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Lelystad: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Lelystad had 85,790 residents. 41.4% of them (35,475 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Flevoland (40.0%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (7.2%), Suriname (6.8%) and other Europe (6.2%). 57.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.4 percentage points.

Residents: 85,790 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 41.4% 35,475 people
Born abroad: 57.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.4 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

59% 41%

Dutch origin 58.6% 50,285
Migration background 41.4% 35,475

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.2% 6,190 people

Flevoland 9.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

6.8% 5,840 people

Flevoland 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.2% 5,290 people

Flevoland 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.5% 3,005 people

Flevoland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

3.1% 2,635 people

Flevoland 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

3.0% 2,580 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

2.8% 2,410 people

Flevoland 2.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.6% 2,235 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.2% 1,915 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.1% 1,775 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 1,270 people

Flevoland 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.40% 340 people

Flevoland 0.36% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.4% 20,355
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.6% 15,125

Men and women

Men: 43,290
Women: 42,480

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Lelystad 41.4%

Higher than 98% of all cities 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

41.4%

Lelystad
Flevoland
Netherlands

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Year	Lelystad	Flevoland	Netherlands
1998	22.5%	18.0%	16.7%
1999	23.0%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	23.7%	19.8%	17.5%
2001	24.3%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	25.0%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	25.6%	23.2%	18.8%
2004	26.1%	24.1%	19.0%
2005	26.3%	24.8%	19.2%
2006	26.5%	25.3%	19.3%
2007	26.7%	25.6%	19.4%
2008	27.0%	25.9%	19.6%
2009	27.4%	26.4%	19.9%
2010	27.8%	26.9%	20.3%
2011	27.9%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	28.1%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	28.4%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	28.6%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	29.0%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	29.5%	29.4%	22.1%
2017	30.1%	30.1%	22.6%
2018	30.8%	30.8%	23.1%
2019	31.7%	31.6%	23.6%
2020	32.7%	32.7%	24.2%
2021	33.9%	33.5%	24.6%
2022	36.0%	35.2%	26.0%
2023	37.8%	36.8%	27.1%
2024	39.0%	37.9%	27.9%
2025	40.0%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	41.4%	40.0%	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).

Postcodes in Lelystad

				Largest group
8243 Kustwijk, Havendiep	37.4%	9,650	+6.3 pp	Suriname
8226 Waterwijk-Landerijen	46.5%	9,580	+4.6 pp	Other Asia
8245 Warande, Havendiep	34.5%	8,100	+5.7 pp	Suriname
8225 Boswijk	46.6%	8,075	+5.0 pp	Suriname
8232 Havendiep, Bolder	44.5%	8,065	+6.6 pp	Other Asia
8224 Boswijk, Atolwijk	53.2%	7,950	+4.7 pp	Turkey
8242 Kustwijk	32.2%	6,490	+4.9 pp	Other Europe
8223 Zuiderzeewijk	63.4%	5,675	+8.0 pp	Other Europe
8231 Bolder, Atolwijk	39.4%	5,475	+5.8 pp	Other Asia
8212 Atolwijk, Boswijk	29.4%	4,635	+4.8 pp	Other Europe
8244 Haven	34.2%	4,215	+5.9 pp	Other Europe
8219 Waterwijk-Landerijen, Atolwijk	28.7%	3,520	+3.8 pp	Other Asia
8241 Kustwijk	24.4%	1,580	+3.4 pp	Other Asia
8233 Havendiep	33.8%	1,345	+1.7 pp	Suriname
8239 Warande	65.4%	680	−0.2 pp	Other Asia
8211 Lelystad	16.2%	340	+1.4 pp	Morocco
8218 Airport Lelystad	2.3%	215	−2.3 pp	Other Asia
8222 Zuiderzeewijk	17.5%	200	−0.9 pp	Indonesia

