City · Sittard-Geleen, Limburg

Papenhoven: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Papenhoven had 730 residents. 11.6% of them (85 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 (4.8%), Indonesia (1.4%) and Belgium (1.4%). 41.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 1.0 percentage points.

Residents: 730 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.6% 85 people
Born abroad: 41.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −1.0 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.4% 645
Migration background 11.6% 85

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

4.8% 35 people

Sittard-Geleen 4.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.4% 10 people

Sittard-Geleen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.4% 10 people

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

1.4% 10 people

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

1.4% 10 people

Sittard-Geleen 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.69% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.39% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.61% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Sittard-Geleen 0.94% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

41% 59%

Born abroad (first generation) 41.2% 35
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 58.8% 50

Men and women

Men: 385
Women: 345

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Papenhoven 11.6%

Higher than 44% 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

11.6%

Papenhoven
Sittard-Geleen
Netherlands

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Year	Papenhoven	Sittard-Geleen	Netherlands
1998	13.6%	21.2%	16.7%
1999	13.0%	21.3%	17.1%
2000	13.0%	21.4%	17.5%
2001	13.2%	21.4%	18.0%
2002	13.8%	21.5%	18.4%
2003	14.2%	21.5%	18.8%
2004	13.5%	21.5%	19.0%
2005	13.5%	21.5%	19.2%
2006	14.2%	21.5%	19.3%
2007	13.5%	21.2%	19.4%
2008	12.9%	21.3%	19.6%
2009	13.2%	21.3%	19.9%
2010	13.1%	21.2%	20.3%
2011	13.2%	21.2%	20.6%
2012	13.7%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	13.5%	21.2%	21.1%
2014	13.5%	21.2%	21.4%
2015	12.6%	21.3%	21.7%
2016	12.2%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	12.2%	21.8%	22.6%
2018	12.9%	21.9%	23.1%
2019	12.2%	22.2%	23.6%
2020	12.6%	22.4%	24.2%
2021	11.9%	22.5%	24.6%
2022	12.7%	23.3%	26.0%
2023	13.3%	24.1%	27.1%
2024	13.3%	25.0%	27.9%
2025	12.8%	25.4%	28.5%
2026	11.6%	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 Papenhoven

				Largest group
6124 Obbicht en Papenhoven	11.6%	730	−1.0 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	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	810	695	110	95	20	0	0	0	15	60	5	15	15	0	5	0	105	5
1999	810	700	105	85	20	0	0	0	10	55	5	20	5	0	10	0	100	10
2000	805	700	105	85	20	0	0	0	10	50	10	15	10	0	10	0	100	5
2001	795	690	105	90	20	0	0	0	15	50	5	20	15	0	5	0	105	10
2002	795	685	110	85	20	0	0	0	10	50	5	20	10	0	10	0	100	5
2003	775	660	110	90	20	0	5	0	15	50	5	20	15	0	5	0	100	5
2004	775	670	105	85	15	0	0	0	10	50	5	15	15	0	5	0	100	5
2005	775	670	105	85	20	5	0	0	10	50	5	20	10	0	5	0	95	5
2006	775	665	110	85	20	0	5	0	15	50	5	20	10	0	5	0	100	10
2007	775	670	105	85	20	0	0	0	10	50	10	20	5	0	10	0	95	10
2008	775	675	100	75	25	5	0	0	15	50	5	10	10	0	5	0	90	10
2009	760	660	100	80	20	0	0	0	10	50	0	15	15	0	10	0	90	10
2010	765	665	100	80	25	0	0	0	10	50	10	15	5	0	10	5	95	5
2011	760	660	100	80	20	0	5	0	10	50	5	10	15	0	10	0	90	10
2012	765	660	105	80	20	0	0	0	10	50	10	15	5	0	10	0	95	15
2013	775	665	105	80	25	0	0	0	10	50	5	15	10	0	15	0	95	15
2014	740	640	100	75	25	0	5	0	15	50	5	15	5	0	5	0	90	10
2015	755	660	95	75	20	0	0	0	15	45	5	10	15	0	5	0	85	5
2016	740	650	90	65	25	0	5	0	10	45	5	10	5	0	10	0	80	10
2017	735	645	90	60	30	0	0	0	15	40	0	10	10	5	10	0	75	10
2018	735	640	95	65	30	0	0	5	10	40	5	15	5	5	10	0	80	15
2019	740	650	90	65	25	0	5	0	15	35	5	10	15	0	5	5	80	15
2020	755	660	95	70	20	0	0	0	15	35	5	10	20	0	5	0	80	10
2021	755	665	90	65	25	0	0	0	15	35	5	10	15	5	5	0	85	10
2022	750	650	95	70	25	0	0	0	15	35	5	10	20	0	5	5	80	10
2023	750	650	100	70	25	0	5	0	15	35	0	10	20	5	10	0	80	15
2024	750	650	100	70	35	0	0	0	10	35	5	10	20	0	15	5	–	–
2025	740	645	95	65	30	0	0	0	10	35	0	10	15	0	15	5	–	–
2026	730	645	85	60	25	0	0	0	10	35	0	10	10	0	10	0	–	–

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