Postcode · Amstelveen, North Holland

Postcode 1187: Neighbourhoods Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord and Westwijk Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1187 in Amstelveen (Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord and Westwijk Zuid) had 19,215 residents. 51.5% of them (9,895 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Amstelveen (54.7%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (19.7%), other Europe (9.5%) and Suriname (3.7%). 65.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.3 percentage points.

Residents: 19,215 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 51.5% 9,895 people
Born abroad: 65.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.3 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

49% 51%

Dutch origin 48.5% 9,320
Migration background 51.5% 9,895

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1187. For comparison, the line marks Amstelveen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

19.7% 3,785 people

Amstelveen 18.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

9.5% 1,835 people

Amstelveen 11.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

3.7% 720 people

Amstelveen 3.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

3.5% 670 people

Amstelveen 3.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.5% 665 people

Amstelveen 4.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

3.3% 640 people

Amstelveen 3.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.4% 460 people

Amstelveen 3.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.9% 370 people

Amstelveen 2.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.3% 245 people

Amstelveen 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.2% 230 people

Amstelveen 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.0% 185 people

Amstelveen 0.88% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.44% 85 people

Amstelveen 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

66% 34%

Born abroad (first generation) 65.7% 6,505
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.3% 3,390

Men and women

Men: 9,435
Women: 9,785

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1187 51.5%

Higher than 93% 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

51.5%

1187
Amstelveen
Netherlands

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Year	1187	Amstelveen	Netherlands
1998	20.5%	24.5%	16.7%
1999	21.1%	25.0%	17.1%
2000	21.3%	25.5%	17.5%
2001	21.5%	26.0%	18.0%
2002	21.7%	26.8%	18.4%
2003	24.2%	28.0%	18.8%
2004	24.8%	28.7%	19.0%
2005	25.7%	29.4%	19.2%
2006	24.4%	29.9%	19.3%
2007	25.7%	30.8%	19.4%
2008	27.1%	31.8%	19.6%
2009	29.0%	32.8%	19.9%
2010	30.2%	33.8%	20.3%
2011	31.7%	34.7%	20.6%
2012	32.5%	35.4%	20.9%
2013	33.1%	36.2%	21.1%
2014	33.4%	36.9%	21.4%
2015	34.9%	38.2%	21.7%
2016	36.1%	39.7%	22.1%
2017	37.4%	41.1%	22.6%
2018	39.1%	42.7%	23.1%
2019	40.4%	44.2%	23.6%
2020	42.0%	45.8%	24.2%
2021	43.3%	46.8%	24.6%
2022	46.2%	49.6%	26.0%
2023	48.1%	51.6%	27.1%
2024	49.6%	52.9%	27.9%
2025	50.5%	53.8%	28.5%
2026	51.5%	54.7%	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
1187 Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord, Westwijk Zuid	51.5%	19,215	+5.3 pp	Other Asia
1422 Zijdelwaard, Legmeer	44.0%	15,505	+6.2 pp	Other Asia
1431 Stommeer, Hornmeer	26.3%	13,630	+3.7 pp	Other Europe
1185 Keizer Karelpark	56.2%	13,155	+5.8 pp	Other Asia
1432 Oosteinde	35.2%	10,590	+7.4 pp	Other Europe
1188 Waardhuizen, Middenhoven	50.5%	7,255	+2.9 pp	Other Asia
1424 Meerwijk	22.5%	5,040	+6.5 pp	Other Europe
1182 Patrimonium, Keizer Karelpark	42.2%	3,780	+5.0 pp	Other Europe
1117 Schiphol	66.7%	15	+16.7 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	11,650	9,265	2,385	615	1,770	45	40	285	615	60	195	25	50	345	80	520	125	1,520	860
1999	12,070	9,525	2,545	625	1,925	55	50	305	625	70	195	25	55	350	85	580	155	1,600	945
2000	12,260	9,655	2,610	635	1,980	55	45	315	620	65	195	20	55	365	100	625	155	1,625	980
2001	12,305	9,655	2,650	650	2,005	50	40	315	605	70	185	25	65	375	95	665	165	1,655	995
2002	12,135	9,500	2,635	640	1,990	55	50	315	590	65	185	20	65	370	105	650	160	1,645	985
2003	12,455	9,430	3,020	735	2,290	65	50	325	585	65	200	30	60	445	205	825	170	1,765	1,255
2004	12,565	9,455	3,115	760	2,355	85	45	340	580	70	215	30	60	455	240	820	175	1,775	1,335
2005	12,695	9,430	3,260	805	2,455	90	45	355	580	70	215	35	60	495	235	920	160	1,830	1,430
2006	12,355	9,335	3,020	720	2,310	85	50	365	565	80	210	35	60	415	110	865	190	1,750	1,270
2007	12,370	9,195	3,175	780	2,395	90	55	385	560	80	210	40	70	460	110	935	180	1,865	1,315
2008	12,230	8,925	3,310	795	2,520	90	60	385	555	85	210	50	65	470	120	1,000	225	1,925	1,380
2009	12,965	9,210	3,755	910	2,845	90	65	425	580	80	220	60	70	560	150	1,215	240	2,150	1,610
2010	13,995	9,765	4,230	1,055	3,170	125	80	465	625	90	240	95	70	650	155	1,325	305	2,355	1,880
2011	14,830	10,135	4,695	1,145	3,550	130	115	495	685	105	250	95	65	735	185	1,520	315	2,570	2,125
2012	15,870	10,715	5,160	1,280	3,875	155	155	560	725	115	255	130	60	835	190	1,625	350	2,735	2,425
2013	16,360	10,945	5,415	1,330	4,085	160	185	610	735	120	255	120	70	885	200	1,715	360	2,800	2,615
2014	16,940	11,285	5,655	1,440	4,215	185	180	645	745	130	255	145	70	970	205	1,760	365	2,860	2,795
2015	17,540	11,425	6,115	1,535	4,580	190	225	655	755	150	255	140	80	1,060	235	1,950	420	3,005	3,110
2016	17,900	11,430	6,470	1,580	4,895	200	230	675	755	160	260	145	85	1,090	250	2,215	410	3,130	3,340
2017	18,345	11,475	6,870	1,605	5,265	215	260	710	755	175	255	160	70	1,120	260	2,470	420	3,160	3,710
2018	18,475	11,245	7,230	1,665	5,560	265	270	710	735	170	265	160	80	1,160	290	2,695	425	3,175	4,060
2019	18,520	11,030	7,490	1,735	5,755	295	270	695	725	175	260	165	70	1,240	340	2,790	465	3,245	4,245
2020	18,555	10,755	7,800	1,820	5,980	345	250	705	720	180	260	165	75	1,320	350	2,940	490	3,335	4,465
2021	18,405	10,435	7,970	1,935	6,035	370	260	695	705	180	255	180	85	1,415	355	2,965	505	3,330	4,635
2022	18,620	10,025	8,595	2,020	6,570	405	290	700	695	210	265	185	95	1,475	410	3,290	575	3,410	5,040
2023	18,565	9,635	8,930	2,125	6,805	455	295	690	690	205	260	200	95	1,570	440	3,420	610	3,510	5,280
2024	18,500	9,325	9,175	2,195	6,980	505	305	665	665	205	240	205	90	1,665	440	3,570	625	–	–
2025	19,245	9,525	9,720	2,305	7,415	575	350	710	675	220	240	185	90	1,790	475	3,735	675	–	–
2026	19,215	9,320	9,895	2,350	7,545	640	370	720	670	230	245	185	85	1,835	460	3,785	665	–	–

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