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Maastricht: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Maastricht had 126,040 residents. 39.8% of them (50,205 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Limburg (26.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (11.4%), other Asia (7.1%) and Germany (5.0%). 72.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.5 percentage points.

Residents: 126,040 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 39.8% 50,205 people
Born abroad: 72.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.5 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

60% 40%

Dutch origin 60.1% 75,790
Migration background 39.8% 50,205

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

11.4% 14,410 people

Limburg 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.1% 8,910 people

Limburg 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

5.0% 6,255 people

Limburg 5.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

4.0% 4,985 people

Limburg 1.7% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.9% 3,620 people

Limburg 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.5% 3,140 people

Limburg 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.1% 2,635 people

Limburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.6% 2,040 people

Limburg 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

1.4% 1,750 people

Limburg 1.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.94% 1,185 people

Limburg 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.69% 870 people

Limburg 0.64% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.31% 390 people

Limburg 0.33% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

73% 27%

Born abroad (first generation) 72.9% 36,575
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 27.2% 13,645

Men and women

Men: 60,230
Women: 65,790

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Maastricht 39.8%

Higher than 98% 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

39.8%

Maastricht
Limburg
Netherlands

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Year	Maastricht	Limburg	Netherlands
1998	19.2%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	19.6%	19.2%	17.1%
2000	19.9%	19.3%	17.5%
2001	20.2%	19.4%	18.0%
2002	20.7%	19.6%	18.4%
2003	21.1%	19.6%	18.8%
2004	21.7%	19.7%	19.0%
2005	21.7%	19.6%	19.2%
2006	21.9%	19.6%	19.3%
2007	22.0%	19.5%	19.4%
2008	22.2%	19.6%	19.6%
2009	22.9%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	23.7%	19.8%	20.3%
2011	25.0%	20.0%	20.6%
2012	26.5%	20.3%	20.9%
2013	27.6%	20.5%	21.1%
2014	28.4%	20.7%	21.4%
2015	28.9%	20.9%	21.7%
2016	29.8%	21.1%	22.1%
2017	30.8%	21.5%	22.6%
2018	31.9%	21.8%	23.1%
2019	32.2%	22.1%	23.6%
2020	33.1%	22.5%	24.2%
2021	33.1%	22.7%	24.6%
2022	35.4%	23.8%	26.0%
2023	36.9%	24.7%	27.1%
2024	38.1%	25.4%	27.9%
2025	38.9%	26.0%	28.5%
2026	39.8%	26.6%	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 Maastricht

				Largest group
6211 Centrum	54.2%	13,805	+5.4 pp	Other Europe
6221 Centrum	51.5%	10,825	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
6217 Buitenwijk West	46.7%	9,510	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
6224 Buitenwijk Oost	43.0%	9,275	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6215 Buitenwijk West	26.8%	8,070	+2.8 pp	Belgium
6229 Buitenwijk Zuidoost	43.3%	7,710	+12.6 pp	Other Europe
6227 Buitenwijk Zuidoost	31.8%	7,485	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
6226 Buitenwijk Oost	35.4%	7,305	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
6218 Buitenwijk West	31.9%	7,255	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6216 Buitenwijk West	43.3%	7,055	+1.4 pp	Other Europe
6225 Buitenwijk Oost	28.4%	6,920	+4.5 pp	Other Europe
6228 Buitenwijk Zuidoost	35.6%	6,515	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
6222 Buitenwijk Oost	42.9%	6,025	+9.7 pp	Other Europe
6214 Buitenwijk West	45.3%	5,005	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
6213 Buitenwijk Zuidwest	29.1%	4,530	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
6212 Buitenwijk Zuidwest	30.1%	4,500	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6223 Buitenwijk Noordoost	19.6%	2,605	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
6219 Buitenwijk Noordwest	33.7%	1,645	+2.9 pp	Other Europe

