Postcode · Maastricht, Limburg

Postcode 6214: Neighbourhood Buitenwijk West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6214 in Maastricht (Buitenwijk West) had 5,005 residents. 45.3% of them (2,265 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 (12.4%), other Asia (8.2%) and Germany (5.6%). 73.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.3 percentage points.

Residents: 5,005 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 45.3% 2,265 people
Born abroad: 73.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.3 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

55% 45%

Dutch origin 54.7% 2,740
Migration background 45.3% 2,265

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6214. For comparison, the line marks Maastricht and the circle the Netherlands.

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

12.4% 620 people

Maastricht 11.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.2% 410 people

Maastricht 7.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

5.6% 280 people

Maastricht 5.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

4.9% 245 people

Maastricht 4.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.4% 170 people

Maastricht 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.7% 135 people

Maastricht 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

2.2% 110 people

Maastricht 1.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.1% 105 people

Maastricht 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.4% 70 people

Maastricht 1.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.3% 65 people

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

0.80% 40 people

Maastricht 0.69% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.30% 15 people

Maastricht 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

73% 27%

Born abroad (first generation) 73.3% 1,660
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 26.7% 605

Men and women

Men: 2,315
Women: 2,690

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6214 45.3%

Higher than 89% 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

45.3%

6214
Maastricht
Netherlands

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Year	6214	Maastricht	Netherlands
1998	19.8%	19.2%	16.7%
1999	20.1%	19.6%	17.1%
2000	21.2%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	22.3%	20.2%	18.0%
2002	23.0%	20.7%	18.4%
2003	23.1%	21.1%	18.8%
2004	23.9%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	24.5%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	24.7%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	25.4%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	26.4%	22.2%	19.6%
2009	26.9%	22.9%	19.9%
2010	28.7%	23.7%	20.3%
2011	30.9%	25.0%	20.6%
2012	32.7%	26.5%	20.9%
2013	34.1%	27.6%	21.1%
2014	35.9%	28.4%	21.4%
2015	36.9%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	37.8%	29.8%	22.1%
2017	39.3%	30.8%	22.6%
2018	40.0%	31.9%	23.1%
2019	39.5%	32.2%	23.6%
2020	39.3%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	40.5%	33.1%	24.6%
2022	42.0%	35.4%	26.0%
2023	43.7%	36.9%	27.1%
2024	44.6%	38.1%	27.9%
2025	45.1%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	45.3%	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
6211 Centrum	54.2%	13,805	+5.4 pp	Other Europe
6217 Buitenwijk West	46.7%	9,510	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
6215 Buitenwijk West	26.8%	8,070	+2.8 pp	Belgium
6216 Buitenwijk West	43.3%	7,055	+1.4 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

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	5,285	4,240	1,045	600	440	80	90	20	90	25	195	15	250	140	30	90	15	715	335
1999	5,275	4,215	1,060	590	470	70	95	25	100	25	190	20	245	135	40	95	20	700	350
2000	5,240	4,130	1,110	620	490	65	105	25	110	25	190	15	250	165	40	110	10	745	370
2001	5,210	4,055	1,160	615	555	75	90	20	110	30	190	15	250	160	70	125	35	740	420
2002	5,150	3,970	1,185	595	580	80	110	20	110	40	185	20	245	145	65	130	25	735	445
2003	5,135	3,950	1,185	595	585	75	110	10	100	35	175	20	240	160	85	135	35	720	465
2004	5,075	3,855	1,215	600	610	70	115	15	115	35	180	15	235	170	85	150	25	740	470
2005	5,040	3,805	1,235	615	620	75	130	15	120	35	190	10	230	185	70	145	30	765	470
2006	4,985	3,750	1,230	600	635	60	145	15	110	30	210	10	215	165	90	140	45	745	485
2007	4,810	3,590	1,220	600	620	60	140	20	105	30	210	15	205	170	80	140	45	735	485
2008	4,740	3,485	1,250	605	640	65	135	20	100	35	195	20	195	195	90	160	35	740	510
2009	4,735	3,460	1,275	630	645	65	130	20	95	35	205	25	200	200	85	175	40	755	525
2010	4,690	3,350	1,345	680	670	70	130	15	95	35	220	25	205	230	95	165	65	805	540
2011	4,815	3,325	1,490	790	695	70	135	20	100	40	270	30	220	270	90	170	70	930	560
2012	4,805	3,230	1,570	855	720	60	115	25	105	45	295	40	215	305	100	185	85	1,010	560
2013	4,995	3,285	1,705	920	785	65	120	25	110	40	330	45	205	340	105	220	100	1,095	610
2014	5,050	3,235	1,815	995	820	65	115	25	115	45	335	55	210	395	125	235	95	1,170	640
2015	5,020	3,170	1,850	1,015	840	65	120	20	105	45	330	50	225	410	120	245	120	1,195	655
2016	4,965	3,090	1,875	1,005	870	60	115	15	100	45	310	50	220	425	130	280	125	1,195	680
2017	4,975	3,020	1,955	1,050	905	60	105	25	100	45	315	55	240	440	150	290	130	1,245	710
2018	4,885	2,930	1,955	1,045	915	55	105	20	105	50	300	60	235	450	145	295	140	1,230	725
2019	4,825	2,920	1,905	1,050	855	60	95	15	90	40	280	55	250	465	160	280	115	1,220	690
2020	4,825	2,930	1,895	1,030	865	55	95	15	95	35	290	50	225	465	175	275	120	1,200	690
2021	4,715	2,805	1,910	1,035	870	60	100	15	90	30	285	55	220	475	170	275	130	1,210	700
2022	4,730	2,745	1,985	1,060	920	55	100	15	100	30	270	55	245	495	165	315	140	1,225	710
2023	4,760	2,680	2,080	1,115	970	65	100	15	95	20	285	55	250	525	160	355	160	1,275	755
2024	5,000	2,770	2,230	1,180	1,055	70	105	15	100	35	285	75	240	580	185	390	155	–	–
2025	4,945	2,715	2,230	1,165	1,065	70	100	15	100	40	275	65	235	590	180	405	155	–	–
2026	5,005	2,740	2,265	1,205	1,060	70	110	15	105	40	280	65	245	620	170	410	135	–	–

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