City · Horst aan de Maas, Limburg

Lottum: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Lottum had 2,070 residents. 13.0% of them (270 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Horst aan de Maas (16.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (5.1%), Germany (2.4%) and other Europe (2.4%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.0 percentage points.

Residents: 2,070 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.0% 270 people
Born abroad: 66.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.0 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.7% 1,795
Migration background 13.0% 270

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

5.1% 105 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

2.4% 50 people

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

2.4% 50 people

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

1.4% 30 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Belgium

0.48% 10 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.48% 10 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.71% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.24% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.24% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.24% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.59% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.24% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.15% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.24% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.78% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.35% Netherlands 2.6%

First and second generation

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

67% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 180
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.2% 95

Men and women

Men: 1,065
Women: 1,005

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Lottum 13.0%

Higher than 53% 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

13.0%

Lottum
Horst aan de Maas
Netherlands

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Year	Lottum	Horst aan de Maas	Netherlands
1998	6.3%	6.6%	16.7%
1999	6.4%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	6.3%	7.0%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	6.8%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	7.0%	7.4%	18.8%
2004	6.8%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	7.1%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	7.1%	7.4%	19.3%
2007	7.4%	7.6%	19.4%
2008	7.4%	7.7%	19.6%
2009	6.9%	8.0%	19.9%
2010	7.7%	8.2%	20.3%
2011	7.1%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	7.3%	9.0%	20.9%
2013	6.7%	9.0%	21.1%
2014	6.8%	9.4%	21.4%
2015	7.1%	9.5%	21.7%
2016	6.9%	10.0%	22.1%
2017	7.7%	10.9%	22.6%
2018	7.6%	11.3%	23.1%
2019	8.5%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	8.5%	12.1%	24.2%
2021	9.3%	12.3%	24.6%
2022	10.0%	13.3%	26.0%
2023	11.2%	14.6%	27.1%
2024	11.8%	15.3%	27.9%
2025	11.8%	15.8%	28.5%
2026	13.0%	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 Lottum

				Largest group
5973 Lottum	13.0%	2,070	+3.0 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	1,995	1,880	125	120	5	0	0	0	0	0	100	5	10	5	0	5	0	125	5
1999	2,035	1,915	130	120	10	0	0	0	5	0	100	5	15	0	0	5	0	125	5
2000	2,050	1,920	130	115	20	5	0	5	5	0	95	5	10	5	5	0	0	120	15
2001	2,085	1,945	140	120	20	5	0	0	5	0	100	5	10	5	5	5	0	125	15
2002	2,055	1,915	140	115	25	5	0	0	5	0	95	0	10	10	5	5	5	120	20
2003	2,065	1,920	145	120	25	5	0	0	5	0	95	5	10	10	5	10	0	120	20
2004	2,045	1,905	140	120	25	0	0	0	0	0	90	5	10	15	5	20	0	125	20
2005	2,055	1,910	145	120	30	0	0	0	5	0	90	10	10	10	5	15	5	125	25
2006	2,050	1,900	145	120	25	0	0	5	5	0	90	10	5	15	5	10	0	125	20
2007	2,030	1,885	150	115	30	0	0	0	5	0	85	10	10	10	10	10	5	120	25
2008	2,015	1,865	150	115	40	0	0	0	5	0	80	5	10	20	10	15	10	115	30
2009	2,015	1,870	140	105	40	0	0	5	5	0	80	5	10	10	10	20	0	110	35
2010	2,015	1,865	155	115	35	0	0	0	5	0	70	20	10	15	10	20	0	115	35
2011	2,030	1,885	145	110	30	0	0	0	5	0	70	20	10	10	10	15	0	115	25
2012	2,045	1,895	150	115	30	0	0	5	5	0	75	25	10	5	10	15	0	115	30
2013	2,020	1,880	135	100	30	0	0	5	5	0	70	15	10	5	10	15	0	105	30
2014	1,975	1,840	135	100	30	0	0	5	5	0	65	15	10	10	15	10	0	110	30
2015	1,975	1,835	140	105	30	0	0	5	5	0	65	20	10	10	10	15	0	110	25
2016	1,945	1,810	135	105	35	0	0	0	5	5	60	25	10	10	10	10	5	110	30
2017	1,945	1,795	150	115	35	0	0	5	5	0	60	35	10	10	5	20	0	120	30
2018	1,965	1,815	150	125	30	0	0	0	5	0	55	40	10	20	0	15	10	130	20
2019	1,945	1,780	165	135	25	0	0	0	0	5	60	50	10	15	5	15	0	140	25
2020	1,950	1,785	165	135	25	0	0	0	0	0	50	60	10	15	5	15	5	140	20
2021	1,995	1,810	185	150	30	0	0	5	0	5	55	65	10	20	5	15	0	155	30
2022	2,000	1,800	200	165	40	0	0	5	5	0	55	70	10	30	5	25	5	165	30
2023	2,005	1,775	225	190	40	0	0	0	5	0	55	85	5	45	0	25	5	190	30
2024	1,995	1,765	235	185	50	0	0	5	5	0	50	90	10	35	0	35	5	–	–
2025	1,995	1,760	235	190	45	0	0	0	5	0	45	85	10	50	5	30	5	–	–
2026	2,070	1,795	270	210	60	0	5	5	5	5	50	105	10	50	5	30	10	–	–

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