Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5914: Neighbourhood Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5914 in Venlo (Noord) had 7,770 residents. 39.0% of them (3,030 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Venlo (37.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.6%), other Europe (6.2%) and Germany (5.9%). 60.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 7,770 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 39.0% 3,030 people
Born abroad: 60.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

61% 39%

Dutch origin 60.9% 4,735
Migration background 39.0% 3,030

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5914. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.6% 510 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.2% 480 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

5.9% 460 people

Venlo 5.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

5.4% 420 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

4.3% 335 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

3.4% 265 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.4% 185 people

Venlo 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 140 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 80 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.77% 60 people

Venlo 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.71% 55 people

Venlo 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.51% 40 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.6% 1,835
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.4% 1,195

Men and women

Men: 3,860
Women: 3,905

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5914 39.0%

Higher than 85% 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

39.0%

5914
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5914	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	27.5%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	27.7%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	28.3%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	28.7%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	28.8%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	29.4%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	29.6%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	29.5%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	29.7%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	29.9%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	29.7%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	29.9%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	30.3%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	30.7%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	30.3%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	30.9%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	30.6%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	30.9%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	31.1%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	32.8%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	33.8%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	34.2%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	34.7%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	35.2%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	36.3%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	36.7%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	37.3%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	38.5%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	39.0%	37.1%	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
5913 Oost-Noord	21.3%	9,850	+1.2 pp	Germany
5941 Oost, West	18.1%	5,640	+1.8 pp	Germany
5911 Centrum	39.8%	5,250	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
5916 Het Ven	16.4%	2,495	+0.9 pp	Germany
5928 Trade-Port	56.5%	1,355	+37.3 pp	Other Europe

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	8,200	5,945	2,255	1,075	1,185	480	315	35	160	10	825	15	75	160	70	80	35	1,255	1,000
1999	8,115	5,870	2,250	1,065	1,180	465	315	40	155	10	805	20	70	170	70	90	35	1,250	1,000
2000	8,015	5,740	2,270	1,050	1,225	455	315	40	155	10	800	15	75	160	75	140	35	1,230	1,040
2001	7,950	5,665	2,280	1,060	1,215	430	350	35	150	10	805	25	65	165	65	150	25	1,230	1,045
2002	7,950	5,660	2,290	1,045	1,245	440	345	40	160	10	770	40	65	170	70	155	25	1,230	1,065
2003	7,835	5,530	2,305	1,035	1,285	460	355	50	165	15	760	40	60	175	60	155	25	1,220	1,085
2004	7,800	5,495	2,305	1,005	1,295	460	350	45	170	15	735	35	60	175	70	155	30	1,200	1,105
2005	7,810	5,505	2,305	1,010	1,300	450	350	45	180	20	725	45	60	180	75	140	40	1,205	1,095
2006	7,765	5,455	2,305	975	1,330	495	330	40	175	15	685	50	70	170	75	160	40	1,175	1,135
2007	7,795	5,465	2,330	960	1,370	510	335	40	170	15	670	50	70	170	75	175	50	1,155	1,175
2008	7,705	5,420	2,290	975	1,315	495	325	40	170	25	660	65	70	180	55	160	45	1,160	1,130
2009	7,690	5,390	2,300	995	1,305	500	320	40	170	25	640	75	60	220	55	150	45	1,180	1,120
2010	7,665	5,350	2,320	995	1,325	500	315	45	165	20	635	80	60	220	65	170	45	1,190	1,130
2011	7,620	5,285	2,340	1,015	1,330	505	315	40	165	20	615	95	65	240	65	165	55	1,205	1,135
2012	7,535	5,250	2,280	1,000	1,285	495	300	35	165	25	585	100	65	250	65	155	45	1,190	1,095
2013	7,535	5,210	2,325	1,010	1,315	505	295	45	160	25	565	125	65	255	75	170	40	1,205	1,120
2014	7,470	5,185	2,285	1,010	1,275	470	295	30	160	25	560	130	65	255	75	180	40	1,185	1,100
2015	7,465	5,155	2,310	1,000	1,310	485	280	35	150	20	560	130	55	255	85	200	55	1,180	1,130
2016	7,500	5,165	2,335	1,000	1,330	475	270	35	150	30	540	145	50	265	90	240	40	1,175	1,160
2017	7,600	5,105	2,495	1,090	1,405	470	265	45	140	25	545	195	55	295	120	300	40	1,245	1,250
2018	7,750	5,130	2,620	1,180	1,440	475	245	45	135	25	550	240	60	330	135	330	50	1,340	1,280
2019	7,755	5,100	2,655	1,235	1,425	450	240	50	135	20	540	275	55	365	135	335	60	1,385	1,275
2020	7,730	5,045	2,685	1,250	1,435	450	245	45	130	25	520	315	55	360	145	335	60	1,405	1,280
2021	7,690	4,980	2,710	1,250	1,460	445	245	40	135	30	500	315	55	380	160	350	55	1,410	1,305
2022	7,675	4,890	2,785	1,275	1,515	430	245	45	135	35	500	350	60	365	155	390	70	1,430	1,320
2023	7,745	4,905	2,840	1,295	1,540	430	235	45	150	30	485	345	60	410	150	430	70	1,465	1,340
2024	7,785	4,880	2,900	1,310	1,590	430	250	50	150	30	490	335	60	425	165	450	65	–	–
2025	7,805	4,800	3,005	1,335	1,670	425	260	55	155	35	475	340	60	465	175	495	75	–	–
2026	7,770	4,735	3,030	1,335	1,695	420	265	55	140	40	460	335	60	480	185	510	80	–	–

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