Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5924: Neighbourhood Vossener

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5924 in Venlo (Vossener) had 3,625 residents. 49.1% of them (1,780 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 Poland (10.8%), Turkey (9.8%) and other Europe (7.7%). 61.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 3,625 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 49.1% 1,780 people
Born abroad: 61.8% 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

51% 49%

Dutch origin 50.9% 1,845
Migration background 49.1% 1,780

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5924. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

10.8% 390 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

9.8% 355 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.7% 280 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

7.3% 265 people

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

5.8% 210 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

2.8% 100 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.1% 75 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.83% 30 people

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

0.83% 30 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.69% 25 people

Venlo 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.41% 15 people

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

0.14% 5 people

Venlo 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.8% 1,100
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.2% 680

Men and women

Men: 1,880
Women: 1,750

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5924 49.1%

Higher than 91% 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

49.1%

5924
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5924	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	29.8%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	29.9%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	30.4%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	31.8%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	32.3%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	33.0%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	33.6%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	34.5%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	35.4%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	36.0%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	36.0%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	36.9%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	37.4%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	38.0%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	38.3%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	39.1%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	40.1%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	40.5%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	40.6%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	41.3%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	42.0%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	43.7%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	44.6%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	44.8%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	45.7%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	46.4%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	47.5%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	48.2%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	49.1%	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
5921 Blerick-Midden	33.9%	6,785	+3.4 pp	Germany
5922 Blerick-Noord	58.9%	5,920	+5.6 pp	Turkey
5925 Klingerberg	48.2%	3,800	+4.0 pp	Poland
5923 Blerick-Zuid	36.1%	3,035	+3.8 pp	Turkey
5926 Hout-Blerick	11.7%	2,905	+0.9 pp	Germany
5927 Boekend	12.1%	865	+1.3 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	4,330	3,040	1,290	765	520	175	35	60	140	0	620	20	30	95	30	65	15	915	375
1999	4,285	3,005	1,280	740	540	195	35	65	140	5	605	20	30	85	30	50	20	890	390
2000	4,270	2,975	1,300	730	565	215	40	75	135	5	585	25	25	95	25	50	20	880	425
2001	4,240	2,890	1,350	725	620	240	45	80	135	5	575	25	25	100	30	70	15	875	475
2002	4,215	2,850	1,360	700	660	255	60	75	135	5	550	30	20	100	30	75	25	850	515
2003	4,150	2,780	1,370	670	700	275	65	65	130	5	515	30	20	105	35	95	30	810	560
2004	4,075	2,705	1,370	650	720	315	65	70	115	5	500	35	15	100	35	100	15	770	595
2005	4,045	2,655	1,395	635	760	355	70	70	110	5	475	35	20	105	30	100	20	755	640
2006	4,040	2,610	1,430	640	790	370	85	65	100	5	475	40	15	110	30	110	25	750	680
2007	3,990	2,555	1,435	630	805	370	90	70	105	0	465	35	10	120	25	115	30	745	690
2008	3,975	2,540	1,430	645	780	380	90	60	100	5	460	45	20	120	25	110	10	750	680
2009	3,960	2,500	1,460	650	810	380	105	65	100	5	450	55	25	120	25	120	10	750	705
2010	3,930	2,460	1,470	655	820	380	110	60	105	5	445	60	25	125	25	115	20	760	710
2011	3,930	2,430	1,495	650	845	400	120	60	100	5	425	70	25	130	30	120	10	755	740
2012	3,890	2,395	1,490	640	855	385	125	55	105	5	395	85	25	135	25	130	25	750	740
2013	3,870	2,355	1,515	660	860	385	125	55	100	10	390	105	20	145	25	135	25	770	745
2014	3,875	2,320	1,555	695	860	385	125	55	95	5	390	130	15	160	20	150	25	795	760
2015	3,835	2,280	1,555	690	870	385	120	50	100	5	360	155	20	155	25	155	30	795	760
2016	3,840	2,280	1,560	710	850	375	115	55	90	10	345	175	20	170	25	150	30	805	750
2017	3,875	2,275	1,600	715	885	385	120	55	100	15	335	180	20	180	25	150	35	820	780
2018	3,825	2,220	1,605	725	885	395	115	55	90	10	340	195	15	175	25	160	35	830	780
2019	3,795	2,135	1,660	755	905	410	125	50	90	15	320	225	15	195	20	165	30	845	810
2020	3,780	2,095	1,685	790	895	395	130	50	80	10	310	265	20	195	30	170	30	875	810
2021	3,705	2,045	1,660	805	855	380	115	40	80	10	300	280	20	205	25	170	35	895	765
2022	3,700	2,010	1,690	820	875	365	115	40	80	5	290	325	15	190	20	200	40	920	755
2023	3,705	1,985	1,720	850	875	365	110	40	80	10	275	335	20	220	25	205	40	950	755
2024	3,705	1,945	1,760	880	880	370	110	35	80	5	260	365	15	240	25	215	40	–	–
2025	3,665	1,895	1,765	905	860	355	105	30	80	5	255	375	15	260	30	225	30	–	–
2026	3,625	1,845	1,780	945	835	355	100	25	75	5	265	390	15	280	30	210	30	–	–

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