Postcode · Geleen, Limburg

Postcode 6165: Neighbourhood Kluis

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6165 in Geleen (Kluis) had 4,735 residents. 26.3% of them (1,245 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Geleen (29.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.3%), other Europe (4.0%) and Germany (3.1%). 52.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 4,735 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.3% 1,245 people
Born abroad: 52.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 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

74% 26%

Dutch origin 73.8% 3,495
Migration background 26.3% 1,245

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6165. For comparison, the line marks Geleen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.3% 250 people

Geleen 4.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.0% 190 people

Geleen 5.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

3.1% 145 people

Geleen 4.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

3.0% 140 people

Geleen 3.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.6% 125 people

Geleen 3.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.5% 120 people

Geleen 2.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

2.0% 95 people

Geleen 2.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

1.2% 55 people

Geleen 1.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.84% 40 people

Geleen 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.84% 40 people

Geleen 0.95% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.63% 30 people

Geleen 0.61% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.42% 20 people

Geleen 0.40% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.6% 655
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.4% 590

Men and women

Men: 2,365
Women: 2,370

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6165 26.3%

Higher than 69% 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

26.3%

6165
Geleen
Netherlands

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Year	6165	Geleen	Netherlands
1998	21.7%	23.6%	16.7%
1999	22.1%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	22.3%	23.7%	17.5%
2001	22.2%	23.8%	18.0%
2002	22.4%	24.1%	18.4%
2003	22.1%	24.0%	18.8%
2004	22.6%	24.3%	19.0%
2005	22.8%	24.5%	19.2%
2006	22.2%	24.4%	19.3%
2007	21.8%	24.2%	19.4%
2008	22.0%	24.4%	19.6%
2009	21.9%	24.3%	19.9%
2010	22.1%	24.4%	20.3%
2011	22.3%	24.4%	20.6%
2012	22.6%	24.6%	20.9%
2013	22.8%	24.5%	21.1%
2014	22.6%	24.5%	21.4%
2015	23.0%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	23.8%	25.3%	22.1%
2017	23.8%	25.3%	22.6%
2018	24.0%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	24.1%	25.7%	23.6%
2020	24.0%	26.1%	24.2%
2021	24.1%	26.3%	24.6%
2022	24.7%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	25.5%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	25.7%	28.5%	27.9%
2025	25.5%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	26.3%	29.3%	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
6166 Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld	22.8%	5,280	+2.5 pp	Germany
6164 Zuid	27.5%	4,655	−0.8 pp	Germany
6161 Centrum	33.6%	4,285	+4.4 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	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	5,230	4,095	1,135	605	525	20	150	15	235	10	375	30	95	105	50	25	20	850	280
1999	5,230	4,075	1,155	605	560	30	150	15	220	10	365	30	100	110	45	55	35	830	325
2000	5,205	4,050	1,160	585	570	35	155	20	200	10	360	25	100	100	50	70	30	805	355
2001	5,195	4,040	1,155	590	565	25	150	20	205	10	350	25	90	125	60	75	20	810	345
2002	5,185	4,025	1,160	600	560	20	145	15	215	10	345	30	85	140	50	80	25	830	335
2003	5,200	4,050	1,150	585	565	30	140	20	215	10	340	25	90	130	60	65	25	815	335
2004	5,170	4,005	1,170	590	575	30	145	25	195	10	345	25	85	135	65	90	15	815	360
2005	5,120	3,955	1,165	575	595	35	160	25	200	10	330	30	85	130	70	70	25	790	375
2006	5,070	3,940	1,125	555	570	35	150	15	195	15	330	30	75	120	60	75	25	765	360
2007	5,005	3,915	1,090	555	535	30	140	25	185	10	315	35	85	120	45	80	20	755	335
2008	4,940	3,855	1,085	540	535	25	135	20	185	15	310	25	85	120	50	90	15	740	345
2009	4,970	3,885	1,090	540	545	30	125	20	175	15	290	30	80	140	65	95	20	735	350
2010	4,935	3,845	1,090	545	540	25	140	15	175	15	285	25	80	155	60	90	20	725	360
2011	4,880	3,790	1,090	545	540	20	130	20	175	15	280	25	80	160	55	105	20	730	360
2012	4,865	3,770	1,100	535	555	25	130	25	175	15	265	25	85	160	55	115	15	725	370
2013	4,820	3,720	1,100	535	565	30	140	20	165	15	250	20	85	180	50	120	25	715	385
2014	4,805	3,720	1,085	535	555	30	135	20	160	15	245	25	85	180	55	120	20	710	375
2015	4,820	3,710	1,110	520	590	30	145	20	165	15	230	35	80	175	70	115	30	700	405
2016	4,825	3,675	1,150	520	630	35	135	20	165	20	230	30	85	175	85	145	25	700	445
2017	4,770	3,635	1,135	515	620	40	140	20	160	20	225	40	85	165	80	145	15	685	455
2018	4,775	3,630	1,145	530	615	30	130	20	160	20	210	40	85	195	75	155	25	695	450
2019	4,735	3,595	1,140	505	635	40	120	20	155	25	200	35	90	180	90	160	25	670	470
2020	4,725	3,590	1,135	500	635	35	120	20	155	25	185	40	80	195	95	160	25	665	470
2021	4,640	3,520	1,120	485	635	40	115	25	150	25	180	40	90	175	95	165	20	650	475
2022	4,620	3,475	1,140	490	655	35	115	20	145	25	170	40	100	180	90	185	40	645	465
2023	4,670	3,480	1,190	500	680	35	120	20	140	25	170	40	105	195	100	200	40	655	500
2024	4,755	3,535	1,220	505	715	35	120	25	135	25	170	45	100	190	105	230	45	–	–
2025	4,740	3,530	1,210	465	740	30	120	20	145	30	155	45	100	170	110	240	40	–	–
2026	4,735	3,495	1,245	485	755	40	125	20	140	30	145	55	95	190	120	250	40	–	–

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