Postcode · Geleen, Limburg

Postcode 6166: Neighbourhood Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6166 in Geleen (Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld) had 5,280 residents. 22.8% of them (1,205 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 Germany (4.5%), other Europe (3.7%) and other Asia (3.0%). 50.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 5,280 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 22.8% 1,205 people
Born abroad: 50.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.5 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 77.2% 4,075
Migration background 22.8% 1,205

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6166. For comparison, the line marks Geleen and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

4.5% 235 people

Geleen 4.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.7% 195 people

Geleen 5.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 160 people

Geleen 4.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.6% 135 people

Geleen 3.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.5% 130 people

Geleen 2.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

1.9% 100 people

Geleen 2.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

1.4% 75 people

Geleen 3.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

1.1% 60 people

Geleen 1.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.57% 30 people

Geleen 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.57% 30 people

Geleen 0.61% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.57% 30 people

Geleen 0.95% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.38% 20 people

Geleen 0.40% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.2% 605
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.8% 600

Men and women

Men: 2,570
Women: 2,705

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6166 22.8%

Higher than 63% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

Show

Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

22.8%

6166
Geleen
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	6166	Geleen	Netherlands
1998	18.5%	23.6%	16.7%
1999	18.3%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	18.8%	23.7%	17.5%
2001	19.2%	23.8%	18.0%
2002	19.1%	24.1%	18.4%
2003	18.8%	24.0%	18.8%
2004	18.9%	24.3%	19.0%
2005	18.7%	24.5%	19.2%
2006	18.7%	24.4%	19.3%
2007	18.6%	24.2%	19.4%
2008	18.6%	24.4%	19.6%
2009	18.4%	24.3%	19.9%
2010	18.1%	24.4%	20.3%
2011	18.2%	24.4%	20.6%
2012	18.7%	24.6%	20.9%
2013	18.8%	24.5%	21.1%
2014	18.7%	24.5%	21.4%
2015	18.8%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	19.5%	25.3%	22.1%
2017	19.4%	25.3%	22.6%
2018	19.0%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	18.8%	25.7%	23.6%
2020	18.6%	26.1%	24.2%
2021	19.3%	26.3%	24.6%
2022	20.3%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	21.2%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	21.7%	28.5%	27.9%
2025	22.6%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	22.8%	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
6165 Kluis	26.3%	4,735	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
6164 Zuid	27.5%	4,655	−0.8 pp	Germany
6162 Noord	27.9%	4,610	+2.9 pp	Other Europe
6151 Munstergeleen	17.5%	4,475	+0.9 pp	Germany
6161 Centrum	33.6%	4,285	+4.4 pp	Other Europe
6133 Ophoven	21.9%	3,720	+1.7 pp	Germany
6134 Sanderbout, Ophoven	32.2%	2,410	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
6155 Puth	14.1%	1,990	+0.6 pp	Germany
6174 Sweikhuizen	34.8%	805	+6.4 pp	Other Asia

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	6,210	5,060	1,150	675	470	15	60	15	200	10	450	20	95	110	35	110	25	900	250
1999	6,135	5,015	1,120	680	435	15	65	10	190	10	445	20	90	125	30	90	25	880	235
2000	6,155	4,995	1,160	685	480	20	65	10	180	10	425	25	90	145	55	115	25	875	285
2001	6,130	4,950	1,175	695	485	25	65	10	180	5	425	25	85	160	60	110	30	890	285
2002	6,030	4,880	1,150	680	475	25	70	10	175	10	405	30	90	155	55	100	30	865	280
2003	5,985	4,860	1,125	675	455	30	75	10	180	10	420	25	90	140	50	70	30	870	255
2004	5,955	4,825	1,125	655	470	40	95	15	180	10	410	30	90	125	35	65	30	860	270
2005	5,915	4,810	1,105	655	450	35	85	10	175	10	405	35	85	130	40	60	35	850	255
2006	5,830	4,740	1,090	640	445	30	85	10	165	10	390	25	85	140	50	65	30	825	265
2007	5,765	4,695	1,070	630	440	40	75	15	155	10	370	30	85	145	40	75	30	810	260
2008	5,660	4,605	1,055	615	435	35	75	10	160	15	355	30	90	140	50	60	30	790	260
2009	5,615	4,585	1,035	590	440	40	65	10	165	10	345	20	85	140	55	65	30	775	260
2010	5,565	4,550	1,010	585	430	40	55	10	160	10	340	30	70	145	65	60	30	760	255
2011	5,515	4,515	1,005	585	415	30	55	10	155	10	335	20	75	155	65	60	30	755	250
2012	5,505	4,475	1,030	585	445	35	60	10	160	10	335	25	75	150	65	75	30	755	270
2013	5,440	4,415	1,025	570	450	30	65	10	170	10	330	20	75	145	65	70	30	760	270
2014	5,410	4,400	1,010	560	450	25	65	10	175	15	315	30	70	145	70	65	25	750	260
2015	5,345	4,340	1,005	555	450	25	70	10	165	10	305	30	65	155	75	70	25	730	270
2016	5,320	4,285	1,035	550	480	30	80	10	155	15	300	30	65	155	65	100	25	725	310
2017	5,300	4,270	1,030	550	475	25	75	10	155	10	285	30	65	170	75	105	20	715	315
2018	5,260	4,260	1,000	520	480	25	65	10	145	10	275	30	65	150	75	120	30	685	315
2019	5,225	4,245	980	510	470	25	60	10	140	5	265	30	65	150	85	115	30	665	315
2020	5,245	4,270	975	520	455	20	65	10	135	10	260	25	70	165	75	115	25	665	310
2021	5,220	4,215	1,005	520	485	30	60	10	135	15	255	30	70	165	85	120	30	670	335
2022	5,165	4,115	1,050	515	535	30	55	15	135	25	250	30	80	155	95	155	30	670	355
2023	5,200	4,095	1,100	550	550	25	55	15	135	25	250	40	95	165	100	150	35	700	375
2024	5,160	4,035	1,120	550	570	30	65	15	130	30	240	50	85	175	110	150	35	–	–
2025	5,190	4,015	1,175	565	610	25	75	20	135	35	235	50	90	185	125	165	30	–	–
2026	5,280	4,075	1,205	590	615	30	75	20	135	30	235	60	100	195	130	160	30	–	–

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