City · Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg

Scheulder: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Scheulder had 320 residents. 9.4% of them (30 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (17.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (3.1%), Poland (1.6%) and Belgium (1.6%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 320 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.4% 30 people
Born abroad: 66.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −1.6 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.1% 285
Migration background 9.4% 30

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Scheulder. For comparison, the line marks Eijsden-Margraten and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

3.1% 10 people

Eijsden-Margraten 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.6% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.49% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

1.6% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 4.2% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.6% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.6% 5 people

Eijsden-Margraten 2.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.19% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.13% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.27% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.91% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Eijsden-Margraten 0.83% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

67% 33%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 20
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 10

Men and women

Men: 165
Women: 150

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

9.4%

Scheulder
Eijsden-Margraten
Netherlands

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Year	Scheulder	Eijsden-Margraten	Netherlands
1998	9.3%	12.0%	16.7%
1999	9.3%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	11.0%	12.1%	17.5%
2001	11.0%	12.1%	18.0%
2002	9.7%	12.0%	18.4%
2003	8.6%	12.0%	18.8%
2004	10.0%	12.0%	19.0%
2005	8.7%	11.8%	19.2%
2006	8.8%	11.7%	19.3%
2007	8.5%	11.7%	19.4%
2008	8.6%	11.9%	19.6%
2009	8.8%	11.9%	19.9%
2010	8.8%	12.1%	20.3%
2011	7.6%	12.2%	20.6%
2012	9.2%	12.2%	20.9%
2013	9.1%	12.3%	21.1%
2014	7.8%	12.4%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	12.4%	21.7%
2016	9.4%	12.5%	22.1%
2017	9.2%	12.8%	22.6%
2018	9.1%	13.0%	23.1%
2019	10.6%	13.4%	23.6%
2020	10.8%	13.3%	24.2%
2021	10.9%	13.6%	24.6%
2022	10.9%	14.7%	26.0%
2023	10.6%	15.3%	27.1%
2024	10.8%	15.7%	27.9%
2025	9.5%	16.1%	28.5%
2026	9.4%	17.2%	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 Scheulder

				Largest group
6307 Margraten	9.4%	320	−1.6 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	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	375	340	35	30	0	0	0	20	5	10	0	0	0	0	35	0
1999	375	335	35	35	0	0	5	20	5	10	0	0	0	0	35	0
2000	365	330	40	35	0	0	0	20	5	10	0	0	0	0	35	0
2001	365	325	40	30	5	0	5	20	5	10	0	0	0	0	35	0
2002	360	320	35	35	0	0	5	20	5	5	5	0	0	0	35	0
2003	350	320	30	30	0	0	5	20	5	5	0	0	0	0	30	0
2004	350	320	35	25	5	0	0	20	5	5	0	0	5	0	30	0
2005	345	315	30	30	0	0	0	15	5	10	0	0	0	0	30	0
2006	340	310	30	30	5	0	0	20	5	5	0	0	5	0	30	0
2007	355	325	30	30	0	0	5	15	5	10	0	0	0	0	30	0
2008	350	320	30	25	5	0	5	15	0	10	0	0	0	0	25	0
2009	340	310	30	25	0	0	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	0	30	0
2010	340	315	30	25	5	0	5	15	0	5	5	0	0	0	30	0
2011	330	300	25	20	10	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	5	25	0
2012	325	300	30	20	5	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	25	0
2013	330	300	30	25	5	0	5	15	0	5	5	0	0	0	30	0
2014	320	295	25	20	5	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	25	0
2015	330	295	35	25	10	0	0	15	5	10	0	0	5	5	30	0
2016	320	290	30	30	0	0	0	15	5	5	5	0	0	0	25	0
2017	325	295	30	30	0	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	0	0	25	0
2018	330	300	30	25	5	0	0	15	5	5	0	0	0	5	30	0
2019	330	295	35	30	5	0	0	15	5	5	5	0	5	0	30	5
2020	325	290	35	30	5	5	0	15	0	10	5	0	0	0	30	5
2021	320	285	35	25	5	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	0	25	5
2022	320	285	35	30	5	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	5	0	25	5
2023	330	295	35	25	5	0	0	10	5	5	5	5	5	5	25	5
2024	325	290	35	30	10	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	5	0	–	–
2025	315	285	30	25	5	0	0	10	5	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2026	320	285	30	25	5	0	0	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	–	–

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