Postcode · Sittard, Limburg

Postcode 6135: Neighbourhood Limbrichterveld

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6135 in Sittard (Limbrichterveld) had 6,085 residents. 33.0% of them (2,010 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Sittard (28.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (8.6%), other Europe (5.4%) and Germany (4.7%). 58.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 6.9 percentage points.

Residents: 6,085 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.0% 2,010 people
Born abroad: 58.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +6.9 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

67% 33%

Dutch origin 67.0% 4,075
Migration background 33.0% 2,010

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6135. For comparison, the line marks Sittard and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.6% 525 people

Sittard 5.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.4% 330 people

Sittard 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

4.7% 285 people

Sittard 5.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.5% 215 people

Sittard 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.7% 165 people

Sittard 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.1% 130 people

Sittard 1.7% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

1.6% 95 people

Sittard 1.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.4% 85 people

Sittard 0.86% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.2% 75 people

Sittard 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.90% 55 people

Sittard 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.49% 30 people

Sittard 0.41% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.33% 20 people

Sittard 0.45% Netherlands 2.6%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.2% 1,170
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.5% 835

Men and women

Men: 3,095
Women: 2,990

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6135 33.0%

Higher than 79% 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

33.0%

6135
Sittard
Netherlands

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Year	6135	Sittard	Netherlands
1998	31.2%	23.8%	16.7%
1999	32.2%	24.0%	17.1%
2000	32.4%	24.0%	17.5%
2001	31.4%	24.0%	18.0%
2002	30.1%	23.9%	18.4%
2003	29.8%	24.0%	18.8%
2004	28.9%	24.0%	19.0%
2005	28.3%	23.8%	19.2%
2006	26.6%	23.7%	19.3%
2007	25.8%	23.5%	19.4%
2008	25.5%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	25.7%	23.6%	19.9%
2010	25.2%	23.4%	20.3%
2011	24.8%	23.4%	20.6%
2012	25.2%	23.5%	20.9%
2013	25.0%	23.4%	21.1%
2014	25.5%	23.3%	21.4%
2015	25.5%	23.4%	21.7%
2016	25.6%	23.5%	22.1%
2017	25.2%	23.7%	22.6%
2018	25.7%	23.9%	23.1%
2019	25.5%	24.2%	23.6%
2020	24.6%	24.3%	24.2%
2021	25.0%	24.3%	24.6%
2022	26.1%	25.1%	26.0%
2023	28.9%	26.4%	27.1%
2024	32.2%	27.6%	27.9%
2025	31.8%	28.1%	28.5%
2026	33.0%	28.8%	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
6163 Lindenheuvel	35.2%	7,605	+3.2 pp	Other Europe
6136 Overhoven	25.8%	6,745	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
6121 Holtum-Born	21.2%	6,060	+3.7 pp	Other Europe
6131 Centrum	33.0%	5,470	+9.1 pp	Other Europe
6118 Centrum, Cristinawijk	17.7%	3,280	+1.0 pp	Germany
6141 Guttecoven	15.3%	2,580	+1.7 pp	Germany
6134 Sanderbout, Ophoven	32.2%	2,410	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
6142 Guttecoven	15.6%	1,315	+0.8 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	3,945	2,715	1,230	615	615	20	115	35	150	45	360	30	80	145	95	135	20	770	460
1999	3,870	2,625	1,245	580	670	30	125	30	140	45	340	25	70	145	115	170	15	735	515
2000	4,000	2,705	1,295	605	690	20	120	30	140	65	340	25	70	170	130	165	20	760	535
2001	4,185	2,865	1,315	610	700	20	140	25	150	55	345	25	80	160	135	150	25	775	535
2002	4,590	3,215	1,380	625	755	20	135	30	180	75	340	25	90	170	135	160	20	815	560
2003	4,910	3,450	1,465	645	815	20	150	30	200	80	360	30	85	170	145	170	20	865	600
2004	4,990	3,555	1,440	650	795	25	155	25	195	75	360	30	85	175	115	170	35	860	580
2005	5,100	3,665	1,445	645	795	20	170	25	195	60	360	30	75	180	105	185	35	855	585
2006	5,470	4,015	1,455	665	790	30	140	15	200	60	370	30	85	180	110	185	50	885	570
2007	5,610	4,165	1,445	670	775	20	145	25	215	45	370	30	90	180	110	180	35	900	545
2008	5,835	4,345	1,490	710	780	30	155	25	205	45	405	35	90	180	105	180	35	935	560
2009	5,980	4,445	1,535	750	790	25	155	25	205	45	415	40	100	195	110	185	40	970	565
2010	6,070	4,545	1,530	740	785	30	160	25	195	45	410	40	95	195	120	185	25	955	575
2011	6,030	4,535	1,495	715	780	35	150	20	205	40	405	40	100	170	120	175	35	945	550
2012	6,080	4,545	1,530	725	815	45	150	20	205	40	415	40	105	165	110	200	45	950	580
2013	5,930	4,450	1,480	720	765	45	150	15	205	40	405	40	105	170	110	175	25	935	550
2014	5,970	4,445	1,525	740	785	50	145	20	215	35	390	50	110	190	110	185	25	965	560
2015	6,060	4,515	1,545	725	815	50	145	20	205	45	370	55	110	190	110	220	20	935	605
2016	6,065	4,515	1,550	700	845	45	155	20	195	45	355	50	100	195	110	250	25	905	635
2017	6,075	4,545	1,530	700	835	40	130	25	200	45	355	40	100	205	115	250	30	910	620
2018	5,980	4,445	1,535	690	845	40	130	20	195	45	350	45	95	200	120	265	30	905	630
2019	5,935	4,420	1,515	670	845	25	125	25	190	45	340	40	90	200	130	270	35	880	640
2020	5,815	4,385	1,430	660	770	15	120	20	175	40	325	35	85	215	110	260	30	845	590
2021	5,645	4,235	1,410	640	765	10	115	20	160	35	315	30	80	215	125	270	30	815	590
2022	5,765	4,260	1,505	665	840	10	110	20	175	35	325	35	90	215	125	325	40	850	615
2023	5,915	4,205	1,710	735	980	20	120	20	175	45	320	50	95	265	150	405	45	920	755
2024	6,160	4,175	1,985	810	1,180	30	125	20	175	60	325	70	100	315	185	540	50	–	–
2025	6,075	4,145	1,930	790	1,145	25	125	20	160	75	300	70	100	320	190	495	55	–	–
2026	6,085	4,075	2,010	780	1,225	20	130	30	165	85	285	75	95	330	215	525	55	–	–

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