Postcode · Maastricht, Limburg

Postcode 6222: Neighbourhood Buitenwijk Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6222 in Maastricht (Buitenwijk Oost) had 6,025 residents. 42.9% of them (2,585 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 (13.6%), other Asia (9.9%) and other Africa (4.1%). 71.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 9.7 percentage points.

Residents: 6,025 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 42.9% 2,585 people
Born abroad: 71.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +9.7 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

57% 43%

Dutch origin 57.0% 3,435
Migration background 42.9% 2,585

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6222. For comparison, the line marks Maastricht and the circle the Netherlands.

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

13.6% 820 people

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

9.9% 595 people

Maastricht 7.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.1% 250 people

Maastricht 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

3.4% 205 people

Maastricht 4.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Germany

3.1% 185 people

Maastricht 5.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.9% 115 people

Maastricht 1.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

1.9% 115 people

Maastricht 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 80 people

Maastricht 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.2% 70 people

Maastricht 1.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.2% 70 people

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

1.0% 60 people

Maastricht 0.69% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.25% 15 people

Maastricht 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

72% 28%

Born abroad (first generation) 71.6% 1,850
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 28.4% 735

Men and women

Men: 2,945
Women: 3,080

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6222 42.9%

Higher than 88% 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

42.9%

6222
Maastricht
Netherlands

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Year	6222	Maastricht	Netherlands
1998	19.3%	19.2%	16.7%
1999	19.9%	19.6%	17.1%
2000	20.4%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	20.9%	20.2%	18.0%
2002	21.6%	20.7%	18.4%
2003	21.6%	21.1%	18.8%
2004	22.2%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	23.0%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	23.5%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	23.9%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	24.3%	22.2%	19.6%
2009	24.8%	22.9%	19.9%
2010	25.1%	23.7%	20.3%
2011	25.7%	25.0%	20.6%
2012	26.9%	26.5%	20.9%
2013	27.9%	27.6%	21.1%
2014	28.4%	28.4%	21.4%
2015	28.4%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	31.8%	29.8%	22.1%
2017	32.2%	30.8%	22.6%
2018	28.7%	31.9%	23.1%
2019	29.7%	32.2%	23.6%
2020	30.6%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	31.0%	33.1%	24.6%
2022	33.2%	35.4%	26.0%
2023	39.6%	36.9%	27.1%
2024	40.2%	38.1%	27.9%
2025	42.5%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	42.9%	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
6221 Centrum	51.5%	10,825	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
6224 Buitenwijk Oost	43.0%	9,275	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6231 Meerssen	19.8%	7,410	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
6225 Buitenwijk Oost	28.4%	6,920	+4.5 pp	Other Europe
6241 Bunde - Geulle	14.6%	5,425	+1.6 pp	Germany
6223 Buitenwijk Noordoost	19.6%	2,605	+2.4 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	6,030	4,870	1,165	645	515	60	90	10	200	25	270	20	215	140	35	75	20	855	310
1999	5,855	4,685	1,165	645	520	60	85	10	200	15	270	20	225	130	45	80	25	855	315
2000	5,845	4,660	1,190	640	550	70	90	15	195	20	270	20	225	125	50	80	30	845	345
2001	5,825	4,600	1,220	645	575	75	100	20	185	15	270	20	205	150	60	95	25	830	390
2002	5,840	4,580	1,260	660	600	80	95	15	175	10	275	25	195	165	70	115	40	850	410
2003	5,855	4,590	1,265	630	645	90	105	15	170	20	255	25	185	165	70	135	40	820	450
2004	5,825	4,530	1,295	640	655	85	120	15	170	15	255	30	185	170	65	145	40	820	475
2005	5,765	4,440	1,325	625	705	90	110	15	170	15	240	30	185	170	85	175	45	810	515
2006	5,715	4,380	1,345	610	725	85	125	10	175	10	240	40	175	155	85	195	40	805	535
2007	5,720	4,355	1,365	630	735	85	130	10	175	10	240	35	180	175	90	190	45	820	540
2008	5,585	4,235	1,355	615	740	75	140	10	170	20	235	25	190	165	95	180	50	795	560
2009	5,565	4,180	1,380	625	755	75	140	10	165	35	240	20	195	170	80	195	55	800	580
2010	5,515	4,130	1,385	620	770	65	135	15	170	30	230	25	185	180	105	200	50	800	585
2011	5,470	4,065	1,405	620	785	60	145	25	155	30	235	25	190	170	110	205	55	790	620
2012	5,510	4,035	1,480	665	815	65	150	25	155	20	265	25	175	200	105	225	70	835	645
2013	5,510	3,975	1,535	700	835	65	155	15	155	25	270	30	190	210	120	230	70	875	660
2014	5,390	3,860	1,530	695	835	70	145	10	155	25	240	30	185	240	130	235	65	860	670
2015	5,370	3,845	1,525	670	855	65	135	10	145	25	230	25	175	240	150	270	55	825	700
2016	5,700	3,885	1,815	685	1,130	65	135	10	140	25	215	30	175	265	235	470	50	840	975
2017	5,640	3,825	1,815	695	1,120	55	115	5	135	25	215	35	170	275	215	520	50	840	970
2018	5,370	3,830	1,540	665	875	55	115	10	130	25	200	30	155	280	190	300	50	810	735
2019	5,305	3,730	1,575	690	885	65	110	15	125	20	180	40	170	300	175	315	60	830	745
2020	5,190	3,600	1,590	680	910	65	105	15	130	35	180	40	160	300	180	330	50	835	760
2021	5,085	3,510	1,575	675	900	50	105	15	125	25	170	45	155	305	185	340	55	820	755
2022	5,075	3,390	1,685	715	970	60	110	20	125	40	170	50	175	315	180	375	65	850	785
2023	5,580	3,370	2,210	1,085	1,125	65	125	15	130	40	175	60	190	660	215	450	80	1,240	915
2024	5,770	3,445	2,320	1,160	1,160	75	125	20	125	45	190	65	195	705	220	460	90	–	–
2025	5,860	3,370	2,490	1,250	1,235	75	120	20	120	50	195	65	205	790	245	520	90	–	–
2026	6,025	3,435	2,585	1,285	1,300	70	115	15	115	60	185	70	205	820	250	595	80	–	–

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