Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5915: Neighbourhood Oost-Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5915 in Venlo (Oost-Zuid) had 5,950 residents. 36.2% of them (2,155 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Venlo (37.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (7.5%), Germany (6.4%) and other Europe (5.0%). 59.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.7 percentage points.

Residents: 5,950 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.2% 2,155 people
Born abroad: 59.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.7 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

64% 36%

Dutch origin 63.8% 3,795
Migration background 36.2% 2,155

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5915. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.5% 445 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

6.4% 380 people

Venlo 5.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.0% 300 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

4.2% 250 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

3.6% 215 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

3.4% 200 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

1.9% 115 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 75 people

Venlo 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.92% 55 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.76% 45 people

Venlo 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.76% 45 people

Venlo 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.50% 30 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.4% 1,280
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.6% 875

Men and women

Men: 2,985
Women: 2,965

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5915 36.2%

Higher than 82% 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

36.2%

5915
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5915	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	26.9%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	27.1%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	26.4%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	26.6%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	27.4%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	27.7%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	28.3%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	28.6%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	28.8%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	28.5%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	27.9%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	28.2%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	28.3%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	28.3%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	28.6%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	29.2%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	29.4%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	29.8%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	30.2%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	30.5%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	30.1%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	30.9%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	31.9%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	32.2%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	32.5%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	33.2%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	35.1%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	35.6%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	36.2%	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
5912 Zuid	43.0%	10,420	+4.4 pp	Turkey
5913 Oost-Noord	21.3%	9,850	+1.2 pp	Germany
5932 Op de Hei	44.1%	5,455	+4.1 pp	Poland
5916 Het Ven	16.4%	2,495	+0.9 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	5,835	4,265	1,570	745	835	285	185	30	180	25	580	30	45	90	20	90	20	935	635
1999	5,790	4,220	1,570	750	825	255	195	30	185	25	580	45	40	85	25	95	15	955	615
2000	5,710	4,200	1,510	725	780	235	180	25	165	30	565	35	35	90	20	105	20	905	610
2001	5,605	4,115	1,490	735	750	230	170	25	175	25	570	35	35	95	15	95	15	920	570
2002	5,650	4,105	1,550	780	770	230	180	40	160	20	600	35	30	115	25	90	25	955	600
2003	5,600	4,050	1,550	760	790	215	190	35	160	20	560	45	30	125	45	90	35	930	620
2004	5,675	4,070	1,605	770	825	230	180	40	170	20	560	45	35	130	55	105	25	950	650
2005	5,665	4,045	1,620	785	835	240	180	35	165	30	545	45	40	155	45	115	25	960	660
2006	5,675	4,045	1,635	795	840	245	190	35	165	20	550	45	40	160	50	110	25	975	660
2007	5,675	4,055	1,615	780	830	245	190	40	160	20	535	45	35	165	40	115	20	955	660
2008	5,610	4,050	1,565	760	805	245	165	40	160	15	505	40	35	180	40	115	25	930	635
2009	5,620	4,035	1,585	765	825	255	160	35	155	20	505	40	40	180	35	130	35	935	650
2010	5,610	4,025	1,585	760	830	260	155	40	155	25	480	50	40	190	40	130	25	925	660
2011	5,660	4,065	1,600	750	850	270	165	35	150	25	475	50	35	190	40	135	30	915	685
2012	5,635	4,025	1,610	750	865	260	170	40	150	30	465	65	30	190	55	135	25	915	700
2013	5,600	3,970	1,635	780	855	255	175	40	145	25	470	80	30	200	55	130	30	950	685
2014	5,605	3,955	1,650	780	875	265	155	35	150	30	450	95	30	205	70	140	30	955	700
2015	5,560	3,905	1,655	775	880	250	165	35	145	25	435	100	30	210	55	170	35	940	715
2016	5,530	3,860	1,670	785	890	240	165	35	140	30	430	120	35	200	65	180	35	945	730
2017	5,480	3,810	1,670	785	890	225	165	35	140	20	415	125	30	215	55	215	35	945	730
2018	5,475	3,825	1,650	775	880	220	155	35	140	25	420	125	30	200	60	215	30	935	720
2019	5,510	3,810	1,700	790	910	225	160	35	130	30	405	140	35	210	65	235	30	940	760
2020	5,555	3,785	1,770	815	955	220	170	35	135	25	405	150	40	220	70	260	40	970	800
2021	5,645	3,830	1,815	845	975	205	185	40	125	25	410	155	40	240	80	280	35	990	830
2022	5,905	3,985	1,920	865	1,055	190	180	45	125	35	420	180	50	220	85	330	55	1,025	865
2023	5,940	3,965	1,975	910	1,065	195	190	50	125	40	410	190	50	255	85	330	55	1,060	885
2024	6,005	3,895	2,110	980	1,130	210	205	40	125	40	415	230	45	295	80	375	60	–	–
2025	6,005	3,870	2,135	990	1,145	215	190	45	115	35	400	235	40	315	85	400	60	–	–
2026	5,950	3,795	2,155	980	1,175	215	200	45	115	30	380	250	45	300	75	445	55	–	–

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