Postcode · Amsterdam, North Holland

Postcode 1021: Neighbourhood IJplein/Vogelbuurt

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1021 in Amsterdam (IJplein/Vogelbuurt) had 6,925 residents. 64.5% of them (4,465 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Amsterdam (61.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (13.4%), other Europe (11.8%) and other Asia (9.0%). 62.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 6,925 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 64.5% 4,465 people
Born abroad: 62.5% 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

36% 64%

Dutch origin 35.5% 2,460
Migration background 64.5% 4,465

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1021. For comparison, the line marks Amsterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

13.4% 930 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

11.8% 815 people

Amsterdam 13.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

9.0% 620 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

7.8% 540 people

Amsterdam 6.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

7.4% 510 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

4.8% 330 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

4.3% 295 people

Amsterdam 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.7% 120 people

Amsterdam 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.6% 110 people

Amsterdam 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.4% 100 people

Amsterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.87% 60 people

Amsterdam 0.80% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.43% 30 people

Amsterdam 0.79% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

62% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.5% 2,790
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.4% 1,670

Men and women

Men: 3,410
Women: 3,515

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1021 64.5%

Higher than 97% 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

64.5%

1021
Amsterdam
Netherlands

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Year	1021	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1998	48.6%	42.7%	16.7%
1999	50.3%	43.6%	17.1%
2000	52.6%	44.4%	17.5%
2001	54.8%	45.4%	18.0%
2002	56.6%	46.4%	18.4%
2003	57.8%	47.2%	18.8%
2004	58.9%	47.8%	19.0%
2005	60.0%	48.3%	19.2%
2006	60.5%	48.4%	19.3%
2007	60.5%	48.6%	19.4%
2008	60.8%	49.0%	19.6%
2009	61.2%	49.5%	19.9%
2010	60.9%	49.9%	20.3%
2011	60.9%	50.3%	20.6%
2012	61.3%	50.5%	20.9%
2013	60.6%	50.7%	21.1%
2014	60.8%	50.7%	21.4%
2015	60.8%	51.1%	21.7%
2016	60.4%	51.7%	22.1%
2017	59.8%	52.5%	22.6%
2018	60.5%	53.4%	23.1%
2019	61.3%	54.5%	23.6%
2020	61.7%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	61.6%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	62.8%	58.1%	26.0%
2023	64.1%	59.5%	27.1%
2024	64.2%	60.3%	27.9%
2025	63.8%	60.9%	28.5%
2026	64.5%	61.5%	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
1019 Oostelijk Havengebied	48.2%	20,625	+4.4 pp	Other Europe
1031 Volewijck, Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West	57.7%	11,000	−0.3 pp	Other Europe
1011 Nieuwmarkt/Lastage	49.4%	9,975	+1.8 pp	Other Europe
1012 Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde	58.2%	9,005	+1.8 pp	Other Europe
1022 IJplein/Vogelbuurt, Elzenhagen	60.4%	5,875	+8.0 pp	Other Asia

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	7,035	3,615	3,420	435	2,985	355	900	895	135	85	180	10	20	225	255	285	75	585	2,835
1999	7,025	3,495	3,535	420	3,115	350	935	895	135	80	165	10	25	220	310	320	90	585	2,950
2000	6,990	3,310	3,680	425	3,255	385	950	910	135	85	155	10	25	235	345	340	105	585	3,100
2001	7,065	3,205	3,870	450	3,425	435	1,000	875	135	100	150	10	35	255	395	365	120	620	3,245
2002	7,125	3,095	4,030	450	3,580	430	1,090	895	135	110	145	10	35	260	420	370	130	630	3,400
2003	7,060	2,985	4,080	445	3,640	415	1,095	950	145	115	135	15	35	260	410	370	140	620	3,460
2004	7,030	2,890	4,140	425	3,720	400	1,140	940	145	105	135	15	30	245	440	410	140	600	3,540
2005	7,000	2,795	4,200	445	3,755	390	1,170	915	130	125	135	15	30	265	440	430	155	620	3,585
2006	6,880	2,720	4,160	450	3,715	385	1,150	890	120	130	130	20	35	265	440	435	165	610	3,555
2007	7,055	2,790	4,265	485	3,785	395	1,160	860	130	130	140	30	35	280	460	465	185	655	3,610
2008	7,080	2,780	4,305	525	3,780	395	1,175	880	130	130	140	40	45	300	450	455	165	690	3,615
2009	7,110	2,755	4,350	535	3,815	400	1,215	840	120	125	130	30	45	330	480	455	180	700	3,650
2010	7,100	2,780	4,325	580	3,740	395	1,165	800	115	135	140	35	40	365	480	475	175	735	3,585
2011	6,975	2,735	4,245	570	3,675	390	1,140	780	105	125	140	30	50	350	475	470	190	730	3,515
2012	6,965	2,695	4,270	615	3,665	385	1,130	760	120	125	135	30	45	405	485	460	200	775	3,495
2013	6,875	2,710	4,165	600	3,570	385	1,095	710	120	135	135	35	40	390	490	455	180	770	3,390
2014	6,930	2,715	4,215	650	3,565	380	1,090	675	130	140	135	35	40	440	500	465	185	830	3,385
2015	6,945	2,720	4,225	690	3,535	370	1,065	650	130	140	145	40	35	470	515	475	190	870	3,355
2016	6,980	2,765	4,215	740	3,470	355	1,060	630	140	135	150	45	30	515	490	460	200	930	3,280
2017	7,030	2,825	4,205	770	3,430	340	1,040	615	135	125	160	55	30	525	500	470	205	970	3,230
2018	7,085	2,800	4,285	845	3,440	335	1,020	600	130	115	150	60	30	605	500	515	225	1,055	3,230
2019	7,110	2,755	4,355	875	3,480	330	1,020	605	130	115	165	55	35	620	510	520	250	1,090	3,265
2020	7,040	2,695	4,345	910	3,440	325	990	595	130	110	160	50	35	665	510	540	240	1,115	3,230
2021	6,895	2,650	4,245	915	3,330	310	965	580	125	110	160	45	45	665	485	510	245	1,135	3,110
2022	6,935	2,580	4,355	950	3,405	310	955	560	135	120	145	60	35	715	470	575	285	1,180	3,140
2023	7,040	2,535	4,510	1,050	3,460	305	950	550	135	125	135	60	35	815	500	595	310	1,285	3,180
2024	7,040	2,515	4,520	1,055	3,470	300	950	540	125	110	135	60	30	830	510	615	320	–	–
2025	6,885	2,495	4,395	1,005	3,390	290	925	520	115	100	120	60	30	795	505	605	325	–	–
2026	6,925	2,460	4,465	1,025	3,435	295	930	540	110	100	120	60	30	815	510	620	330	–	–

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