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	60,765	47,085	13,685	3,235	10,435	855	1,465	3,140	1,935	1,140	1,395	210	230	1,400	525	890	490	5,410	8,275
1999	61,425	47,290	14,145	3,320	10,820	910	1,515	3,270	1,895	1,160	1,415	220	255	1,430	570	975	530	5,480	8,670
2000	63,040	48,110	14,930	3,480	11,445	1,030	1,550	3,360	1,925	1,255	1,445	210	255	1,575	700	1,080	555	5,665	9,240
2001	64,605	48,920	15,710	3,600	12,075	1,140	1,590	3,495	1,930	1,345	1,465	220	265	1,655	770	1,200	610	5,860	9,840
2002	66,415	49,795	16,605	3,710	12,860	1,310	1,670	3,605	1,985	1,435	1,485	235	260	1,730	815	1,390	650	6,000	10,620
2003	68,505	50,980	17,515	3,850	13,645	1,450	1,790	3,770	2,020	1,520	1,490	275	260	1,825	925	1,490	680	6,155	11,325
2004	69,600	51,420	18,175	3,905	14,320	1,610	1,850	3,890	2,045	1,560	1,495	280	265	1,865	975	1,650	745	6,270	11,925
2005	70,815	52,165	18,655	3,975	14,670	1,720	1,940	3,970	2,070	1,555	1,485	280	275	1,935	1,010	1,645	760	6,405	12,285
2006	71,410	52,480	18,935	3,980	14,910	1,735	2,000	4,090	2,050	1,555	1,470	295	285	1,930	1,050	1,665	765	6,405	12,540
2007	72,200	52,915	19,295	4,055	15,205	1,760	2,035	4,175	2,005	1,595	1,485	315	275	1,980	1,075	1,780	780	6,425	12,860
2008	73,020	53,335	19,715	4,160	15,535	1,790	2,135	4,245	2,035	1,655	1,500	365	305	1,990	1,115	1,795	770	6,530	13,200
2009	73,795	53,620	20,190	4,330	15,845	1,790	2,175	4,285	2,015	1,725	1,505	445	295	2,090	1,145	1,890	825	6,680	13,515
2010	74,600	53,895	20,710	4,550	16,160	1,820	2,230	4,345	1,985	1,745	1,515	495	285	2,255	1,185	1,985	865	6,890	13,815
2011	75,095	54,120	20,980	4,605	16,395	1,860	2,235	4,375	1,975	1,750	1,480	530	305	2,290	1,235	2,085	880	6,950	14,060
2012	75,295	54,125	21,180	4,675	16,505	1,900	2,265	4,355	1,960	1,740	1,485	560	305	2,325	1,290	2,100	895	6,985	14,200
2013	75,770	54,230	21,550	4,765	16,765	1,895	2,305	4,440	1,950	1,765	1,470	665	305	2,325	1,330	2,160	920	7,070	14,475
2014	76,125	54,325	21,800	4,900	16,900	1,895	2,325	4,470	1,915	1,790	1,450	735	300	2,415	1,335	2,260	915	7,165	14,640
2015	76,410	54,250	22,160	5,070	17,085	1,910	2,340	4,510	1,890	1,805	1,435	845	295	2,495	1,435	2,285	915	7,300	14,865
2016	76,775	54,110	22,665	5,210	17,465	1,925	2,365	4,520	1,905	1,845	1,420	950	300	2,540	1,525	2,425	955	7,465	15,210
2017	76,925	53,760	23,165	5,370	17,800	1,945	2,375	4,550	1,885	1,845	1,400	1,065	300	2,610	1,620	2,600	985	7,600	15,565
2018	77,380	53,530	23,850	5,620	18,230	1,980	2,415	4,565	1,870	1,880	1,370	1,250	300	2,700	1,705	2,785	1,035	7,840	16,010
2019	77,885	53,210	24,675	5,985	18,695	2,025	2,465	4,630	1,835	1,930	1,365	1,420	310	2,890	1,795	2,940	1,075	8,195	16,490
2020	78,590	52,875	25,715	6,440	19,270	2,070	2,515	4,805	1,810	1,970	1,330	1,615	305	3,190	1,840	3,130	1,130	8,600	17,115
2021	79,805	52,770	27,035	6,950	20,090	2,165	2,550	5,000	1,820	2,025	1,320	1,890	305	3,435	1,940	3,385	1,215	9,120	17,920
2022	81,210	51,980	29,215	7,495	21,725	2,285	2,615	5,240	1,875	2,105	1,365	2,065	340	3,700	2,130	3,990	1,470	9,570	19,040
2023	83,040	51,670	31,360	8,430	22,910	2,370	2,665	5,420	1,840	2,165	1,310	2,265	345	4,470	2,360	4,500	1,595	10,535	20,225
2024	84,080	51,310	32,775	8,840	23,935	2,465	2,655	5,585	1,825	2,200	1,320	2,385	345	4,775	2,560	4,960	1,690	–	–
2025	84,710	50,780	33,925	8,975	24,965	2,520	2,635	5,710	1,780	2,230	1,290	2,390	340	4,935	2,750	5,510	1,805	–	–
2026	85,790	50,285	35,475	9,300	26,190	2,580	2,635	5,840	1,775	2,235	1,270	2,410	340	5,290	3,005	6,190	1,915	–	–

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