Postcode · Maastricht, Limburg

Postcode 6211: Neighbourhood Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6211 in Maastricht (Centrum) had 13,805 residents. 54.2% of them (7,485 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Maastricht (39.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (21.2%), Germany (8.9%) and other Asia (6.8%). 85.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.4 percentage points.

Residents: 13,805 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 54.2% 7,485 people
Born abroad: 85.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.4 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

46% 54%

Dutch origin 45.7% 6,315
Migration background 54.2% 7,485

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6211. For comparison, the line marks Maastricht and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

21.2% 2,920 people

Maastricht 11.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

8.9% 1,230 people

Maastricht 5.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.8% 945 people

Maastricht 7.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

4.9% 670 people

Maastricht 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

4.5% 625 people

Maastricht 4.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 275 people

Maastricht 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.7% 235 people

Maastricht 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.4% 200 people

Maastricht 1.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.3% 180 people

Maastricht 0.94% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.65% 90 people

Maastricht 0.69% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.62% 85 people

Maastricht 1.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.25% 35 people

Maastricht 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

85% 15%

Born abroad (first generation) 85.2% 6,375
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 14.8% 1,110

Men and women

Men: 6,405
Women: 7,400

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6211 54.2%

Higher than 94% 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

54.2%

6211
Maastricht
Netherlands

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Year	6211	Maastricht	Netherlands
1998	19.6%	19.2%	16.7%
1999	19.9%	19.6%	17.1%
2000	21.0%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	21.0%	20.2%	18.0%
2002	21.7%	20.7%	18.4%
2003	22.1%	21.1%	18.8%
2004	22.7%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	22.6%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	22.8%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	23.3%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	23.8%	22.2%	19.6%
2009	25.5%	22.9%	19.9%
2010	26.5%	23.7%	20.3%
2011	30.1%	25.0%	20.6%
2012	34.2%	26.5%	20.9%
2013	36.4%	27.6%	21.1%
2014	37.5%	28.4%	21.4%
2015	39.2%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	41.0%	29.8%	22.1%
2017	42.5%	30.8%	22.6%
2018	44.7%	31.9%	23.1%
2019	45.2%	32.2%	23.6%
2020	46.7%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	46.6%	33.1%	24.6%
2022	48.8%	35.4%	26.0%
2023	51.1%	36.9%	27.1%
2024	51.7%	38.1%	27.9%
2025	53.1%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	54.2%	39.8%	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
6221 Centrum	51.5%	10,825	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
6217 Buitenwijk West	46.7%	9,510	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
6222 Buitenwijk Oost	42.9%	6,025	+9.7 pp	Other Europe
6214 Buitenwijk West	45.3%	5,005	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
6213 Buitenwijk Zuidwest	29.1%	4,530	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
6212 Buitenwijk Zuidwest	30.1%	4,500	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6219 Buitenwijk Noordwest	33.7%	1,645	+2.9 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	9,620	7,740	1,885	1,175	700	15	50	25	305	50	455	20	375	325	45	135	75	1,550	335
1999	9,815	7,865	1,950	1,220	730	35	55	25	295	50	480	20	355	365	55	115	100	1,595	360
2000	9,895	7,820	2,080	1,270	805	35	55	30	310	45	495	30	350	395	70	135	125	1,680	395
2001	9,810	7,750	2,060	1,275	780	35	45	25	300	45	480	40	350	405	65	145	120	1,675	375
2002	9,740	7,625	2,115	1,250	865	25	50	20	315	40	465	35	340	410	75	190	150	1,675	435
2003	9,645	7,510	2,135	1,255	885	25	50	20	315	55	485	30	325	415	85	180	155	1,685	455
2004	9,690	7,495	2,195	1,260	935	40	60	25	310	55	480	30	325	425	105	185	155	1,670	525
2005	9,710	7,510	2,195	1,265	920	35	60	30	300	55	490	35	325	415	100	185	155	1,675	520
2006	9,685	7,475	2,210	1,295	920	40	55	35	290	45	510	40	325	420	100	185	170	1,685	520
2007	9,620	7,380	2,240	1,310	925	30	55	35	285	55	510	40	310	450	105	190	170	1,705	530
2008	9,540	7,265	2,275	1,340	930	25	50	35	280	60	535	45	305	455	95	215	170	1,745	530
2009	9,650	7,190	2,465	1,490	970	30	55	30	270	55	585	45	325	535	105	240	185	1,900	560
2010	9,745	7,165	2,580	1,635	945	30	45	30	250	65	670	40	320	605	110	235	180	2,015	565
2011	10,320	7,220	3,105	2,060	1,040	35	40	30	240	60	930	50	345	735	100	290	245	2,475	630
2012	10,715	7,055	3,660	2,450	1,215	35	45	35	240	70	1,150	70	355	875	125	385	280	2,880	780
2013	11,030	7,010	4,020	2,705	1,310	45	55	30	230	80	1,220	70	355	1,060	140	395	335	3,160	865
2014	11,080	6,925	4,155	2,840	1,315	55	50	25	220	70	1,215	80	370	1,175	130	415	350	3,300	855
2015	11,250	6,835	4,415	3,020	1,395	60	60	25	225	75	1,210	100	390	1,320	140	430	380	3,490	925
2016	11,335	6,690	4,645	3,165	1,480	75	55	25	230	65	1,235	95	425	1,410	155	505	370	3,625	1,025
2017	11,325	6,515	4,810	3,230	1,575	90	50	30	240	70	1,200	105	430	1,495	150	545	400	3,700	1,105
2018	11,745	6,495	5,250	3,515	1,735	90	55	30	235	75	1,245	110	460	1,700	180	645	425	4,015	1,245
2019	11,690	6,405	5,285	3,495	1,790	85	55	30	235	75	1,185	100	445	1,765	170	685	455	4,010	1,275
2020	12,045	6,425	5,620	3,715	1,910	95	65	35	235	75	1,170	95	475	1,975	175	725	505	4,255	1,365
2021	12,480	6,670	5,810	3,950	1,860	100	70	30	245	75	1,275	135	545	1,995	195	665	480	4,480	1,330
2022	12,860	6,580	6,280	4,190	2,090	125	75	35	255	85	1,255	145	555	2,240	240	700	580	4,725	1,410
2023	13,240	6,480	6,760	4,515	2,245	155	75	35	235	85	1,260	170	575	2,515	285	760	610	5,040	1,565
2024	13,750	6,635	7,115	4,680	2,440	190	85	35	235	90	1,260	195	600	2,625	275	845	685	–	–
2025	13,760	6,460	7,305	4,805	2,500	195	90	40	245	90	1,235	185	600	2,780	290	880	670	–	–
2026	13,805	6,315	7,485	4,950	2,535	200	85	35	235	90	1,230	180	625	2,920	275	945	670	–	–

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