City · Peel en Maas, Limburg

Kessel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Kessel had 4,185 residents. 17.4% of them (730 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Peel en Maas (15.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (3.7%), Poland (3.7%) and other Europe (3.6%). 64.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 4,185 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.4% 730 people
Born abroad: 64.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 82.6% 3,455
Migration background 17.4% 730

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Kessel. For comparison, the line marks Peel en Maas and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

3.7% 155 people

Peel en Maas 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

3.7% 155 people

Peel en Maas 2.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.6% 150 people

Peel en Maas 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 125 people

Peel en Maas 2.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.72% 30 people

Peel en Maas 0.76% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.60% 25 people

Peel en Maas 0.64% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.48% 20 people

Peel en Maas 0.75% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.48% 20 people

Peel en Maas 0.46% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.48% 20 people

Peel en Maas 0.73% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.36% 15 people

Peel en Maas 0.88% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.24% 10 people

Peel en Maas 0.12% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.12% 5 people

Peel en Maas 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.4% 470
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.6% 260

Men and women

Men: 2,145
Women: 2,040

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Kessel 17.4%

Higher than 73% 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

17.4%

Kessel
Peel en Maas
Netherlands

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Year	Kessel	Peel en Maas	Netherlands
1998	7.9%	7.8%	16.7%
1999	8.1%	8.0%	17.1%
2000	8.2%	8.0%	17.5%
2001	8.4%	8.2%	18.0%
2002	7.9%	8.3%	18.4%
2003	8.1%	8.3%	18.8%
2004	8.3%	8.3%	19.0%
2005	8.5%	8.3%	19.2%
2006	8.5%	8.3%	19.3%
2007	8.7%	8.3%	19.4%
2008	8.7%	8.5%	19.6%
2009	8.6%	8.7%	19.9%
2010	9.3%	9.0%	20.3%
2011	9.7%	9.2%	20.6%
2012	10.3%	9.6%	20.9%
2013	10.7%	9.8%	21.1%
2014	11.3%	10.1%	21.4%
2015	11.5%	10.6%	21.7%
2016	12.0%	10.7%	22.1%
2017	12.1%	10.8%	22.6%
2018	12.4%	11.0%	23.1%
2019	13.2%	11.1%	23.6%
2020	13.8%	11.3%	24.2%
2021	13.8%	11.7%	24.6%
2022	14.8%	13.0%	26.0%
2023	15.5%	14.5%	27.1%
2024	16.2%	15.3%	27.9%
2025	16.9%	15.9%	28.5%
2026	17.4%	15.9%	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 Kessel

				Largest group
5995 Eik	17.4%	4,185	+2.7 pp	Germany

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	4,135	3,810	325	270	55	0	0	5	25	0	205	5	15	45	0	15	10	300	25
1999	4,180	3,840	340	275	65	0	0	5	25	0	205	5	10	55	5	20	10	305	40
2000	4,170	3,835	340	280	65	0	0	5	25	0	210	5	10	55	5	15	15	310	30
2001	4,190	3,840	350	285	70	0	0	5	20	0	210	15	15	45	10	20	15	315	35
2002	4,195	3,865	330	270	50	0	0	5	20	5	205	15	10	40	0	20	0	300	25
2003	4,180	3,840	340	270	70	0	5	0	20	0	205	15	10	40	5	25	15	300	45
2004	4,215	3,865	350	270	75	0	5	5	20	5	200	10	10	50	5	25	10	295	50
2005	4,225	3,865	360	285	80	0	0	5	20	0	205	15	10	55	15	25	15	310	55
2006	4,255	3,890	360	275	80	0	0	5	20	0	200	15	10	50	10	30	15	300	60
2007	4,270	3,900	370	285	85	0	5	5	20	0	195	20	10	60	5	35	15	315	60
2008	4,265	3,895	370	280	90	0	0	0	15	0	195	20	10	55	10	45	20	310	65
2009	4,255	3,885	365	285	90	0	5	5	20	5	195	20	10	60	10	30	15	315	55
2010	4,270	3,870	395	300	95	0	10	0	20	0	190	30	5	75	10	40	15	330	65
2011	4,275	3,860	415	320	95	0	10	0	25	0	195	50	10	65	15	25	20	350	65
2012	4,320	3,875	445	340	105	0	5	5	25	0	195	60	10	75	25	30	15	370	75
2013	4,285	3,825	460	350	115	5	10	5	25	0	195	80	15	60	20	35	15	385	75
2014	4,280	3,795	485	375	110	5	10	0	25	0	185	100	15	75	20	35	15	410	75
2015	4,275	3,785	490	370	120	5	10	5	30	0	185	100	15	70	25	35	10	410	85
2016	4,255	3,745	510	370	135	0	15	0	25	5	180	110	15	65	20	60	10	410	100
2017	4,255	3,740	515	375	135	0	10	0	20	5	175	115	15	70	20	65	15	405	105
2018	4,220	3,695	525	375	150	0	10	0	25	5	165	120	15	75	25	75	10	410	115
2019	4,210	3,655	555	390	165	5	10	5	30	0	165	130	15	80	15	90	10	425	135
2020	4,210	3,630	580	405	180	5	10	0	25	5	165	150	10	80	30	90	15	440	140
2021	4,155	3,580	575	405	170	5	10	5	25	0	165	150	10	80	25	90	10	435	145
2022	4,200	3,580	620	420	200	10	10	0	25	5	170	155	15	85	25	105	15	455	150
2023	4,185	3,540	650	435	210	10	15	5	25	5	165	145	15	110	30	110	15	475	155
2024	4,170	3,495	675	440	235	20	10	5	25	5	160	150	15	115	30	120	20	–	–
2025	4,180	3,475	705	465	240	20	15	5	25	10	155	145	15	145	30	120	15	–	–
2026	4,185	3,455	730	475	255	20	15	5	25	10	155	155	20	150	30	125	20	–	–

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