Postcode · Venlo, Limburg

Postcode 5927: Neighbourhood Boekend

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5927 in Venlo (Boekend) had 865 residents. 12.1% of them (105 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 (5.8%), other Europe (2.3%) and Indonesia (1.2%). 33.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 865 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.1% 105 people
Born abroad: 33.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 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

88%

Dutch origin 87.9% 760
Migration background 12.1% 105

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5927. For comparison, the line marks Venlo and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

5.8% 50 people

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

2.3% 20 people

Venlo 7.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.2% 10 people

Venlo 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.2% 10 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.58% 5 people

Venlo 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.58% 5 people

Venlo 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Venlo 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Venlo 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
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%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Venlo 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Venlo 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%

First and second generation

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

33% 67%

Born abroad (first generation) 33.3% 35
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 66.7% 70

Men and women

Men: 430
Women: 435

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5927 12.1%

Higher than 29% 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

12.1%

5927
Venlo
Netherlands

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Year	5927	Venlo	Netherlands
1998	4.8%	23.2%	16.7%
1999	4.8%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	5.6%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	5.4%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	5.4%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	6.0%	25.4%	18.8%
2004	6.5%	25.9%	19.0%
2005	7.1%	26.1%	19.2%
2006	7.2%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	7.4%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	8.1%	26.6%	19.6%
2009	9.9%	26.7%	19.9%
2010	9.2%	27.2%	20.3%
2011	9.8%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	9.7%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	10.2%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	9.2%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	8.7%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	9.9%	28.9%	22.1%
2017	9.9%	29.8%	22.6%
2018	11.4%	30.1%	23.1%
2019	11.3%	30.8%	23.6%
2020	11.0%	31.5%	24.2%
2021	10.5%	32.2%	24.6%
2022	10.8%	33.3%	26.0%
2023	10.8%	34.6%	27.1%
2024	11.8%	35.6%	27.9%
2025	12.6%	36.4%	28.5%
2026	12.1%	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
5993 Centrum, Achter de Hoven	21.8%	7,510	+7.2 pp	Other Europe
5925 Klingerberg	48.2%	3,800	+4.0 pp	Poland
5924 Vossener	49.1%	3,625	+3.4 pp	Poland
5926 Hout-Blerick	11.7%	2,905	+0.9 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	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	730	700	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	0
1999	730	695	35	35	0	0	0	5	0	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	35	0
2000	715	680	40	35	5	0	0	0	0	30	0	5	0	0	0	5	35	0
2001	745	705	40	35	5	0	0	5	0	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	0
2002	740	705	40	35	5	0	0	5	0	30	5	5	0	0	0	0	40	0
2003	755	705	45	40	5	0	0	0	5	35	0	5	0	0	0	0	45	5
2004	770	720	50	40	0	0	5	5	0	35	5	5	0	0	0	0	45	5
2005	775	720	55	50	5	0	5	5	0	40	0	5	5	0	0	0	55	0
2006	765	705	55	45	10	0	5	5	0	35	0	5	5	0	0	0	50	5
2007	740	685	55	50	10	0	5	0	0	35	5	5	5	0	5	0	50	5
2008	745	690	60	50	10	0	5	0	0	40	5	5	0	0	5	0	55	5
2009	760	690	75	65	15	0	5	5	0	45	5	0	15	5	0	0	65	5
2010	765	695	70	60	10	0	5	0	0	45	5	5	5	0	5	0	65	5
2011	765	695	75	65	10	0	5	0	0	45	10	5	5	0	5	0	70	5
2012	775	700	75	65	5	0	5	5	0	45	5	5	10	0	0	0	65	5
2013	785	715	80	65	15	0	0	10	0	45	10	5	5	0	0	5	75	5
2014	765	695	70	55	10	0	0	5	0	40	10	5	0	0	5	0	65	5
2015	750	685	65	55	15	0	0	5	0	40	10	5	0	0	5	5	65	5
2016	760	685	75	60	15	0	0	5	0	40	5	5	10	0	5	5	65	5
2017	755	680	75	65	10	0	0	10	0	40	5	5	15	0	0	0	70	10
2018	790	700	90	75	15	0	0	5	0	45	10	5	15	0	5	5	80	5
2019	800	710	90	70	20	0	5	5	0	50	10	0	10	0	10	0	80	10
2020	820	730	90	80	10	0	0	5	0	50	10	5	15	0	5	0	85	5
2021	855	765	90	70	15	0	0	5	0	45	10	5	10	5	5	0	80	5
2022	880	790	95	75	20	0	0	10	0	50	10	5	15	0	5	5	80	5
2023	880	780	95	75	25	0	0	10	0	45	5	0	15	0	0	5	80	10
2024	890	785	105	80	25	0	0	10	0	45	15	5	15	0	5	10	–	–
2025	875	770	110	80	25	5	0	10	0	45	15	5	20	0	5	5	–	–
2026	865	760	105	85	20	0	0	10	0	50	10	5	20	0	0	5	–	–

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