Postcode · Heerlen, Limburg

Postcode 6419: Neighbourhood Welten-Benzenrade

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6419 in Heerlen (Welten-Benzenrade) had 4,415 residents. 27.6% of them (1,220 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Heerlen (34.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (8.0%), other Asia (6.0%) and other Europe (3.1%). 55.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.3 percentage points.

Residents: 4,415 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.6% 1,220 people
Born abroad: 55.7% 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

72% 28%

Dutch origin 72.4% 3,195
Migration background 27.6% 1,220

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6419. For comparison, the line marks Heerlen and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

8.0% 355 people

Heerlen 7.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.0% 265 people

Heerlen 5.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 135 people

Heerlen 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.9% 130 people

Heerlen 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.2% 95 people

Heerlen 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.6% 70 people

Heerlen 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 55 people

Heerlen 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.91% 40 people

Heerlen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.68% 30 people

Heerlen 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.57% 25 people

Heerlen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.34% 15 people

Heerlen 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.11% 5 people

Heerlen 0.51% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.7% 680
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.9% 535

Men and women

Men: 2,205
Women: 2,210

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6419 27.6%

Higher than 71% 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

27.6%

6419
Heerlen
Netherlands

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Year	6419	Heerlen	Netherlands
1998	22.4%	27.2%	16.7%
1999	21.5%	27.3%	17.1%
2000	23.4%	27.4%	17.5%
2001	24.5%	27.6%	18.0%
2002	25.4%	28.0%	18.4%
2003	23.2%	28.0%	18.8%
2004	25.1%	28.3%	19.0%
2005	25.4%	28.3%	19.2%
2006	24.7%	28.2%	19.3%
2007	24.5%	28.2%	19.4%
2008	23.4%	28.1%	19.6%
2009	23.7%	28.2%	19.9%
2010	23.2%	28.3%	20.3%
2011	23.3%	28.1%	20.6%
2012	23.3%	28.2%	20.9%
2013	23.7%	28.4%	21.1%
2014	25.5%	28.6%	21.4%
2015	25.2%	28.5%	21.7%
2016	24.5%	28.7%	22.1%
2017	25.7%	29.0%	22.6%
2018	24.0%	29.2%	23.1%
2019	24.0%	29.6%	23.6%
2020	24.0%	30.1%	24.2%
2021	25.3%	30.4%	24.6%
2022	24.3%	31.6%	26.0%
2023	23.1%	32.2%	27.1%
2024	24.8%	33.1%	27.9%
2025	25.2%	33.8%	28.5%
2026	27.6%	34.7%	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
6418 Heerlerbaan - Schil, Heerlerbaan - Centrum	26.7%	9,425	+1.5 pp	Germany
6411 Centrum	39.3%	8,285	+5.0 pp	Other Europe
6367 Kunrade	15.9%	8,165	+0.8 pp	Germany
6466 West	37.6%	8,160	+5.4 pp	Germany
6417 Caumerveld-Douve Weien, Bekkerveld - Aarveld	23.2%	6,715	+1.1 pp	Germany
6369 Hulsveld	22.2%	5,525	+4.7 pp	Germany
6422 De Beitel	14.3%	70	+14.3 pp	Poland

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	5,290	4,105	1,185	755	435	10	25	5	125	20	540	15	110	90	75	145	30	895	285
1999	5,175	4,060	1,115	735	375	5	25	10	120	15	540	20	105	70	50	130	20	875	245
2000	5,220	4,000	1,220	855	365	15	25	10	115	10	545	20	100	190	50	120	20	980	235
2001	5,245	3,955	1,285	905	380	15	25	10	110	15	535	20	100	250	70	110	25	1,025	260
2002	5,260	3,925	1,335	915	420	30	30	5	110	15	530	25	110	250	85	120	25	1,045	290
2003	5,005	3,845	1,160	825	340	20	25	5	110	10	500	25	110	190	65	70	35	945	215
2004	5,030	3,765	1,265	845	420	30	25	5	115	10	490	25	100	230	95	110	30	980	290
2005	4,980	3,710	1,265	840	430	30	25	0	110	15	490	20	95	235	100	115	35	975	290
2006	4,910	3,690	1,215	820	390	35	25	5	110	10	470	15	100	235	80	110	15	950	265
2007	4,860	3,670	1,190	805	395	35	20	0	110	10	460	20	95	230	85	105	30	940	255
2008	4,645	3,560	1,085	710	380	25	20	5	110	10	420	15	100	175	80	110	20	840	245
2009	4,640	3,540	1,100	640	460	15	20	5	105	10	420	15	100	105	150	130	25	765	335
2010	4,595	3,535	1,065	625	435	10	20	5	100	10	410	20	95	100	160	110	20	740	320
2011	4,515	3,465	1,050	640	395	15	20	5	95	15	410	15	100	115	125	105	15	760	295
2012	4,470	3,430	1,040	625	415	20	25	10	95	10	420	20	105	80	135	95	25	735	305
2013	4,395	3,355	1,040	595	445	20	25	5	95	10	370	15	95	115	120	145	25	710	330
2014	4,425	3,295	1,130	585	540	25	25	10	105	5	370	15	90	110	175	170	25	710	420
2015	4,360	3,260	1,100	575	525	20	25	10	105	5	375	15	90	95	155	175	30	700	400
2016	4,320	3,260	1,060	565	495	15	30	10	100	10	365	15	85	100	130	175	25	680	380
2017	4,375	3,250	1,125	570	555	15	30	10	100	10	360	10	85	115	100	260	30	680	440
2018	4,330	3,290	1,040	540	500	15	30	20	100	15	345	10	85	100	85	210	25	640	395
2019	4,265	3,240	1,025	530	495	20	30	15	90	15	345	10	90	85	80	215	30	635	395
2020	4,265	3,240	1,025	530	495	25	30	10	95	15	340	10	85	95	95	190	35	635	390
2021	4,305	3,215	1,090	530	560	35	40	10	95	10	335	15	80	100	90	240	40	640	450
2022	4,150	3,140	1,010	520	485	35	30	10	90	30	340	10	80	85	75	180	40	625	360
2023	4,105	3,160	950	515	440	35	30	10	85	25	330	20	70	95	65	145	40	610	315
2024	4,175	3,140	1,035	535	500	35	30	5	85	25	340	25	65	105	85	195	40	–	–
2025	4,225	3,160	1,065	545	520	40	30	10	90	20	350	15	70	110	85	195	45	–	–
2026	4,415	3,195	1,220	575	645	40	30	5	95	25	355	15	70	135	130	265	55	–	–

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