Municipality · Limburg

Municipality of Maasgouw: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Maasgouw had 24,375 residents. 18.1% of them (4,420 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 Germany (4.0%), other Europe (3.7%) and Belgium (2.9%). 52.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Residents: 24,375 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.1% 4,420 people
Born abroad: 52.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.2 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 81.9% 19,955
Migration background 18.1% 4,420

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

4.0% 975 people

Limburg 5.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.7% 905 people

Limburg 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Belgium

2.9% 700 people

Limburg 1.7% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 635 people

Limburg 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.3% 305 people

Limburg 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.0% 250 people

Limburg 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.82% 200 people

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

0.47% 115 people

Limburg 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.45% 110 people

Limburg 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.35% 85 people

Limburg 1.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.29% 70 people

Limburg 0.64% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.27% 65 people

Limburg 0.33% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.4% 2,315
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.7% 2,110

Men and women

Men: 12,265
Women: 12,110

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Maasgouw 18.1%

Higher than 51% 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

18.1%

Maasgouw
Limburg
Netherlands

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Year	Maasgouw	Limburg	Netherlands
1998	12.3%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	12.3%	19.2%	17.1%
2000	12.4%	19.3%	17.5%
2001	12.4%	19.4%	18.0%
2002	12.6%	19.6%	18.4%
2003	12.5%	19.6%	18.8%
2004	12.8%	19.7%	19.0%
2005	12.8%	19.6%	19.2%
2006	12.9%	19.6%	19.3%
2007	12.8%	19.5%	19.4%
2008	12.8%	19.6%	19.6%
2009	13.0%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	12.9%	19.8%	20.3%
2011	13.0%	20.0%	20.6%
2012	13.0%	20.3%	20.9%
2013	13.0%	20.5%	21.1%
2014	13.1%	20.7%	21.4%
2015	13.3%	20.9%	21.7%
2016	13.5%	21.1%	22.1%
2017	13.8%	21.5%	22.6%
2018	14.0%	21.8%	23.1%
2019	14.3%	22.1%	23.6%
2020	14.6%	22.5%	24.2%
2021	14.9%	22.7%	24.6%
2022	15.9%	23.8%	26.0%
2023	16.8%	24.7%	27.1%
2024	17.4%	25.4%	27.9%
2025	18.0%	26.0%	28.5%
2026	18.1%	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 Maasgouw

				Largest group
Maasbracht	20.7%	6,950	+1.5 pp	Germany
Heel	16.6%	4,555	+2.2 pp	Other Europe
Linne	17.6%	3,925	+3.0 pp	Germany
Thorn	18.3%	2,465	+1.5 pp	Belgium
Wessem	16.4%	1,980	+3.0 pp	Germany
Beegden	13.3%	1,885	−0.4 pp	Germany
Stevensweert	20.8%	1,780	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
Ohé en Laak	16.8%	835	+2.5 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	24,685	21,670	3,030	2,520	500	5	10	10	230	15	1,370	45	875	230	80	85	65	2,785	240
1999	24,620	21,580	3,040	2,495	540	15	20	20	230	10	1,340	60	840	255	65	125	55	2,775	275
2000	24,580	21,550	3,040	2,500	530	15	10	10	245	20	1,325	55	855	265	85	110	40	2,770	265
2001	24,580	21,540	3,040	2,470	565	15	15	30	250	20	1,315	35	830	290	100	110	25	2,745	305
2002	24,605	21,505	3,110	2,495	620	20	25	10	230	15	1,300	50	830	315	80	170	70	2,750	350
2003	24,635	21,555	3,085	2,480	615	20	10	20	235	20	1,280	45	810	345	65	195	50	2,730	350
2004	24,575	21,425	3,140	2,485	650	25	20	15	240	25	1,265	55	815	350	60	205	65	2,755	380
2005	24,575	21,430	3,155	2,490	655	25	20	30	250	20	1,250	60	810	370	70	200	45	2,770	395
2006	24,430	21,290	3,150	2,495	655	20	25	20	235	20	1,230	65	800	400	60	205	70	2,760	390
2007	24,400	21,310	3,115	2,465	640	20	30	20	240	30	1,215	70	795	385	60	185	55	2,740	385
2008	24,425	21,290	3,125	2,455	690	30	30	30	235	20	1,200	70	805	380	70	195	85	2,720	405
2009	24,280	21,130	3,155	2,455	690	45	15	20	240	25	1,180	80	795	400	75	180	90	2,720	430
2010	24,090	20,965	3,110	2,430	690	40	30	20	220	25	1,170	85	785	390	70	205	80	2,690	455
2011	24,015	20,890	3,120	2,410	700	50	30	30	220	25	1,145	90	770	405	90	190	65	2,665	465
2012	23,845	20,745	3,095	2,400	695	45	35	30	230	30	1,120	90	755	435	80	190	60	2,645	455
2013	23,770	20,680	3,100	2,385	705	25	45	35	215	20	1,095	90	740	460	80	215	70	2,620	475
2014	23,665	20,555	3,110	2,395	715	25	35	25	210	30	1,090	130	735	440	105	220	70	2,630	480
2015	23,715	20,550	3,165	2,420	740	25	45	25	220	25	1,095	125	730	470	90	235	75	2,660	505
2016	23,705	20,510	3,195	2,395	810	50	35	25	235	30	1,080	130	720	465	115	250	70	2,645	555
2017	23,715	20,450	3,265	2,400	870	45	45	25	230	25	1,065	160	695	480	120	300	80	2,660	605
2018	23,655	20,355	3,300	2,400	910	40	50	25	230	25	1,045	175	695	485	130	320	90	2,650	635
2019	23,685	20,305	3,380	2,435	945	30	40	45	235	30	1,010	215	695	515	150	345	75	2,685	695
2020	23,930	20,430	3,500	2,500	1,010	40	50	30	235	35	1,025	225	695	555	165	365	90	2,770	725
2021	23,930	20,375	3,555	2,500	1,050	60	55	35	235	45	1,000	265	670	565	170	360	90	2,780	770
2022	24,010	20,170	3,825	2,590	1,235	70	60	55	265	65	1,035	275	735	555	185	445	115	2,795	850
2023	24,310	20,220	4,075	2,735	1,330	85	70	50	245	60	1,040	300	735	675	190	510	105	2,935	940
2024	24,405	20,170	4,240	2,835	1,405	95	65	55	255	60	1,015	290	740	790	185	560	130	–	–
2025	24,500	20,090	4,410	2,925	1,470	95	80	70	260	60	1,005	310	735	885	190	600	125	–	–
2026	24,375	19,955	4,420	2,880	1,540	110	85	65	250	70	975	305	700	905	200	635	115	–	–

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