Postcode · Amsterdam, North Holland

Postcode 1031: Neighbourhoods Volewijck and Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1031 in Amsterdam (Volewijck and Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West) had 11,000 residents. 57.7% of them (6,350 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Amsterdam (61.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (14.3%), other Asia (7.8%) and Morocco (7.6%). 64.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 11,000 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 57.7% 6,350 people
Born abroad: 64.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.3 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

42% 58%

Dutch origin 42.3% 4,650
Migration background 57.7% 6,350

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1031. For comparison, the line marks Amsterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

14.3% 1,570 people

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

7.8% 855 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

7.6% 840 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

5.9% 645 people

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

5.2% 570 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

4.9% 535 people

Amsterdam 6.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

3.9% 425 people

Amsterdam 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

2.6% 290 people

Amsterdam 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

2.2% 245 people

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

1.5% 170 people

Amsterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.0% 110 people

Amsterdam 0.80% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.91% 100 people

Amsterdam 0.79% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.5% 4,095
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.5% 2,255

Men and women

Men: 5,715
Women: 5,285

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1031 57.7%

Higher than 95% 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

57.7%

1031
Amsterdam
Netherlands

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Year	1031	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1998	49.6%	42.7%	16.7%
1999	51.4%	43.6%	17.1%
2000	52.7%	44.4%	17.5%
2001	54.4%	45.4%	18.0%
2002	55.0%	46.4%	18.4%
2003	54.4%	47.2%	18.8%
2004	55.0%	47.8%	19.0%
2005	54.9%	48.3%	19.2%
2006	56.0%	48.4%	19.3%
2007	57.4%	48.6%	19.4%
2008	58.5%	49.0%	19.6%
2009	59.4%	49.5%	19.9%
2010	59.9%	49.9%	20.3%
2011	59.2%	50.3%	20.6%
2012	59.4%	50.5%	20.9%
2013	57.6%	50.7%	21.1%
2014	56.5%	50.7%	21.4%
2015	55.4%	51.1%	21.7%
2016	56.2%	51.7%	22.1%
2017	55.6%	52.5%	22.6%
2018	54.4%	53.4%	23.1%
2019	55.5%	54.5%	23.6%
2020	54.8%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	56.4%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	58.0%	58.1%	26.0%
2023	57.8%	59.5%	27.1%
2024	57.5%	60.3%	27.9%
2025	57.7%	60.9%	28.5%
2026	57.7%	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
1013 Haarlemmerbuurt, Spaarndammerbuurt/Zeeheldenbuurt	56.6%	23,215	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
1033 Tuindorp Oostzaan	49.5%	15,375	+6.7 pp	Other Europe
1012 Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde	58.2%	9,005	+1.8 pp	Other Europe
1021 IJplein/Vogelbuurt	64.5%	6,925	+1.7 pp	Morocco
1032 Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West, Volewijck	49.4%	6,850	+4.5 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	5,265	2,660	2,610	285	2,330	685	825	350	75	40	100	10	15	160	160	140	55	380	2,230
1999	5,295	2,575	2,720	285	2,440	670	840	380	80	50	90	5	20	170	180	175	65	390	2,335
2000	5,195	2,450	2,740	285	2,455	615	840	395	80	50	85	10	25	165	200	205	70	385	2,360
2001	5,235	2,390	2,850	315	2,540	610	855	415	80	65	95	15	25	180	195	240	80	425	2,425
2002	5,190	2,340	2,855	325	2,525	570	865	420	80	50	100	15	30	180	210	240	90	440	2,415
2003	5,140	2,340	2,795	330	2,470	520	840	410	90	50	105	10	30	185	230	240	90	455	2,345
2004	5,140	2,315	2,825	345	2,470	495	865	395	90	55	95	10	30	210	245	245	80	470	2,350
2005	5,205	2,340	2,860	340	2,525	470	850	425	90	70	95	15	35	195	280	260	80	465	2,395
2006	5,140	2,260	2,880	345	2,540	460	875	425	90	75	85	25	25	210	265	255	95	465	2,415
2007	5,100	2,175	2,925	350	2,585	450	885	445	90	70	85	20	20	225	285	260	100	465	2,465
2008	5,080	2,110	2,970	360	2,615	430	900	450	90	90	75	25	25	235	300	260	95	480	2,490
2009	4,990	2,035	2,965	380	2,580	400	900	430	90	90	85	35	20	240	320	255	95	505	2,455
2010	4,850	1,955	2,905	370	2,530	385	875	385	85	95	70	35	20	245	330	270	105	495	2,410
2011	5,190	2,120	3,070	430	2,645	375	895	390	90	95	90	40	20	280	385	295	120	565	2,505
2012	5,265	2,140	3,130	470	2,660	365	875	420	95	85	80	55	25	310	395	300	125	610	2,520
2013	5,285	2,245	3,045	450	2,595	365	860	390	95	85	80	50	25	295	385	295	120	590	2,455
2014	5,560	2,420	3,140	490	2,650	355	865	400	105	95	95	45	25	325	395	295	140	640	2,500
2015	5,735	2,555	3,180	520	2,655	335	875	390	110	100	100	50	30	340	410	290	145	685	2,495
2016	5,760	2,525	3,235	565	2,670	315	855	395	110	95	110	50	30	375	420	325	155	725	2,515
2017	6,010	2,670	3,340	600	2,740	315	850	405	120	95	110	60	30	400	440	345	170	785	2,555
2018	6,495	2,960	3,535	680	2,855	320	845	400	140	90	120	70	35	455	460	400	200	885	2,650
2019	6,390	2,845	3,545	690	2,855	330	840	390	140	85	115	60	40	475	465	405	200	895	2,650
2020	6,555	2,960	3,595	735	2,855	320	820	400	140	95	120	65	45	505	450	410	220	955	2,640
2021	6,965	3,035	3,930	895	3,035	345	845	420	150	120	125	80	50	640	480	410	265	1,135	2,795
2022	7,830	3,290	4,540	1,180	3,365	350	850	425	185	110	155	80	70	870	530	570	340	1,480	2,995
2023	9,190	3,875	5,315	1,590	3,725	385	865	465	215	135	220	105	90	1,170	555	685	415	1,955	3,290
2024	9,620	4,090	5,530	1,700	3,830	390	855	485	215	145	235	105	90	1,270	590	715	440	–	–
2025	10,490	4,440	6,050	1,960	4,090	430	850	515	230	160	260	110	90	1,495	605	780	515	–	–
2026	11,000	4,650	6,350	2,065	4,285	425	840	535	245	170	290	110	100	1,570	645	855	570	–	–

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