Postcode · Ransdaal, Limburg

Postcode 6311: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6311 in Ransdaal had 800 residents. 16.9% of them (135 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Ransdaal (15.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (5.0%), other Europe (4.4%) and other Asia (3.8%). 55.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 800 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.9% 135 people
Born abroad: 55.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

84% 17%

Dutch origin 83.8% 670
Migration background 16.9% 135

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6311. For comparison, the line marks Ransdaal and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

5.0% 40 people

Ransdaal 4.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.4% 35 people

Ransdaal 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 30 people

Ransdaal 3.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.3% 10 people

Ransdaal 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.3% 10 people

Ransdaal 1.6% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.63% 5 people

Ransdaal 0.52% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.63% 5 people

Ransdaal 0.52% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Ransdaal 0.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Ransdaal 0.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Ransdaal 0.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Ransdaal 0.0% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.6% 75
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.4% 60

Men and women

Men: 400
Women: 400

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6311 16.9%

Higher than 47% 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

16.9%

6311
Ransdaal
Netherlands

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Year	6311	Ransdaal	Netherlands
1998	10.2%	9.9%	16.7%
1999	10.6%	10.2%	17.1%
2000	10.1%	10.3%	17.5%
2001	10.5%	10.3%	18.0%
2002	10.1%	9.9%	18.4%
2003	9.6%	9.6%	18.8%
2004	9.0%	9.7%	19.0%
2005	9.7%	10.2%	19.2%
2006	10.5%	10.8%	19.3%
2007	10.4%	10.6%	19.4%
2008	9.6%	8.9%	19.6%
2009	10.0%	9.8%	19.9%
2010	9.8%	9.8%	20.3%
2011	9.3%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	9.4%	9.5%	20.9%
2013	10.3%	10.2%	21.1%
2014	10.3%	10.1%	21.4%
2015	10.4%	10.1%	21.7%
2016	9.7%	10.0%	22.1%
2017	9.9%	9.7%	22.6%
2018	12.3%	11.8%	23.1%
2019	12.9%	12.2%	23.6%
2020	14.1%	13.2%	24.2%
2021	14.2%	12.7%	24.6%
2022	15.2%	13.6%	26.0%
2023	16.4%	15.2%	27.1%
2024	16.6%	15.4%	27.9%
2025	17.4%	16.0%	28.5%
2026	16.9%	15.5%	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
6367 Kunrade	15.9%	8,165	+0.8 pp	Germany
6343 Klimmen	16.5%	3,300	+2.6 pp	Germany
6305 : Schin op Geul - Oud-Valkenburg	15.8%	1,390	+4.0 pp	Other Europe
6312 Ransdaal	9.1%	165	+3.0 pp	Belgium

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	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	830	745	85	80	5	0	0	5	5	60	0	10	10	0	0	0	85	0
1999	805	720	85	75	10	0	0	5	0	60	0	10	5	0	5	0	80	5
2000	795	715	80	75	5	0	0	5	0	55	5	10	5	0	0	0	85	0
2001	810	730	85	75	5	0	0	5	0	50	5	15	5	0	0	0	80	0
2002	795	715	80	75	5	0	0	5	0	50	0	15	10	0	0	0	80	0
2003	780	705	75	70	5	0	0	5	5	45	0	10	15	0	0	0	75	0
2004	775	700	70	65	5	0	0	5	0	45	0	10	10	0	0	0	70	0
2005	775	700	75	70	5	0	0	10	5	50	0	10	10	0	0	0	70	0
2006	765	690	80	70	15	0	0	5	5	50	5	10	5	0	5	0	75	0
2007	770	695	80	65	10	0	0	5	0	50	0	10	5	0	0	5	75	5
2008	785	705	75	70	5	0	0	5	0	50	0	15	5	0	0	0	75	0
2009	800	725	80	65	15	0	0	10	0	45	5	10	5	0	0	5	80	0
2010	815	730	80	70	10	0	0	10	0	50	5	10	5	0	0	0	80	0
2011	805	730	75	65	20	0	0	10	0	50	5	5	5	0	5	5	75	0
2012	795	720	75	60	10	0	0	10	5	45	5	5	5	0	0	0	75	5
2013	775	700	80	70	15	0	0	15	5	45	0	10	15	0	0	0	75	5
2014	775	695	80	65	10	0	0	5	0	45	5	10	5	0	5	0	75	0
2015	770	690	80	70	10	0	0	5	5	45	5	10	10	0	5	0	75	5
2016	770	695	75	70	5	0	0	10	5	45	0	10	15	0	0	0	75	5
2017	760	685	75	60	15	0	0	10	0	40	5	5	10	5	0	0	70	5
2018	775	680	95	65	30	5	0	5	0	45	5	5	10	0	20	0	70	25
2019	775	675	100	65	35	0	0	10	0	45	0	10	10	5	15	5	75	20
2020	780	670	110	70	40	0	0	10	5	40	5	5	20	5	20	0	80	30
2021	775	665	110	75	35	0	0	5	0	40	5	10	20	5	25	0	85	25
2022	790	670	120	75	45	0	0	5	0	45	5	5	20	5	25	0	85	30
2023	795	665	130	85	45	0	5	10	0	45	5	10	30	5	20	5	95	25
2024	815	675	135	95	45	0	0	10	0	40	10	10	35	5	25	5	–	–
2025	805	670	140	90	50	0	0	10	0	40	0	10	35	5	30	5	–	–
2026	800	670	135	85	50	0	0	10	0	40	0	10	35	5	30	5	–	–

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