Municipality · Limburg

Municipality of Eijsden-Margraten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten had 26,350 residents. 17.2% of them (4,520 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Limburg (26.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (4.2%), other Europe (4.0%) and Germany (2.4%). 55.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 26,350 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.2% 4,520 people
Born abroad: 55.0% 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 82.9% 21,835
Migration background 17.2% 4,520

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

4.2% 1,095 people

Limburg 1.7% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.0% 1,055 people

Limburg 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.4% 640 people

Limburg 5.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.3% 600 people

Limburg 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.1% 295 people

Limburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.91% 240 people

Limburg 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.83% 220 people

Limburg 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.49% 130 people

Limburg 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.27% 70 people

Limburg 0.64% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.23% 60 people

Limburg 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.19% 50 people

Limburg 1.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.13% 35 people

Limburg 0.33% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.0% 2,485
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.9% 2,030

Men and women

Men: 13,190
Women: 13,155

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Eijsden-Margraten 17.2%

Higher than 44% of all municipalities 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

17.2%

Eijsden-Margraten
Limburg
Netherlands

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Year	Eijsden-Margraten	Limburg	Netherlands
1998	12.0%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	12.1%	19.2%	17.1%
2000	12.1%	19.3%	17.5%
2001	12.1%	19.4%	18.0%
2002	12.0%	19.6%	18.4%
2003	12.0%	19.6%	18.8%
2004	12.0%	19.7%	19.0%
2005	11.8%	19.6%	19.2%
2006	11.7%	19.6%	19.3%
2007	11.7%	19.5%	19.4%
2008	11.9%	19.6%	19.6%
2009	11.9%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	12.1%	19.8%	20.3%
2011	12.2%	20.0%	20.6%
2012	12.2%	20.3%	20.9%
2013	12.3%	20.5%	21.1%
2014	12.4%	20.7%	21.4%
2015	12.4%	20.9%	21.7%
2016	12.5%	21.1%	22.1%
2017	12.8%	21.5%	22.6%
2018	13.0%	21.8%	23.1%
2019	13.4%	22.1%	23.6%
2020	13.3%	22.5%	24.2%
2021	13.6%	22.7%	24.6%
2022	14.7%	23.8%	26.0%
2023	15.3%	24.7%	27.1%
2024	15.7%	25.4%	27.9%
2025	16.1%	26.0%	28.5%
2026	17.2%	26.6%	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).

Cities and villages in Eijsden-Margraten

				Largest group
Eijsden	16.7%	9,585	+0.7 pp	Belgium
Margraten	11.4%	3,940	+0.9 pp	Belgium
Cadier en Keer	27.4%	3,875	+9.1 pp	Other Europe
Gronsveld	17.0%	3,065	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
Sint Geertruid	13.1%	1,415	±0.0 pp	Belgium
Noorbeek	18.0%	1,165	+3.5 pp	Belgium
Banholt	14.1%	1,025	+0.4 pp	Belgium
Mheer	15.0%	835	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
Bemelen	19.3%	570	+4.5 pp	Other Europe
Eckelrade	14.4%	555	+0.3 pp	Belgium
Scheulder	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	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	25,680	22,600	3,085	2,400	680	25	30	30	355	20	720	70	1,240	380	50	105	70	2,815	265
1999	25,815	22,690	3,125	2,400	710	30	35	15	370	30	710	60	1,245	385	45	115	80	2,840	285
2000	25,910	22,770	3,140	2,430	705	35	25	20	340	25	725	75	1,220	410	45	130	85	2,840	290
2001	25,795	22,685	3,110	2,415	695	35	25	20	330	20	710	85	1,185	440	55	135	75	2,790	315
2002	25,705	22,605	3,090	2,390	690	20	20	30	320	25	700	65	1,180	445	55	150	75	2,750	320
2003	25,540	22,465	3,070	2,360	715	25	25	20	315	20	685	70	1,140	465	80	150	85	2,720	360
2004	25,410	22,355	3,055	2,315	720	10	20	15	310	25	695	60	1,135	430	75	190	75	2,670	355
2005	25,225	22,260	2,970	2,280	675	10	25	25	310	25	700	60	1,100	420	50	155	75	2,630	355
2006	25,240	22,275	2,960	2,235	730	25	30	25	295	20	690	60	1,100	390	65	180	90	2,580	385
2007	25,160	22,220	2,950	2,230	745	15	45	30	295	20	650	65	1,085	430	85	185	80	2,555	400
2008	25,040	22,050	2,975	2,195	745	15	45	35	300	25	650	65	1,110	375	70	180	80	2,545	410
2009	24,755	21,815	2,945	2,170	765	25	40	35	285	20	635	60	1,075	400	80	185	95	2,510	415
2010	24,820	21,850	2,995	2,205	805	30	50	35	290	30	645	60	1,070	430	75	210	95	2,535	460
2011	24,950	21,905	3,040	2,260	785	25	50	25	285	30	650	75	1,080	455	75	210	90	2,575	465
2012	24,980	21,955	3,050	2,240	810	20	45	30	275	40	665	75	1,045	455	110	205	90	2,565	470
2013	25,040	21,975	3,090	2,280	795	20	55	35	280	25	645	90	1,040	505	95	195	100	2,610	480
2014	24,975	21,870	3,105	2,285	825	15	45	30	285	35	640	95	1,045	505	105	200	110	2,610	490
2015	24,965	21,865	3,100	2,270	835	15	40	35	280	35	640	105	1,030	500	120	210	105	2,605	495
2016	25,130	21,995	3,135	2,275	860	25	35	40	270	35	650	100	1,035	495	115	240	105	2,610	520
2017	25,295	22,060	3,235	2,300	940	25	45	35	290	35	645	85	1,040	530	115	265	130	2,640	595
2018	25,570	22,255	3,315	2,300	1,010	25	45	30	285	40	630	90	1,040	540	120	345	120	2,650	660
2019	25,660	22,230	3,430	2,345	1,075	35	50	25	295	45	645	85	1,045	575	110	375	145	2,705	725
2020	25,770	22,330	3,440	2,360	1,080	45	45	20	290	40	650	95	1,040	575	120	385	135	2,715	715
2021	25,900	22,385	3,515	2,370	1,140	55	45	35	300	45	635	110	1,040	590	110	395	155	2,750	760
2022	25,865	22,055	3,795	2,555	1,250	55	50	35	305	65	640	120	1,155	610	145	430	175	2,745	810
2023	25,990	22,015	3,975	2,650	1,320	70	40	30	305	65	630	125	1,145	760	150	485	185	2,865	860
2024	26,025	21,930	4,095	2,680	1,415	65	45	35	310	65	630	135	1,150	785	190	520	185	–	–
2025	26,175	21,960	4,225	2,730	1,500	65	55	30	295	75	645	130	1,115	835	190	565	205	–	–
2026	26,350	21,835	4,520	2,940	1,590	60	50	35	295	70	640	130	1,095	1,055	240	600	220	–	–

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