Postcode · Amsterdam, North Holland

Postcode 1081: Neighbourhood Buitenveldert-West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1081 in Amsterdam (Buitenveldert-West) had 6,295 residents. 57.3% of them (3,610 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 (17.5%), other Asia (12.5%) and other Americas & Oceania (6.1%). 68.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.6 percentage points.

Residents: 6,295 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 57.3% 3,610 people
Born abroad: 68.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.6 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

43% 57%

Dutch origin 42.7% 2,685
Migration background 57.3% 3,610

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1081. For comparison, the line marks Amsterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

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

17.5% 1,100 people

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

12.5% 785 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

6.1% 385 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

4.2% 265 people

Amsterdam 6.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

3.6% 225 people

Amsterdam 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.2% 200 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

2.7% 170 people

Amsterdam 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

2.6% 165 people

Amsterdam 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.9% 120 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.1% 70 people

Amsterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

1.0% 65 people

Amsterdam 0.79% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

1.0% 60 people

Amsterdam 0.80% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

68% 32%

Born abroad (first generation) 68.1% 2,460
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 31.9% 1,150

Men and women

Men: 3,050
Women: 3,245

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1081 57.3%

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

57.3%

1081
Amsterdam
Netherlands

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Year	1081	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1998	26.1%	42.7%	16.7%
1999	25.1%	43.6%	17.1%
2000	25.4%	44.4%	17.5%
2001	26.9%	45.4%	18.0%
2002	27.2%	46.4%	18.4%
2003	28.4%	47.2%	18.8%
2004	29.0%	47.8%	19.0%
2005	29.9%	48.3%	19.2%
2006	30.2%	48.4%	19.3%
2007	30.6%	48.6%	19.4%
2008	31.5%	49.0%	19.6%
2009	32.0%	49.5%	19.9%
2010	32.7%	49.9%	20.3%
2011	33.5%	50.3%	20.6%
2012	34.5%	50.5%	20.9%
2013	36.2%	50.7%	21.1%
2014	37.5%	50.7%	21.4%
2015	39.2%	51.1%	21.7%
2016	40.9%	51.7%	22.1%
2017	42.8%	52.5%	22.6%
2018	44.9%	53.4%	23.1%
2019	46.8%	54.5%	23.6%
2020	47.8%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	48.9%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	52.7%	58.1%	26.0%
2023	54.5%	59.5%	27.1%
2024	55.7%	60.3%	27.9%
2025	56.8%	60.9%	28.5%
2026	57.3%	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
1181 Elsrijk, Randwijck	56.4%	21,425	+4.5 pp	Other Asia
1066 Sloten/Nieuw-Sloten	59.9%	19,705	+4.3 pp	Morocco
1183 Bankras, Kostverloren	58.7%	15,085	+4.8 pp	Other Asia
1082 Buitenveldert-West, Zuidas	68.0%	12,495	+5.3 pp	Other Europe
1076 Stadionbuurt	53.2%	11,115	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
1059 Hoofddorppleinbuurt	56.2%	6,965	+4.0 pp	Other Europe
1182 Patrimonium, Keizer Karelpark	42.2%	3,780	+5.0 pp	Other Europe

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	3,895	2,880	1,015	495	515	5	10	90	145	10	175	20	50	250	25	160	70	745	270
1999	4,090	3,070	1,025	505	525	5	5	105	155	15	180	20	50	255	40	130	70	735	290
2000	4,225	3,150	1,075	515	550	10	10	105	165	20	180	25	55	255	35	135	70	770	305
2001	4,270	3,115	1,150	550	605	15	10	105	165	15	185	25	60	280	40	145	110	835	315
2002	4,380	3,185	1,190	555	635	15	10	105	190	20	180	25	65	285	35	150	110	855	340
2003	4,425	3,170	1,255	585	675	15	10	115	175	20	180	25	60	320	45	175	120	875	380
2004	4,390	3,120	1,275	570	705	15	5	120	185	20	175	25	60	310	50	195	115	870	405
2005	4,475	3,135	1,340	590	750	20	10	125	190	30	175	25	60	330	50	205	120	895	450
2006	4,335	3,025	1,310	590	720	25	15	120	195	25	185	30	55	320	50	185	105	885	425
2007	4,385	3,045	1,340	570	765	20	25	110	190	30	180	30	50	310	45	230	115	870	470
2008	4,380	3,000	1,380	590	780	20	25	125	200	30	175	30	55	330	55	220	105	890	485
2009	4,370	2,970	1,400	615	785	15	20	135	205	25	170	35	50	360	55	210	120	900	495
2010	4,540	3,055	1,485	655	840	25	25	145	215	30	170	40	50	395	55	215	130	955	525
2011	4,700	3,120	1,575	680	900	25	30	150	225	30	180	35	55	410	60	245	135	1,000	580
2012	4,825	3,160	1,665	705	950	40	25	145	235	35	180	40	50	435	60	265	145	1,045	620
2013	4,840	3,090	1,750	745	1,010	35	30	150	235	35	185	45	50	465	70	305	150	1,075	675
2014	4,935	3,085	1,850	790	1,060	55	35	150	245	35	175	50	50	515	60	325	155	1,140	710
2015	5,070	3,085	1,985	840	1,140	55	35	160	240	35	185	55	50	550	70	360	185	1,200	780
2016	5,120	3,025	2,095	910	1,185	60	30	155	255	40	195	50	50	615	70	385	190	1,275	820
2017	5,160	2,950	2,210	930	1,280	55	35	160	240	45	185	60	45	640	90	445	210	1,265	945
2018	5,255	2,895	2,360	975	1,385	70	35	185	240	50	190	55	45	685	95	475	235	1,360	995
2019	5,345	2,845	2,500	990	1,510	70	50	185	245	55	180	60	55	695	135	535	235	1,390	1,110
2020	5,320	2,775	2,545	1,025	1,520	65	45	190	225	55	175	50	50	750	120	575	245	1,415	1,130
2021	5,270	2,695	2,575	1,025	1,550	70	45	190	225	55	160	40	60	765	125	560	280	1,435	1,140
2022	5,330	2,520	2,810	1,110	1,700	100	45	185	245	65	180	45	70	815	150	620	300	1,535	1,215
2023	5,560	2,535	3,030	1,235	1,790	115	50	185	245	60	175	55	65	940	165	645	335	1,670	1,295
2024	5,800	2,570	3,230	1,300	1,930	140	50	200	235	60	185	55	70	990	175	715	355	–	–
2025	6,015	2,600	3,415	1,335	2,075	160	110	240	225	60	175	55	65	1,040	185	710	385	–	–
2026	6,295	2,685	3,610	1,390	2,220	170	120	265	225	70	165	60	65	1,100	200	785	385	–	–

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