Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5923: Neighbourhood Blerick-Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5923 in Venlo (Blerick-Zuid) had 3,035 residents. 36.1% of them (1,095 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 Turkey (7.1%), Germany (7.1%) and other Asia (6.3%). 55.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.8 percentage points.

Residents: 3,035 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.1% 1,095 people
Born abroad: 55.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.8 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% 1,935
Migration background 36.1% 1,095

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5923. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

7.1% 215 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

7.1% 215 people

Venlo 5.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.3% 190 people

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

4.4% 135 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

3.3% 100 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

3.0% 90 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.5% 45 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 30 people

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

0.82% 25 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.66% 20 people

Venlo 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.66% 20 people

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

0.33% 10 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

56% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.7% 610
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.7% 490

Men and women

Men: 1,435
Women: 1,600

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5923 36.1%

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

36.1%

5923
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5923	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	24.1%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	24.0%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	24.6%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	24.0%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	24.0%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	24.5%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	24.8%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	25.5%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	24.6%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	25.3%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	25.6%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	26.7%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	26.9%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	27.1%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	27.9%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	28.6%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	29.1%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	28.6%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	28.1%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	28.4%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	28.4%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	29.1%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	30.6%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	31.3%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	32.3%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	33.7%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	34.5%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	34.9%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	36.1%	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
5921 Blerick-Midden	33.9%	6,785	+3.4 pp	Germany
5924 Vossener	49.1%	3,625	+3.4 pp	Poland
5926 Hout-Blerick	11.7%	2,905	+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	3,050	2,315	735	390	340	125	35	25	75	5	310	5	10	65	10	55	10	480	250
1999	2,975	2,260	715	375	345	130	30	15	80	5	300	0	10	65	10	60	15	465	250
2000	2,945	2,220	725	390	330	130	25	15	80	0	310	5	10	65	15	55	10	480	245
2001	2,915	2,210	700	385	310	125	30	15	75	0	300	10	10	65	10	45	10	465	235
2002	3,065	2,330	735	405	325	140	25	15	75	5	315	10	10	70	15	45	5	490	250
2003	3,180	2,395	780	410	365	160	25	15	70	5	310	10	15	75	20	60	10	490	290
2004	3,150	2,365	780	420	365	160	30	20	70	10	310	15	15	80	15	60	0	495	290
2005	3,175	2,365	810	415	390	160	45	20	65	5	300	15	15	85	20	65	10	490	315
2006	3,125	2,355	770	415	355	135	45	20	60	5	310	10	15	80	20	60	10	485	285
2007	3,205	2,400	810	425	380	135	55	15	60	5	310	15	15	85	20	80	10	485	320
2008	3,220	2,400	825	430	390	140	60	20	55	5	310	20	20	80	15	80	15	485	335
2009	3,200	2,350	855	445	410	155	60	15	50	10	300	25	15	105	20	90	10	500	355
2010	3,210	2,340	865	445	420	140	65	20	60	10	290	30	20	105	15	100	10	500	365
2011	3,195	2,325	865	440	420	140	65	20	60	5	280	35	20	105	10	105	15	495	375
2012	3,185	2,300	890	435	450	155	60	20	60	5	285	35	20	95	20	110	20	495	395
2013	3,160	2,260	905	435	475	160	75	15	55	10	280	35	25	95	25	120	15	490	410
2014	3,160	2,240	920	430	490	165	75	20	60	5	280	35	20	95	30	110	25	500	420
2015	3,115	2,225	890	425	460	160	75	20	50	10	275	35	20	95	25	105	15	475	405
2016	3,020	2,170	850	410	440	160	75	20	50	10	270	30	20	90	20	90	15	465	385
2017	2,940	2,105	835	405	430	155	75	20	50	10	260	35	15	95	15	95	10	460	380
2018	2,905	2,080	825	385	440	160	75	15	45	10	245	35	15	90	25	95	15	435	385
2019	2,920	2,070	850	395	455	165	85	15	45	5	250	35	20	90	20	95	25	445	400
2020	3,055	2,120	935	425	510	175	95	20	45	10	250	55	20	100	25	120	20	475	455
2021	3,035	2,085	950	420	530	180	90	20	50	10	245	55	20	100	30	135	15	475	475
2022	3,050	2,060	985	440	550	185	95	20	50	10	255	70	20	100	30	145	25	515	465
2023	3,060	2,030	1,030	465	565	180	100	15	50	10	245	80	20	125	25	155	25	540	480
2024	3,060	2,000	1,055	460	595	195	100	15	50	10	230	95	20	115	30	170	25	–	–
2025	3,040	1,980	1,060	460	605	200	100	20	50	10	220	90	20	130	30	175	25	–	–
2026	3,035	1,935	1,095	460	640	215	100	20	45	10	215	90	20	135	30	190	25	–	–

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