Postcode · Maasbracht, Limburg

Postcode 6051: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6051 in Maasbracht had 6,950 residents. 20.7% of them (1,440 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Maasgouw (18.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (5.0%), Belgium (4.4%) and other Asia (3.3%). 49.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.5 percentage points.

Residents: 6,950 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 20.7% 1,440 people
Born abroad: 49.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.5 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

79% 21%

Dutch origin 79.3% 5,510
Migration background 20.7% 1,440

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6051. For comparison, the line marks Maasgouw and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

5.0% 350 people

Maasgouw 4.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

4.4% 305 people

Maasgouw 2.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.3% 230 people

Maasgouw 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.9% 205 people

Maasgouw 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

1.4% 100 people

Maasgouw 1.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.0% 70 people

Maasgouw 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 70 people

Maasgouw 0.82% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.50% 35 people

Maasgouw 0.45% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.43% 30 people

Maasgouw 0.47% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.29% 20 people

Maasgouw 0.35% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.22% 15 people

Maasgouw 0.27% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.14% 10 people

Maasgouw 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

49% 51%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.3% 710
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.7% 730

Men and women

Men: 3,470
Women: 3,480

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6051 20.7%

Higher than 58% 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

20.7%

6051
Maasgouw
Netherlands

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Year	6051	Maasgouw	Netherlands
1998	15.1%	12.3%	16.7%
1999	14.9%	12.3%	17.1%
2000	15.3%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	15.1%	12.4%	18.0%
2002	15.5%	12.6%	18.4%
2003	15.3%	12.5%	18.8%
2004	15.4%	12.8%	19.0%
2005	15.5%	12.8%	19.2%
2006	15.6%	12.9%	19.3%
2007	15.6%	12.8%	19.4%
2008	15.6%	12.8%	19.6%
2009	15.8%	13.0%	19.9%
2010	15.6%	12.9%	20.3%
2011	15.9%	13.0%	20.6%
2012	15.8%	13.0%	20.9%
2013	15.9%	13.0%	21.1%
2014	16.1%	13.1%	21.4%
2015	16.0%	13.3%	21.7%
2016	16.3%	13.5%	22.1%
2017	16.7%	13.8%	22.6%
2018	17.2%	14.0%	23.1%
2019	17.4%	14.3%	23.6%
2020	17.6%	14.6%	24.2%
2021	18.1%	14.9%	24.6%
2022	19.2%	15.9%	26.0%
2023	19.6%	16.8%	27.1%
2024	19.7%	17.4%	27.9%
2025	20.5%	18.0%	28.5%
2026	20.7%	18.1%	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
6101 Centrum	21.8%	9,845	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
6097 Heel	16.6%	4,555	+2.2 pp	Other Europe
6067 Linne	17.6%	3,925	+3.0 pp	Germany
6065 Montfort	12.0%	3,120	+1.9 pp	Germany
6017 Thorn	18.3%	2,465	+1.5 pp	Belgium
6019 Wessem	16.4%	1,980	+3.0 pp	Germany
6107 Stevensweert waaronder Bilt	20.8%	1,780	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
6112 Sint Joost	10.2%	835	−0.6 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	7,360	6,255	1,110	950	160	0	0	5	55	5	485	15	370	80	45	35	15	1,010	95
1999	7,265	6,180	1,080	910	170	5	0	5	55	5	460	20	355	75	45	45	10	975	105
2000	7,310	6,200	1,115	935	180	5	0	5	60	5	460	20	360	95	45	45	15	995	115
2001	7,405	6,285	1,120	930	190	10	5	5	60	5	460	15	365	90	55	45	5	995	125
2002	7,395	6,250	1,145	945	200	10	5	5	60	5	450	15	370	110	45	60	10	1,010	140
2003	7,430	6,290	1,140	935	210	10	5	5	60	5	450	15	360	110	30	80	15	1,000	140
2004	7,425	6,285	1,145	935	205	10	0	10	55	5	445	15	355	120	35	80	10	1,000	140
2005	7,365	6,225	1,140	920	220	10	5	5	65	5	435	20	350	115	35	85	10	995	145
2006	7,300	6,160	1,140	920	230	10	5	5	70	0	420	25	345	130	35	75	30	995	145
2007	7,325	6,190	1,140	920	220	5	10	5	70	5	420	30	350	120	35	65	25	1,000	140
2008	7,315	6,175	1,140	915	235	10	10	10	70	5	410	25	355	125	35	70	25	995	140
2009	7,265	6,125	1,145	925	215	5	5	10	70	5	415	35	350	125	25	70	25	1,000	140
2010	7,215	6,090	1,125	920	210	5	10	15	65	5	405	35	345	135	20	75	15	985	145
2011	7,255	6,105	1,155	915	230	10	15	10	70	5	400	40	340	135	20	80	20	995	160
2012	7,165	6,035	1,130	895	235	15	10	10	65	5	385	40	335	135	25	80	25	965	165
2013	7,135	6,005	1,135	905	230	0	10	10	60	0	385	40	330	150	30	90	30	975	160
2014	7,100	5,955	1,145	905	240	0	10	10	60	5	385	50	325	145	45	90	20	975	170
2015	6,980	5,860	1,120	885	235	0	10	10	60	5	370	55	310	150	40	90	20	950	170
2016	6,980	5,840	1,140	895	250	5	10	10	60	5	370	60	305	160	45	95	20	960	180
2017	6,970	5,805	1,165	890	275	0	10	10	65	5	360	75	295	160	50	115	20	955	205
2018	6,955	5,760	1,195	890	310	5	15	10	65	5	355	90	300	145	50	135	25	960	235
2019	6,935	5,730	1,205	880	325	10	10	15	65	5	340	90	295	155	60	135	25	950	255
2020	7,000	5,770	1,230	900	335	10	10	5	65	10	355	95	295	155	70	145	20	975	260
2021	7,050	5,775	1,275	905	365	15	15	15	75	5	350	105	290	160	65	155	20	985	285
2022	7,040	5,690	1,350	935	415	15	15	20	75	10	375	100	315	145	75	185	20	970	315
2023	7,055	5,670	1,385	950	435	20	20	20	70	5	375	105	310	160	70	200	20	985	330
2024	7,025	5,640	1,385	955	435	25	25	20	70	10	360	100	315	180	65	205	25	–	–
2025	7,000	5,565	1,435	975	460	25	20	20	70	10	355	105	315	205	65	215	30	–	–
2026	6,950	5,510	1,440	960	480	35	20	15	70	10	350	100	305	205	70	230	30	–	–

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