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	120,035	97,035	23,045	12,740	10,245	1,285	1,350	330	3,835	450	4,625	250	4,755	3,110	715	1,735	545	17,125	5,920
1999	121,335	97,570	23,785	13,055	10,700	1,305	1,405	340	3,820	470	4,675	260	4,765	3,355	850	1,880	630	17,375	6,385
2000	121,930	97,680	24,250	13,145	11,135	1,345	1,480	345	3,830	500	4,670	275	4,790	3,410	950	1,960	725	17,500	6,755
2001	122,035	97,350	24,680	13,255	11,435	1,385	1,520	380	3,755	510	4,685	305	4,730	3,535	1,055	2,130	700	17,570	7,115
2002	121,945	96,710	25,240	13,240	11,975	1,405	1,575	365	3,750	535	4,625	300	4,660	3,655	1,210	2,385	750	17,595	7,645
2003	121,895	96,170	25,725	13,290	12,440	1,465	1,635	340	3,700	575	4,615	340	4,605	3,730	1,380	2,450	895	17,650	8,100
2004	122,120	95,630	26,475	13,555	12,875	1,520	1,735	370	3,655	580	4,625	330	4,575	4,025	1,470	2,570	975	17,880	8,595
2005	121,345	94,955	26,380	13,335	13,040	1,540	1,755	380	3,575	550	4,560	360	4,495	3,920	1,520	2,705	1,015	17,640	8,760
2006	120,080	93,775	26,325	13,345	12,970	1,550	1,765	380	3,500	535	4,640	400	4,425	3,880	1,460	2,725	1,055	17,560	8,770
2007	118,980	92,795	26,175	13,415	12,735	1,530	1,735	370	3,425	505	4,690	400	4,350	3,975	1,420	2,710	1,040	17,525	8,625
2008	117,960	91,755	26,190	13,610	12,545	1,510	1,720	370	3,395	515	4,800	420	4,285	4,105	1,355	2,685	995	17,660	8,520
2009	118,245	91,110	27,130	14,215	12,890	1,550	1,715	345	3,330	540	5,000	445	4,305	4,465	1,390	2,925	1,095	18,305	8,820
2010	118,445	90,355	28,090	14,770	13,345	1,535	1,730	385	3,275	565	5,275	490	4,290	4,715	1,480	3,115	1,260	18,890	9,200
2011	119,525	89,590	29,930	16,070	13,810	1,510	1,730	370	3,180	590	5,985	535	4,300	5,250	1,510	3,455	1,465	20,265	9,680
2012	120,945	88,900	32,050	17,335	14,750	1,560	1,765	375	3,150	555	6,560	580	4,285	5,910	1,645	3,905	1,795	21,720	10,335
2013	121,740	88,200	33,560	18,050	15,485	1,580	1,735	395	3,130	655	6,735	620	4,215	6,480	1,695	4,220	2,075	22,615	10,930
2014	122,430	87,700	34,730	18,665	16,065	1,610	1,785	380	3,115	640	6,800	625	4,250	6,990	1,765	4,510	2,260	23,260	11,470
2015	122,395	86,990	35,405	18,870	16,535	1,600	1,820	385	3,055	640	6,665	675	4,255	7,275	1,805	4,815	2,415	23,490	11,915
2016	122,530	85,955	36,575	19,375	17,190	1,575	1,805	370	3,025	635	6,680	725	4,295	7,675	1,945	5,310	2,525	24,010	12,565
2017	122,745	84,960	37,785	19,735	18,040	1,630	1,810	360	3,000	660	6,670	735	4,275	8,055	2,005	5,715	2,860	24,620	13,155
2018	122,725	83,610	39,115	20,445	18,665	1,650	1,770	370	2,935	655	6,670	765	4,345	8,665	2,135	5,970	3,180	25,525	13,595
2019	121,560	82,405	39,155	20,470	18,680	1,620	1,705	345	2,865	660	6,320	780	4,330	9,040	2,155	6,115	3,215	25,450	13,700
2020	121,575	81,305	40,270	21,085	19,190	1,615	1,715	350	2,830	675	6,300	770	4,345	9,670	2,235	6,320	3,450	26,210	14,060
2021	120,225	80,450	39,775	21,580	18,200	1,615	1,700	345	2,770	700	6,390	885	4,415	9,890	2,365	6,020	2,685	25,975	13,805
2022	121,110	78,300	42,815	23,055	19,740	1,695	1,740	365	2,790	760	6,450	970	4,925	10,740	2,585	6,795	3,020	26,960	14,515
2023	122,725	77,515	45,225	24,495	20,725	1,780	1,740	360	2,780	825	6,440	1,080	4,915	12,075	2,725	7,415	3,095	28,350	15,525
2024	125,280	77,595	47,685	25,675	22,025	1,975	1,740	375	2,745	870	6,445	1,215	4,955	13,060	2,935	8,015	3,370	–	–
2025	125,570	76,670	48,900	26,265	22,620	2,015	1,740	380	2,690	855	6,330	1,215	4,975	13,740	3,105	8,395	3,440	–	–
2026	126,040	75,790	50,205	26,845	23,375	2,040	1,750	390	2,635	870	6,255	1,185	4,985	14,410	3,140	8,910	3,620	–	–

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