City · Maasgouw, Limburg

Ohé en Laak: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ohé en Laak had 835 residents. 16.8% of them (140 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Maasgouw (18.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (4.8%), other Europe (3.6%) and Belgium (2.4%). 53.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 835 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.8% 140 people
Born abroad: 53.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.5 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 83.2% 695
Migration background 16.8% 140

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Ohé en Laak. For comparison, the line marks Maasgouw and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

4.8% 40 people

Maasgouw 4.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.6% 30 people

Maasgouw 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Belgium

2.4% 20 people

Maasgouw 2.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

1.8% 15 people

Maasgouw 1.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.2% 10 people

Maasgouw 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 10 people

Maasgouw 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.60% 5 people

Maasgouw 0.45% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.60% 5 people

Maasgouw 0.35% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.60% 5 people

Maasgouw 0.47% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Maasgouw 0.27% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Maasgouw 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Maasgouw 0.82% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

54% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.6% 75
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.4% 65

Men and women

Men: 435
Women: 400

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ohé en Laak 16.8%

Higher than 71% 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

16.8%

Ohé en Laak
Maasgouw
Netherlands

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Year	Ohé en Laak	Maasgouw	Netherlands
1998	10.9%	12.3%	16.7%
1999	10.7%	12.3%	17.1%
2000	11.4%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	11.3%	12.4%	18.0%
2002	12.2%	12.6%	18.4%
2003	11.9%	12.5%	18.8%
2004	10.9%	12.8%	19.0%
2005	10.8%	12.8%	19.2%
2006	10.2%	12.9%	19.3%
2007	12.1%	12.8%	19.4%
2008	12.1%	12.8%	19.6%
2009	12.8%	13.0%	19.9%
2010	12.4%	12.9%	20.3%
2011	11.5%	13.0%	20.6%
2012	12.0%	13.0%	20.9%
2013	11.0%	13.0%	21.1%
2014	11.0%	13.1%	21.4%
2015	12.2%	13.3%	21.7%
2016	11.7%	13.5%	22.1%
2017	12.5%	13.8%	22.6%
2018	13.1%	14.0%	23.1%
2019	13.2%	14.3%	23.6%
2020	15.5%	14.6%	24.2%
2021	13.9%	14.9%	24.6%
2022	14.3%	15.9%	26.0%
2023	15.5%	16.8%	27.1%
2024	16.7%	17.4%	27.9%
2025	16.6%	18.0%	28.5%
2026	16.8%	18.1%	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 Ohé en Laak

				Largest group
6109 Ohé	16.8%	835	+2.5 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	875	780	95	85	15	0	0	0	5	0	45	0	35	5	0	0	10	95	5
1999	885	785	95	85	15	0	0	0	5	0	40	0	35	10	0	0	10	90	5
2000	880	780	100	90	10	0	0	0	5	0	45	0	40	5	0	0	5	95	5
2001	885	780	100	85	10	0	0	5	0	0	45	0	35	5	0	0	5	95	10
2002	900	790	110	95	5	0	0	0	0	5	50	0	35	10	0	0	0	100	10
2003	880	770	105	100	10	0	0	0	5	0	45	0	35	20	0	0	5	100	0
2004	875	775	95	90	10	0	0	0	5	0	45	0	40	5	0	0	5	95	5
2005	880	785	95	85	5	0	0	5	5	0	45	0	35	5	0	0	0	90	0
2006	880	795	90	85	5	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	35	10	0	5	0	90	0
2007	870	770	105	90	10	0	0	0	5	0	40	0	35	15	0	0	5	90	10
2008	870	765	105	85	20	5	0	0	5	0	45	0	35	5	0	0	10	95	10
2009	860	755	110	80	25	10	0	0	5	0	40	0	35	5	0	0	10	95	15
2010	845	740	105	75	25	10	0	0	5	0	45	0	30	0	5	0	5	90	15
2011	825	725	95	75	20	5	0	0	10	0	40	0	25	10	0	0	5	80	15
2012	830	730	100	85	15	5	0	0	10	0	40	0	25	20	0	0	0	90	10
2013	815	725	90	75	5	0	0	0	5	0	40	0	25	10	0	0	0	80	10
2014	820	730	90	85	5	0	0	5	5	0	45	0	20	20	0	0	0	85	5
2015	820	720	100	80	20	5	0	0	5	0	45	0	30	5	0	5	5	90	10
2016	810	715	95	80	20	5	0	0	5	0	35	5	30	10	0	5	5	85	10
2017	800	700	100	85	15	5	0	0	5	0	35	10	30	10	0	5	0	90	10
2018	800	695	105	85	15	0	0	0	5	0	40	5	25	15	0	10	0	90	10
2019	835	725	110	95	15	0	5	0	10	0	35	15	30	15	0	5	0	100	10
2020	840	710	130	110	20	0	0	0	10	0	40	20	25	25	0	5	5	120	10
2021	825	710	115	90	25	5	0	0	5	0	40	15	25	10	0	10	5	100	15
2022	840	715	120	95	25	5	0	0	15	0	35	15	25	20	0	5	5	100	10
2023	840	715	130	105	30	0	0	0	10	0	40	15	25	25	0	10	5	110	15
2024	840	705	140	105	30	5	0	0	10	0	40	15	25	25	0	10	5	–	–
2025	845	705	140	105	30	5	5	0	10	0	40	15	25	30	0	10	5	–	–
2026	835	695	140	105	35	5	5	0	10	0	40	15	20	30	0	10	5	–	–

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