Postcode · Heerlen, Limburg

Postcode 6421: Neighbourhood Vrieheide - De Stack

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6421 in Heerlen (Vrieheide - De Stack) had 10 residents. 0.0% of them (0 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%). Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 10 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 0.0% 0 people
Born abroad: – of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: ±0.0 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

Dutch origin 50.0% 5
Migration background 0.0% 0

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6421. For comparison, the line marks Heerlen and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 0.51% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 7.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 5.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Heerlen 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) – 0
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) – 0

Men and women

Men: 5
Women: 5

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

0.0%

6421
Heerlen
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	6421	Heerlen	Netherlands
1998	33.3%	27.2%	16.7%
1999	25.0%	27.3%	17.1%
2000	0.0%	27.4%	17.5%
2001	0.0%	27.6%	18.0%
2002	0.0%	28.0%	18.4%
2003	0.0%	28.0%	18.8%
2004	33.3%	28.3%	19.0%
2005	0.0%	28.3%	19.2%
2006	50.0%	28.2%	19.3%
2007	33.3%	28.2%	19.4%
2008	50.0%	28.1%	19.6%
2009	33.3%	28.2%	19.9%
2010	50.0%	28.3%	20.3%
2011	0.0%	28.1%	20.6%
2012	0.0%	28.2%	20.9%
2013	0.0%	28.4%	21.1%
2014	0.0%	28.6%	21.4%
2015	0.0%	28.5%	21.7%
2016	0.0%	28.7%	22.1%
2017	0.0%	29.0%	22.6%
2018	0.0%	29.2%	23.1%
2019	0.0%	29.6%	23.6%
2020	0.0%	30.1%	24.2%
2021	0.0%	30.4%	24.6%
2022	0.0%	31.6%	26.0%
2023	0.0%	32.2%	27.1%
2024	0.0%	33.1%	27.9%
2025	0.0%	33.8%	28.5%
2026	0.0%	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
6413 Heerlerheide - Passart, Rennemig - Beersdal	34.5%	11,230	+3.6 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	Indonesia	Germany	Other Europe	Other Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	15	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	20	15	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	5	0
2000	15	15	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0
2001	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2002	15	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2003	15	15	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2004	15	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2005	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2006	10	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2007	15	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2008	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2009	15	5	5	10	0	0	10	0	0	5	0
2010	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2011	15	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2012	15	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2013	15	15	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2014	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	15	15	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2016	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	10	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2018	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2024	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2026	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–

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