Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5916: Neighbourhood Het Ven

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5916 in Venlo (Het Ven) had 2,495 residents. 16.4% of them (410 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Venlo (37.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (6.0%), other Europe (2.2%) and Indonesia (1.8%). 51.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.9 percentage points.

Residents: 2,495 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.4% 410 people
Born abroad: 51.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.9 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

83% 16%

Dutch origin 83.4% 2,080
Migration background 16.4% 410

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5916. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

6.0% 150 people

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

2.2% 55 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.8% 45 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.8% 45 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.8% 45 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

1.0% 25 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.80% 20 people

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

0.60% 15 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.40% 10 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.40% 10 people

Venlo 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.2% 210
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.8% 200

Men and women

Men: 1,250
Women: 1,240

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5916 16.4%

Higher than 46% 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

16.4%

5916
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5916	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	14.3%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	14.5%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	14.5%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	18.5%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	23.1%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	25.0%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	26.9%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	25.9%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	26.2%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	26.8%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	25.6%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	20.6%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	24.6%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	22.2%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	22.6%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	23.9%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	26.0%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	28.1%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	15.5%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	21.6%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	14.5%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	14.6%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	14.9%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	15.2%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	15.6%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	15.7%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	16.1%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	16.0%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	16.4%	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
5914 Noord	39.0%	7,770	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
5915 Oost-Zuid	36.2%	5,950	+3.7 pp	Other Asia
5941 Oost, West	18.1%	5,640	+1.8 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	2,415	2,075	345	260	85	0	0	0	50	0	215	0	10	35	5	15	15	315	30
1999	2,385	2,045	345	245	105	5	0	0	55	5	210	5	10	20	10	20	10	310	35
2000	2,380	2,040	345	250	100	5	0	0	55	5	205	5	10	30	10	15	10	310	35
2001	2,535	2,065	470	295	175	10	0	0	55	5	200	5	10	80	20	75	10	355	120
2002	2,705	2,075	625	370	255	30	0	0	55	5	205	5	10	150	40	115	10	435	200
2003	2,760	2,070	690	400	290	30	0	0	55	5	215	5	15	165	60	125	15	460	230
2004	2,880	2,110	775	460	310	30	0	0	55	5	225	0	10	225	65	150	5	525	250
2005	2,920	2,165	755	450	310	25	5	0	45	5	220	5	10	215	45	175	10	500	250
2006	2,960	2,190	775	440	330	30	0	0	50	5	225	10	10	195	70	160	15	495	280
2007	3,005	2,205	805	450	350	35	0	5	50	5	225	10	10	205	75	170	10	505	300
2008	2,965	2,200	760	410	355	35	0	0	45	5	220	10	5	175	80	170	20	465	300
2009	2,765	2,195	570	300	265	15	0	5	45	5	210	10	10	70	80	110	5	355	210
2010	2,945	2,215	725	300	435	0	0	0	55	5	200	15	10	75	170	190	15	355	370
2011	2,835	2,205	630	285	355	5	0	0	50	5	195	10	10	70	145	135	15	345	290
2012	2,810	2,180	635	295	335	5	0	5	50	0	195	10	10	80	120	145	10	350	280
2013	2,850	2,170	680	320	365	5	0	0	50	0	190	10	10	110	95	205	10	370	315
2014	2,890	2,140	750	315	430	5	5	0	45	5	190	10	10	105	145	220	5	360	385
2015	2,950	2,120	830	305	525	5	0	5	50	5	180	10	5	110	155	305	0	355	480
2016	2,490	2,105	385	245	145	0	0	5	45	0	180	20	10	35	15	75	5	295	95
2017	2,690	2,110	580	265	315	5	0	0	45	5	185	25	5	50	30	225	5	315	265
2018	2,485	2,125	360	255	105	5	5	5	45	0	180	25	5	45	5	30	10	305	55
2019	2,500	2,135	365	250	115	10	5	0	50	0	170	30	5	45	5	35	10	310	60
2020	2,510	2,135	375	265	115	10	5	0	45	0	160	35	10	60	5	30	20	315	65
2021	2,500	2,120	380	255	120	10	0	0	50	0	155	40	10	50	10	40	10	310	65
2022	2,505	2,115	390	265	125	10	5	0	45	0	160	45	10	50	10	40	15	300	70
2023	2,485	2,090	390	260	135	15	5	0	45	5	155	50	10	45	15	45	15	300	75
2024	2,490	2,090	400	265	140	15	5	0	45	0	160	45	10	45	15	40	15	–	–
2025	2,445	2,060	390	250	140	20	5	0	40	0	155	40	10	50	15	45	10	–	–
2026	2,495	2,080	410	255	155	25	10	0	45	0	150	45	10	55	20	45	15	–	–

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