City · Beekdaelen, Limburg

Schinnen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Schinnen had 2,720 residents. 17.6% of them (480 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 Beekdaelen (17.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (5.1%), other Asia (3.3%) and other Europe (2.8%). 45.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 2,720 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.6% 480 people
Born abroad: 45.8% 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

82% 18%

Dutch origin 82.4% 2,240
Migration background 17.6% 480

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

5.1% 140 people

Beekdaelen 5.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.3% 90 people

Beekdaelen 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 75 people

Beekdaelen 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.8% 50 people

Beekdaelen 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 35 people

Beekdaelen 0.84% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

1.1% 30 people

Beekdaelen 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.55% 15 people

Beekdaelen 0.47% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.55% 15 people

Beekdaelen 0.75% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.55% 15 people

Beekdaelen 0.82% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.37% 10 people

Beekdaelen 0.36% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.37% 10 people

Beekdaelen 0.36% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Beekdaelen 0.18% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

46% 55%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.8% 220
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 55.2% 265

Men and women

Men: 1,360
Women: 1,365

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Schinnen 17.6%

Higher than 74% 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

17.6%

Schinnen
Beekdaelen
Netherlands

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Year	Schinnen	Beekdaelen	Netherlands
1998	14.3%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	15.1%	16.9%	17.1%
2000	14.7%	17.0%	17.5%
2001	14.4%	17.2%	18.0%
2002	14.0%	17.0%	18.4%
2003	14.3%	16.8%	18.8%
2004	14.4%	16.2%	19.0%
2005	14.2%	16.2%	19.2%
2006	14.5%	16.0%	19.3%
2007	14.4%	16.0%	19.4%
2008	14.2%	15.9%	19.6%
2009	14.7%	15.8%	19.9%
2010	15.0%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	15.0%	15.9%	20.6%
2012	15.1%	15.7%	20.9%
2013	15.0%	15.2%	21.1%
2014	15.9%	15.2%	21.4%
2015	15.5%	15.6%	21.7%
2016	15.2%	15.5%	22.1%
2017	15.5%	15.7%	22.6%
2018	15.8%	15.6%	23.1%
2019	14.8%	15.3%	23.6%
2020	15.2%	15.7%	24.2%
2021	15.4%	15.9%	24.6%
2022	15.9%	16.4%	26.0%
2023	16.2%	16.6%	27.1%
2024	17.0%	17.0%	27.9%
2025	17.1%	17.3%	28.5%
2026	17.6%	17.7%	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 Schinnen

				Largest group
6365 Nagelbeek-Hegge	17.6%	2,720	+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	2,975	2,555	425	350	75	0	0	0	35	0	255	5	35	55	10	10	20	400	25
1999	2,955	2,515	445	340	95	0	0	0	35	0	250	10	35	45	5	30	25	395	50
2000	2,955	2,525	435	340	100	0	5	5	35	0	240	10	35	55	5	35	15	380	55
2001	2,920	2,500	420	320	95	0	0	0	40	0	235	10	35	40	10	25	20	365	50
2002	2,925	2,510	410	315	95	0	0	0	40	0	230	10	40	35	5	30	20	360	45
2003	2,875	2,470	410	310	100	5	0	0	35	0	220	10	45	35	10	35	15	350	55
2004	2,875	2,465	415	310	100	5	5	0	40	5	230	10	40	30	10	30	5	360	55
2005	2,880	2,470	410	300	105	5	5	0	40	0	225	10	40	25	15	30	10	355	60
2006	2,855	2,440	415	305	105	5	5	0	40	5	220	10	40	35	20	25	5	355	60
2007	2,820	2,410	405	305	110	5	0	0	40	0	220	10	35	40	25	25	15	355	50
2008	2,780	2,380	395	295	100	5	5	0	40	5	215	5	40	35	20	25	0	345	55
2009	2,890	2,470	425	325	100	5	10	0	40	0	230	10	45	40	15	25	5	370	55
2010	2,895	2,460	435	320	115	0	5	0	45	5	225	10	35	50	20	35	5	375	60
2011	2,860	2,425	430	310	125	0	15	0	45	0	215	15	40	40	15	40	10	365	70
2012	2,815	2,390	425	305	125	5	10	0	45	0	205	10	40	50	20	40	5	360	65
2013	2,800	2,380	420	305	115	0	10	5	45	0	205	10	35	55	15	35	5	350	70
2014	2,775	2,335	440	310	130	5	10	0	45	0	210	5	35	60	25	40	5	355	80
2015	2,745	2,320	425	295	130	0	10	0	40	0	190	10	35	60	30	45	5	340	85
2016	2,760	2,340	420	295	130	0	0	5	45	0	185	5	35	70	30	45	5	340	80
2017	2,715	2,295	420	285	140	0	5	5	45	0	180	10	30	65	30	45	10	335	90
2018	2,695	2,270	425	270	150	5	5	0	40	5	170	10	30	60	30	55	10	325	100
2019	2,670	2,275	395	260	135	5	5	0	40	0	165	15	25	55	25	45	15	315	85
2020	2,660	2,255	405	270	135	0	5	0	45	5	160	15	25	70	25	45	10	315	90
2021	2,730	2,310	420	260	155	5	10	0	50	0	155	10	25	70	30	50	10	310	105
2022	2,710	2,280	430	250	180	5	15	0	50	0	160	10	30	55	30	65	15	315	105
2023	2,715	2,275	440	260	180	0	15	0	50	0	150	10	30	70	35	65	15	320	100
2024	2,705	2,250	460	255	200	5	15	0	50	5	145	10	30	70	35	80	10	–	–
2025	2,715	2,250	465	255	210	5	15	0	45	5	145	10	30	70	35	90	15	–	–
2026	2,720	2,240	480	260	225	10	15	0	50	10	140	15	30	75	35	90	15	–	–

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