Postcode · Eckelrade, Limburg

Postcode 6251: Neighbourhood Sint Geertruid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6251 in Eckelrade (Sint Geertruid) had 415 residents. 15.7% of them (65 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Eckelrade (14.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (7.2%), other Asia (3.6%) and Germany (2.4%). 46.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 1.2 percentage points.

Residents: 415 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.7% 65 people
Born abroad: 46.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −1.2 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 84.3% 350
Migration background 15.7% 65

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6251. For comparison, the line marks Eckelrade and the circle the Netherlands.

Belgium

7.2% 30 people

Eckelrade 5.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.6% 15 people

Eckelrade 2.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.4% 10 people

Eckelrade 2.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.2% 5 people

Eckelrade 0.90% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 5 people

Eckelrade 0.90% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.90% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Eckelrade 0.0% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

46% 54%

Born abroad (first generation) 46.2% 30
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 53.8% 35

Men and women

Men: 215
Women: 200

Compared with all postcodes

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

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

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

15.7%

6251
Eckelrade
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	6251	Eckelrade	Netherlands
1998	13.4%	12.6%	16.7%
1999	11.6%	10.5%	17.1%
2000	12.8%	12.2%	17.5%
2001	11.9%	13.4%	18.0%
2002	11.9%	13.0%	18.4%
2003	15.9%	15.3%	18.8%
2004	15.3%	15.5%	19.0%
2005	14.5%	14.8%	19.2%
2006	15.5%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	15.7%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	14.3%	12.8%	19.6%
2009	14.8%	13.3%	19.9%
2010	14.5%	12.9%	20.3%
2011	15.7%	13.7%	20.6%
2012	15.9%	14.0%	20.9%
2013	14.8%	13.2%	21.1%
2014	14.5%	12.3%	21.4%
2015	14.5%	13.0%	21.7%
2016	14.3%	12.9%	22.1%
2017	15.3%	12.9%	22.6%
2018	14.8%	12.6%	23.1%
2019	14.9%	12.8%	23.6%
2020	13.8%	11.3%	24.2%
2021	14.1%	11.3%	24.6%
2022	16.9%	14.2%	26.0%
2023	16.0%	13.6%	27.1%
2024	17.5%	14.7%	27.9%
2025	16.9%	14.4%	28.5%
2026	15.7%	14.4%	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
6269 Margraten	11.4%	3,940	+0.9 pp	Belgium
6267 Cadier	27.4%	3,875	+9.1 pp	Other Europe
6247 Rijckholt	17.0%	3,065	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
6265 Sint Geertruid	13.1%	1,415	±0.0 pp	Belgium
6252 Sint Geertruid	10.7%	140	+4.0 pp	Germany

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	Indonesia	Germany	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	410	360	55	50	5	0	5	5	35	10	0	0	0	55	0
1999	430	380	50	40	0	0	5	5	30	5	0	0	0	50	5
2000	430	370	55	40	15	5	5	5	30	5	0	0	5	50	5
2001	420	370	50	45	5	0	5	5	30	10	0	0	0	50	0
2002	420	370	50	45	5	0	5	5	30	10	0	0	0	45	0
2003	440	370	70	50	20	0	5	10	30	10	0	10	5	60	10
2004	425	360	65	45	15	0	5	5	30	10	5	5	0	50	10
2005	415	355	60	50	5	0	5	10	30	10	0	0	0	50	10
2006	420	355	65	50	5	0	0	10	25	15	0	5	0	55	10
2007	415	350	65	55	15	0	5	10	30	15	5	5	0	55	10
2008	420	360	60	50	10	0	5	15	30	5	0	5	0	55	5
2009	405	345	60	50	15	0	5	15	25	10	0	10	0	50	10
2010	415	355	60	50	10	0	5	15	30	5	0	5	0	55	5
2011	415	360	65	50	10	0	5	15	30	5	0	5	0	55	5
2012	410	350	65	50	5	0	5	15	25	10	0	0	0	50	5
2013	405	350	60	50	10	0	5	15	20	15	0	5	0	50	5
2014	415	355	60	50	10	0	0	15	30	5	0	10	0	55	5
2015	415	355	60	55	10	0	5	15	25	15	0	5	0	55	5
2016	420	360	60	50	10	0	5	15	25	10	5	0	0	55	5
2017	425	360	65	50	15	0	5	15	20	15	5	5	0	55	10
2018	440	375	65	55	10	0	5	15	20	20	0	5	0	55	10
2019	435	370	65	55	10	0	5	20	20	15	0	5	0	60	10
2020	435	375	60	45	15	0	5	15	20	10	0	10	0	50	10
2021	425	365	60	45	15	0	5	10	25	10	0	10	0	50	10
2022	415	350	70	60	10	0	5	15	30	5	0	5	0	55	10
2023	405	335	65	55	10	0	5	15	30	10	0	5	0	50	5
2024	400	330	70	55	15	0	5	15	30	10	0	15	0	–	–
2025	415	340	70	55	15	0	5	15	30	10	0	10	0	–	–
2026	415	350	65	50	20	0	5	10	30	5	0	15	0	–	–

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