City · Sittard-Geleen, Limburg

Obbicht: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Obbicht had 1,700 residents. 14.7% of them (250 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Sittard-Geleen (26.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (4.4%), Belgium (2.1%) and other Europe (2.1%). 48.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 1,700 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.7% 250 people
Born abroad: 48.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 85.3% 1,450
Migration background 14.7% 250

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Obbicht. For comparison, the line marks Sittard-Geleen and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

4.4% 75 people

Sittard-Geleen 4.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

2.1% 35 people

Sittard-Geleen 2.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 35 people

Sittard-Geleen 5.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.1% 35 people

Sittard-Geleen 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 30 people

Sittard-Geleen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.59% 10 people

Sittard-Geleen 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.59% 10 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.39% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.59% 10 people

Sittard-Geleen 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.29% 5 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.69% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.29% 5 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.61% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.29% 5 people

Sittard-Geleen 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.29% 5 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.94% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

48% 52%

Born abroad (first generation) 48.0% 120
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.0% 130

Men and women

Men: 860
Women: 840

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Obbicht 14.7%

Higher than 62% 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

14.7%

Obbicht
Sittard-Geleen
Netherlands

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Year	Obbicht	Sittard-Geleen	Netherlands
1998	14.1%	21.2%	16.7%
1999	13.8%	21.3%	17.1%
2000	14.0%	21.4%	17.5%
2001	14.3%	21.4%	18.0%
2002	14.1%	21.5%	18.4%
2003	13.6%	21.5%	18.8%
2004	13.3%	21.5%	19.0%
2005	13.3%	21.5%	19.2%
2006	13.4%	21.5%	19.3%
2007	13.0%	21.2%	19.4%
2008	13.1%	21.3%	19.6%
2009	12.9%	21.3%	19.9%
2010	13.1%	21.2%	20.3%
2011	12.7%	21.2%	20.6%
2012	12.4%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	12.5%	21.2%	21.1%
2014	12.2%	21.2%	21.4%
2015	12.8%	21.3%	21.7%
2016	13.3%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	12.9%	21.8%	22.6%
2018	13.3%	21.9%	23.1%
2019	13.0%	22.2%	23.6%
2020	12.5%	22.4%	24.2%
2021	12.7%	22.5%	24.6%
2022	12.9%	23.3%	26.0%
2023	13.4%	24.1%	27.1%
2024	14.4%	25.0%	27.9%
2025	14.0%	25.4%	28.5%
2026	14.7%	26.0%	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 Obbicht

				Largest group
6125 Obbicht en Papenhoven	14.7%	1,700	+1.8 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	1,980	1,700	280	205	65	0	0	0	50	0	145	0	40	20	0	10	5	255	15
1999	1,960	1,685	270	200	70	0	0	0	50	0	140	0	35	25	5	5	10	250	25
2000	1,960	1,685	275	200	65	0	0	5	45	0	135	5	35	25	0	10	5	255	25
2001	1,955	1,675	280	210	65	0	0	0	45	5	140	0	40	30	0	10	5	255	25
2002	1,980	1,705	280	210	65	0	0	0	40	5	140	5	40	25	5	15	0	255	25
2003	1,985	1,715	270	200	70	0	5	5	40	5	130	5	40	25	0	20	0	245	30
2004	1,950	1,695	260	195	60	0	0	5	35	5	125	0	35	35	0	20	0	230	30
2005	1,915	1,660	255	185	75	0	5	5	35	5	120	0	40	25	0	25	5	225	35
2006	1,905	1,650	255	185	75	0	5	10	35	5	120	5	35	25	0	25	0	215	35
2007	1,885	1,645	245	175	70	0	5	10	35	5	115	5	35	20	0	20	0	210	35
2008	1,865	1,625	245	175	75	0	5	5	35	5	110	0	30	35	0	20	5	210	35
2009	1,855	1,615	240	170	65	0	5	5	35	5	105	5	30	30	0	15	0	200	40
2010	1,875	1,630	245	170	80	0	5	10	35	10	100	5	40	25	0	20	0	200	40
2011	1,815	1,580	230	160	70	0	10	5	35	10	100	5	35	20	0	10	0	195	35
2012	1,810	1,585	225	160	65	0	5	5	30	5	95	0	30	35	0	15	5	190	35
2013	1,800	1,570	225	150	75	5	5	10	30	10	95	0	35	20	0	15	0	185	40
2014	1,765	1,550	215	145	75	0	5	10	30	5	90	5	30	20	0	20	5	180	35
2015	1,760	1,535	225	150	75	5	5	10	30	5	95	5	30	20	5	15	0	185	40
2016	1,765	1,530	235	155	75	5	10	10	30	5	90	5	30	30	0	15	0	185	45
2017	1,745	1,520	225	150	75	5	5	10	30	5	85	10	30	25	5	15	0	185	40
2018	1,725	1,495	230	160	65	0	5	10	35	5	85	10	35	30	0	10	0	190	35
2019	1,730	1,505	225	150	75	5	5	5	25	5	85	15	30	20	5	20	5	185	35
2020	1,715	1,500	215	145	65	0	5	10	30	5	80	10	30	25	0	15	0	175	35
2021	1,695	1,480	215	145	70	0	10	10	30	5	75	10	35	25	0	15	0	175	40
2022	1,710	1,490	220	155	65	0	10	10	30	5	80	10	40	25	0	10	5	175	35
2023	1,720	1,490	230	160	65	0	10	5	25	5	85	10	40	25	0	15	5	180	40
2024	1,735	1,485	250	160	90	0	10	10	25	5	85	5	35	30	0	35	5	–	–
2025	1,715	1,470	240	150	90	0	10	10	25	5	80	10	35	30	5	30	5	–	–
2026	1,700	1,450	250	155	95	5	10	10	30	5	75	10	35	35	5	35	5	–	–

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