Postcode · Maastricht, Limburg

Postcode 6229: Neighbourhood Buitenwijk Zuidoost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6229 in Maastricht (Buitenwijk Zuidoost) had 7,710 residents. 43.3% of them (3,340 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 (15.1%), other Asia (7.2%) and Germany (5.2%). 78.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 12.6 percentage points.

Residents: 7,710 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 43.3% 3,340 people
Born abroad: 78.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +12.6 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

57% 43%

Dutch origin 56.7% 4,370
Migration background 43.3% 3,340

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6229. For comparison, the line marks Maastricht and the circle the Netherlands.

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

15.1% 1,165 people

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

7.2% 555 people

Maastricht 7.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

5.2% 400 people

Maastricht 5.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

3.8% 290 people

Maastricht 4.0% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.4% 265 people

Maastricht 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 160 people

Maastricht 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.0% 155 people

Maastricht 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.4% 105 people

Maastricht 1.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.2% 90 people

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

1.0% 75 people

Maastricht 0.69% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.65% 50 people

Maastricht 1.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.32% 25 people

Maastricht 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

79% 21%

Born abroad (first generation) 78.9% 2,635
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 21.1% 705

Men and women

Men: 3,755
Women: 3,955

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6229 43.3%

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

43.3%

6229
Maastricht
Netherlands

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Year	6229	Maastricht	Netherlands
1998	19.4%	19.2%	16.7%
1999	19.5%	19.6%	17.1%
2000	18.8%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	19.5%	20.2%	18.0%
2002	20.5%	20.7%	18.4%
2003	21.2%	21.1%	18.8%
2004	21.8%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	21.7%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	22.2%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	22.1%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	19.5%	22.2%	19.6%
2009	20.3%	22.9%	19.9%
2010	21.4%	23.7%	20.3%
2011	22.6%	25.0%	20.6%
2012	22.7%	26.5%	20.9%
2013	23.8%	27.6%	21.1%
2014	23.8%	28.4%	21.4%
2015	23.6%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	23.8%	29.8%	22.1%
2017	24.5%	30.8%	22.6%
2018	25.2%	31.9%	23.1%
2019	26.0%	32.2%	23.6%
2020	26.9%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	27.3%	33.1%	24.6%
2022	30.7%	35.4%	26.0%
2023	35.3%	36.9%	27.1%
2024	38.7%	38.1%	27.9%
2025	42.3%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	43.3%	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
6221 Centrum	51.5%	10,825	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
6245 Breust, Mesch	16.7%	9,585	+0.7 pp	Belgium
6224 Buitenwijk Oost	43.0%	9,275	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6227 Buitenwijk Zuidoost	31.8%	7,485	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
6228 Buitenwijk Zuidoost	35.6%	6,515	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
6212 Buitenwijk Zuidwest	30.1%	4,500	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
6247 Rijckholt	17.0%	3,065	+3.1 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	7,200	5,800	1,400	710	690	15	50	25	240	65	230	15	270	195	70	190	35	990	410
1999	7,165	5,765	1,400	705	690	20	45	20	210	80	240	20	255	190	85	185	45	950	445
2000	7,090	5,755	1,335	695	640	15	50	15	205	70	250	15	255	175	75	155	55	935	400
2001	7,170	5,770	1,400	690	705	15	45	25	215	60	235	20	260	175	95	205	45	945	455
2002	7,170	5,695	1,470	700	780	25	45	25	215	60	235	15	260	190	120	230	60	950	520
2003	7,170	5,655	1,520	715	810	25	45	30	205	70	240	20	260	195	145	215	75	965	555
2004	7,100	5,545	1,545	735	815	30	40	25	215	80	240	20	250	225	130	215	80	995	555
2005	7,160	5,605	1,555	720	825	25	30	20	215	60	240	15	255	210	155	245	75	980	575
2006	7,110	5,530	1,580	725	850	25	30	30	220	50	230	20	245	230	170	245	80	985	600
2007	7,055	5,490	1,560	725	845	25	30	25	225	40	235	25	245	220	155	255	90	980	580
2008	6,870	5,530	1,340	730	605	25	35	20	205	40	265	15	245	205	75	160	45	965	375
2009	6,940	5,525	1,410	765	645	25	30	20	195	50	265	20	250	230	90	180	55	990	420
2010	6,960	5,470	1,490	785	715	20	35	25	195	45	265	20	255	245	135	190	70	1,015	475
2011	6,940	5,375	1,565	805	760	30	30	15	185	50	280	20	240	265	145	225	80	1,040	530
2012	6,905	5,330	1,570	825	750	30	25	15	190	50	275	30	235	285	130	235	75	1,050	520
2013	6,910	5,265	1,645	870	770	25	20	20	185	55	290	30	235	315	150	250	65	1,105	535
2014	6,895	5,255	1,640	875	760	25	30	20	180	45	300	30	230	315	145	240	75	1,095	540
2015	6,920	5,285	1,635	880	755	25	35	20	175	50	320	30	230	300	125	235	90	1,100	535
2016	6,815	5,195	1,620	900	720	30	35	25	175	50	320	35	230	315	80	230	95	1,120	500
2017	6,820	5,150	1,670	940	730	30	40	20	170	50	340	25	235	340	80	250	90	1,155	515
2018	6,760	5,055	1,705	940	760	35	40	20	175	50	315	35	240	350	75	260	105	1,175	530
2019	6,740	4,985	1,755	930	820	40	50	20	175	45	295	35	235	365	80	300	110	1,170	585
2020	6,675	4,880	1,795	965	830	35	45	20	170	40	295	35	230	405	90	315	115	1,195	600
2021	6,615	4,810	1,805	985	820	45	45	25	165	40	290	40	230	425	100	295	105	1,205	600
2022	6,725	4,660	2,065	1,095	970	50	55	20	160	55	300	40	250	510	120	390	125	1,290	710
2023	7,135	4,615	2,520	1,350	1,170	75	60	25	165	65	340	60	260	695	130	475	170	1,560	880
2024	7,425	4,555	2,870	1,560	1,310	105	60	25	160	70	360	80	250	870	155	525	205	–	–
2025	7,720	4,455	3,265	1,875	1,390	115	55	30	150	80	380	90	275	1,125	170	560	230	–	–
2026	7,710	4,370	3,340	1,945	1,395	105	50	25	155	75	400	90	290	1,165	160	555	265	–	–

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