Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5921: Neighbourhood Blerick-Midden

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5921 in Venlo (Blerick-Midden) had 6,785 residents. 33.9% of them (2,300 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 higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (6.7%), other Europe (6.0%) and other Asia (4.9%). 58.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 6,785 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.9% 2,300 people
Born abroad: 58.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.4 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

66% 34%

Dutch origin 66.1% 4,485
Migration background 33.9% 2,300

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5921. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

6.7% 455 people

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

6.0% 405 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.9% 335 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.3% 290 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

4.0% 270 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

2.3% 155 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

1.8% 125 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 85 people

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

1.1% 75 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.66% 45 people

Venlo 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.52% 35 people

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

0.44% 30 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.5% 1,345
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.5% 955

Men and women

Men: 3,360
Women: 3,425

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5921 33.9%

Higher than 80% 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

33.9%

5921
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5921	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	21.7%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	22.6%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	23.1%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	23.1%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	23.6%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	23.7%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	24.1%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	24.1%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	24.0%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	24.0%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	24.4%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	24.6%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	24.8%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	24.8%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	25.2%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	25.1%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	24.9%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	25.4%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	25.9%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	26.9%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	27.3%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	28.0%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	28.5%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	29.2%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	30.5%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	31.2%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	32.1%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	33.0%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	33.9%	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
5922 Blerick-Noord	58.9%	5,920	+5.6 pp	Turkey
5911 Centrum	39.8%	5,250	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
5924 Vossener	49.1%	3,625	+3.4 pp	Poland
5923 Blerick-Zuid	36.1%	3,035	+3.8 pp	Turkey
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	6,600	5,165	1,435	755	680	280	100	20	140	15	550	15	45	145	25	90	10	900	535
1999	6,545	5,065	1,480	750	730	290	110	20	145	10	550	20	50	130	35	105	15	905	580
2000	6,460	4,975	1,490	755	740	275	115	15	145	15	560	20	50	125	45	110	20	895	590
2001	6,490	4,995	1,500	750	750	295	120	15	140	15	550	20	55	125	45	110	10	890	610
2002	6,440	4,920	1,520	750	765	290	115	25	140	10	550	20	50	130	70	100	15	900	620
2003	6,425	4,905	1,520	745	775	275	110	25	145	5	550	25	45	125	75	120	20	905	615
2004	6,400	4,865	1,540	760	780	285	120	30	140	10	535	20	45	160	70	110	15	905	630
2005	6,350	4,815	1,530	740	790	265	130	25	140	15	515	20	45	160	70	120	25	895	640
2006	6,290	4,780	1,510	735	770	240	135	25	135	15	505	25	45	160	75	120	25	885	630
2007	6,215	4,725	1,490	720	770	245	135	25	130	15	500	25	45	150	80	115	25	865	625
2008	6,370	4,820	1,555	760	795	235	140	35	130	20	520	25	40	175	85	125	25	895	650
2009	6,475	4,875	1,595	765	830	235	145	35	135	15	510	35	45	175	90	140	35	920	675
2010	6,540	4,910	1,625	790	835	245	145	35	130	20	515	40	45	190	95	140	25	935	690
2011	6,595	4,960	1,635	820	825	245	150	35	130	20	525	55	45	195	85	130	30	965	675
2012	6,615	4,945	1,670	840	830	245	145	40	130	20	520	70	40	210	90	135	25	990	680
2013	6,595	4,940	1,655	835	820	245	150	35	125	25	510	75	35	215	70	145	25	980	675
2014	6,505	4,885	1,620	830	790	235	140	35	130	15	500	80	35	215	65	140	30	975	645
2015	6,505	4,855	1,650	840	815	250	140	40	135	25	485	90	40	225	60	135	30	985	670
2016	6,590	4,880	1,710	870	840	250	135	35	140	25	475	110	35	250	60	155	40	1,020	690
2017	6,665	4,875	1,790	890	905	245	145	50	140	25	480	120	35	255	75	175	50	1,045	745
2018	6,635	4,825	1,810	890	920	250	145	45	145	20	475	135	30	250	80	190	45	1,045	760
2019	6,760	4,870	1,890	965	930	255	135	45	135	30	480	165	30	290	90	195	45	1,125	765
2020	6,855	4,900	1,955	1,015	935	270	130	50	125	30	495	165	35	320	90	210	30	1,155	795
2021	6,755	4,780	1,975	1,045	935	275	140	40	130	20	495	195	30	325	80	205	45	1,190	790
2022	6,725	4,675	2,050	1,070	980	280	150	50	125	25	485	220	35	330	75	220	55	1,230	795
2023	6,710	4,615	2,095	1,080	1,010	280	150	45	125	30	470	230	30	350	75	240	65	1,240	825
2024	6,755	4,585	2,165	1,115	1,050	285	155	35	130	25	470	235	30	385	75	285	60	–	–
2025	6,760	4,535	2,230	1,140	1,090	280	160	45	125	30	470	235	40	395	90	300	60	–	–
2026	6,785	4,485	2,300	1,165	1,140	290	155	45	125	30	455	270	35	405	85	335	75	–	–

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