Postcode · Broekhuizen (Horst aan de Maas), Limburg

Postcode 5872: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5872 in Broekhuizen (Horst aan de Maas) had 840 residents. 18.5% of them (155 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Horst aan de Maas (16.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (5.4%), other Europe (4.8%) and Germany (2.4%). 71.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.4 percentage points.

Residents: 840 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.5% 155 people
Born abroad: 71.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.4 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

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 82.1% 690
Migration background 18.5% 155

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5872. For comparison, the line marks Horst aan de Maas and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

5.4% 45 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.8% 40 people

Horst aan de Maas 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.4% 20 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 15 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.71% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 10 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.78% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 10 people

Horst aan de Maas 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.60% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.35% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.60% 5 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.59% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.16% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.15% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Horst aan de Maas 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

71% 29%

Born abroad (first generation) 71.0% 110
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 29.0% 45

Men and women

Men: 415
Women: 430

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5872 18.5%

Higher than 52% of all postcodes 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

18.5%

5872
Horst aan de Maas
Netherlands

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Year	5872	Horst aan de Maas	Netherlands
1998	3.8%	6.6%	16.7%
1999	4.4%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	4.4%	7.0%	17.5%
2001	5.0%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	4.5%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	5.1%	7.4%	18.8%
2004	4.4%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	4.6%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	4.6%	7.4%	19.3%
2007	5.7%	7.6%	19.4%
2008	6.4%	7.7%	19.6%
2009	6.7%	8.0%	19.9%
2010	6.7%	8.2%	20.3%
2011	7.3%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	6.6%	9.0%	20.9%
2013	7.8%	9.0%	21.1%
2014	7.1%	9.4%	21.4%
2015	7.7%	9.5%	21.7%
2016	8.5%	10.0%	22.1%
2017	9.0%	10.9%	22.6%
2018	10.1%	11.3%	23.1%
2019	10.3%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	9.8%	12.1%	24.2%
2021	11.7%	12.3%	24.6%
2022	13.1%	13.3%	26.0%
2023	15.5%	14.6%	27.1%
2024	16.6%	15.3%	27.9%
2025	17.1%	15.8%	28.5%
2026	18.5%	16.7%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
5944 Arcen	19.6%	2,910	+1.5 pp	Germany
5962 Melderslo	11.2%	2,230	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
5973 Lottum	13.0%	2,070	+3.0 pp	Poland
5871 Broekhuizenvorst	34.4%	1,350	+17.8 pp	Other Asia
5866 Swolgen	9.5%	1,260	+0.2 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	790	760	30	30	5	0	0	5	0	25	0	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
1999	795	765	35	30	5	0	0	0	0	30	0	5	0	0	5	0	35	0
2000	800	765	35	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	0
2001	795	760	40	35	5	0	0	5	0	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	35	5
2002	785	750	35	30	5	0	0	0	0	30	0	5	0	0	5	0	35	0
2003	785	750	40	35	5	0	0	10	0	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	35	5
2004	790	755	35	35	5	0	0	5	5	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	35	0
2005	760	725	35	30	10	0	0	5	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	5	35	0
2006	765	725	35	30	5	0	0	5	0	25	0	0	5	0	0	0	40	0
2007	785	740	45	35	5	0	0	10	0	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	45	0
2008	780	735	50	40	15	0	0	5	0	35	0	0	5	0	5	5	50	5
2009	750	700	50	40	5	0	0	5	0	30	0	0	10	0	0	0	50	0
2010	745	695	50	40	15	0	0	5	0	30	5	0	5	0	5	5	50	0
2011	750	700	55	40	10	0	0	10	0	30	0	0	10	0	0	0	50	0
2012	755	705	50	35	10	0	0	10	0	30	5	0	0	0	0	0	50	0
2013	765	700	60	45	20	0	0	5	0	25	15	0	5	0	10	5	55	5
2014	780	725	55	40	15	0	0	5	5	25	15	0	0	0	5	0	50	5
2015	775	715	60	45	15	0	5	5	0	25	15	0	5	0	5	0	55	5
2016	765	700	65	50	15	0	0	10	0	25	15	0	10	0	0	5	60	5
2017	780	710	70	50	20	0	0	5	0	25	20	0	5	0	5	10	60	5
2018	790	710	80	50	25	0	5	10	0	20	25	0	5	5	0	5	65	15
2019	775	695	80	55	20	0	0	0	5	20	30	0	5	0	5	10	60	15
2020	765	690	75	60	15	0	0	0	0	20	30	0	10	0	5	10	60	10
2021	770	680	90	70	20	0	0	5	0	20	35	0	15	0	0	15	75	15
2022	765	665	100	75	25	0	5	5	5	20	40	0	10	0	5	10	80	15
2023	805	680	125	90	40	5	0	5	0	25	40	5	20	5	5	15	95	25
2024	815	685	135	95	40	0	0	5	0	15	50	0	25	10	5	15	–	–
2025	820	685	140	95	45	0	0	5	0	20	45	0	30	10	10	15	–	–
2026	840	690	155	105	50	5	0	5	0	20	45	0	40	10	10	15	–	–

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