City · Voerendaal, Limburg

Ransdaal: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ransdaal had 965 residents. 15.5% of them (150 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Voerendaal (16.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (4.1%), other Europe (4.1%) and other Asia (3.6%). 56.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 965 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.5% 150 people
Born abroad: 56.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.9 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% 16%

Dutch origin 85.0% 820
Migration background 15.5% 150

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

4.1% 40 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 4.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.1% 40 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 2.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.6% 35 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 2.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Belgium

1.6% 15 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 1.3% Netherlands 0.76%
Indonesia

1.0% 10 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.93% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.88% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.24% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.28% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.16% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.40% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Voerendaal 0.56% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.7% 85
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.3% 65

Men and women

Men: 490
Women: 475

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ransdaal 15.5%

Higher than 66% 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

15.5%

Ransdaal
Municipality of Voerendaal
Netherlands

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Year	Ransdaal	Municipality of Voerendaal	Netherlands
1998	9.9%	13.0%	16.7%
1999	10.2%	13.0%	17.1%
2000	10.3%	13.1%	17.5%
2001	10.3%	13.2%	18.0%
2002	9.9%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	9.6%	13.3%	18.8%
2004	9.7%	13.3%	19.0%
2005	10.2%	13.0%	19.2%
2006	10.8%	13.2%	19.3%
2007	10.6%	13.2%	19.4%
2008	8.9%	13.1%	19.6%
2009	9.8%	13.3%	19.9%
2010	9.8%	13.4%	20.3%
2011	8.9%	13.3%	20.6%
2012	9.5%	13.4%	20.9%
2013	10.2%	13.5%	21.1%
2014	10.1%	13.4%	21.4%
2015	10.1%	13.4%	21.7%
2016	10.0%	13.5%	22.1%
2017	9.7%	13.5%	22.6%
2018	11.8%	13.8%	23.1%
2019	12.2%	13.9%	23.6%
2020	13.2%	14.0%	24.2%
2021	12.7%	14.1%	24.6%
2022	13.6%	14.6%	26.0%
2023	15.2%	15.2%	27.1%
2024	15.4%	15.4%	27.9%
2025	16.0%	16.9%	28.5%
2026	15.5%	16.0%	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 Ransdaal

				Largest group
6311 Ransdaal	16.9%	800	+1.7 pp	Germany
6312 Ransdaal	9.1%	165	+3.0 pp	Belgium

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	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	1,015	910	100	100	5	0	0	5	5	70	0	15	15	0	0	0	105	0
1999	980	880	100	90	10	0	0	5	0	70	0	15	5	0	5	0	100	5
2000	970	870	100	90	5	0	0	5	0	70	5	10	5	0	0	0	100	0
2001	975	880	100	85	10	0	0	5	0	60	5	15	5	0	5	0	95	0
2002	955	860	95	85	10	0	0	5	0	60	0	15	10	0	5	0	95	0
2003	935	845	90	85	10	0	0	10	5	55	0	15	15	0	0	5	95	0
2004	925	830	90	80	5	0	0	5	0	55	0	15	10	0	0	0	85	5
2005	935	840	95	85	15	0	0	10	5	60	0	15	10	0	5	5	85	0
2006	930	835	100	90	20	0	0	10	5	60	5	15	10	0	5	5	90	0
2007	940	850	100	75	10	0	0	10	0	55	0	10	10	0	0	5	90	5
2008	950	860	85	85	5	0	0	5	0	55	0	15	15	0	0	0	90	0
2009	965	875	95	75	15	0	0	10	0	50	5	10	10	0	0	5	95	0
2010	970	870	95	85	10	0	0	10	0	60	5	10	10	0	0	0	95	0
2011	955	865	85	75	20	0	0	10	0	55	5	10	5	0	5	5	85	5
2012	950	865	90	70	10	0	0	15	5	55	5	5	5	0	0	0	85	10
2013	935	840	95	80	20	0	0	15	5	50	0	15	15	0	5	0	85	5
2014	940	845	95	75	15	0	0	5	0	50	5	15	5	0	10	0	90	5
2015	940	845	95	80	15	0	0	5	5	50	5	10	15	0	10	0	85	10
2016	950	855	95	80	10	0	0	10	5	50	0	10	20	0	5	0	85	10
2017	925	835	90	70	25	0	0	10	0	45	5	5	15	10	5	0	80	10
2018	935	825	110	75	35	5	0	5	0	50	5	5	15	0	25	0	80	30
2019	945	830	115	75	40	0	0	10	0	45	0	15	15	5	20	5	85	25
2020	950	825	125	75	45	0	0	10	5	40	5	10	20	5	25	0	90	35
2021	945	825	120	85	35	0	0	5	0	40	5	15	25	5	25	0	95	25
2022	955	825	130	85	45	0	0	5	0	50	5	10	25	5	25	0	95	30
2023	955	810	145	95	45	0	5	15	0	45	5	15	35	5	20	5	105	25
2024	975	815	150	105	50	0	0	10	0	40	10	15	40	5	30	5	–	–
2025	970	820	155	100	55	0	0	10	0	40	0	15	40	5	35	5	–	–
2026	965	820	150	95	55	0	0	10	0	40	0	15	40	5	35	5	–	–

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