70	25	340	530	40	270	140	450	80	1,245	760
2024	13,370	11,290	2,075	1,215	860	55	30	35	65	25	325	520	45	325	120	435	100	–	–
2025	13,460	11,325	2,130	1,255	880	55	30	35	70	25	325	520	45	365	125	445	95	–	–
2026	13,490	11,300	2,190	1,265	925	50	30	35	70	30	315	500	45	405	125	480	100	–	–

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