Postcode · Almere, Flevoland

Postcode 1316: Neighbourhood Waterwijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1316 in Almere (Waterwijk) had 4,075 residents. 37.2% of them (1,515 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Almere (51.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (12.0%), other Europe (5.8%) and Suriname (5.2%). 63.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.4 percentage points.

Residents: 4,075 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 37.2% 1,515 people
Born abroad: 63.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.4 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 62.8% 2,560
Migration background 37.2% 1,515

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1316. For comparison, the line marks Almere and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

12.0% 490 people

Almere 12.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.8% 235 people

Almere 6.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

5.2% 210 people

Almere 11.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.7% 110 people

Almere 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 100 people

Almere 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.2% 90 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.8% 75 people

Almere 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.5% 60 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.3% 55 people

Almere 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

1.0% 40 people

Almere 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.61% 25 people

Almere 3.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.49% 20 people

Almere 0.40% 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) 63.7% 965
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.3% 550

Men and women

Men: 2,095
Women: 1,975

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1316 37.2%

Higher than 83% 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

37.2%

1316
Almere
Netherlands

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Year	1316	Almere	Netherlands
1998	18.7%	23.8%	16.7%
1999	18.5%	25.1%	17.1%
2000	18.8%	26.4%	17.5%
2001	19.3%	27.8%	18.0%
2002	20.3%	29.5%	18.4%
2003	21.9%	31.3%	18.8%
2004	23.3%	32.7%	19.0%
2005	24.6%	33.9%	19.2%
2006	24.6%	34.7%	19.3%
2007	25.2%	35.1%	19.4%
2008	25.0%	35.6%	19.6%
2009	25.0%	36.4%	19.9%
2010	25.6%	37.0%	20.3%
2011	25.2%	37.6%	20.6%
2012	25.4%	38.2%	20.9%
2013	25.2%	38.7%	21.1%
2014	25.1%	39.1%	21.4%
2015	25.4%	39.5%	21.7%
2016	25.5%	40.0%	22.1%
2017	27.0%	40.8%	22.6%
2018	28.0%	41.6%	23.1%
2019	28.6%	42.7%	23.6%
2020	30.4%	43.8%	24.2%
2021	31.9%	44.6%	24.6%
2022	32.8%	46.3%	26.0%
2023	34.4%	48.0%	27.1%
2024	35.4%	49.3%	27.9%
2025	36.7%	50.4%	28.5%
2026	37.2%	51.6%	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
1325 Filmwijk	51.5%	10,555	+4.7 pp	Other Asia
1318 Tussen de Vaarten Noord, Verzetswijk	56.8%	9,585	+4.9 pp	Other Asia
1319 Noorderplassen	45.5%	7,545	+3.4 pp	Suriname
1314 Kruidenwijk, Markerkant	66.9%	7,020	+8.8 pp	Other Europe
1313 Kruidenwijk	43.6%	4,205	+5.4 pp	Other Asia
1317 Waterwijk	47.3%	4,115	+5.5 pp	Other Asia
1309 Almere	0.0%	35	−12.5 pp	–
1332 De Vaart	50.0%	10	+50.0 pp	–

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	4,750	3,860	890	245	650	15	35	185	190	25	115	5	25	100	45	110	45	455	435
1999	4,740	3,865	875	225	645	15	35	180	185	35	105	10	20	90	40	120	35	430	445
2000	4,685	3,810	880	235	640	10	30	180	170	35	110	10	20	95	40	125	50	420	455
2001	4,655	3,755	900	240	665	20	25	195	160	35	105	10	20	105	50	125	55	420	480
2002	4,620	3,680	940	240	700	20	35	190	165	40	105	15	15	105	50	140	60	425	520
2003	4,630	3,615	1,015	250	770	25	35	205	170	50	110	10	15	115	75	155	55	435	585
2004	4,640	3,560	1,080	270	820	35	30	240	175	55	110	15	15	130	65	160	60	460	620
2005	4,625	3,490	1,140	280	855	30	40	255	160	60	110	20	15	135	60	185	65	460	685
2006	4,610	3,480	1,135	280	860	35	30	250	160	65	110	25	15	130	60	195	65	460	675
2007	4,595	3,435	1,160	300	855	30	35	260	160	65	115	30	25	130	50	190	65	475	680
2008	4,515	3,390	1,130	280	840	30	35	245	165	70	105	20	20	135	55	180	60	460	665
2009	4,505	3,385	1,125	290	830	35	30	250	155	65	100	25	20	145	60	165	70	470	650
2010	4,485	3,340	1,150	290	855	25	30	260	155	80	105	20	25	140	65	170	70	470	680
2011	4,425	3,305	1,115	295	825	20	25	260	155	75	100	25	25	145	70	155	65	470	650
2012	4,395	3,275	1,115	275	840	25	30	240	155	75	100	25	20	130	70	180	65	450	670
2013	4,340	3,240	1,095	265	830	25	25	240	145	70	95	25	20	125	75	185	65	430	665
2014	4,260	3,190	1,070	265	805	25	30	230	145	70	95	25	15	130	65	180	60	425	650
2015	4,195	3,130	1,065	250	820	25	30	235	140	60	85	30	15	120	75	185	70	410	660
2016	4,130	3,075	1,055	240	815	25	30	220	135	70	90	20	15	115	70	195	70	390	665
2017	4,135	3,020	1,115	270	840	25	30	230	130	75	90	30	20	130	75	205	70	420	690
2018	4,150	2,990	1,160	285	875	30	30	235	125	70	95	30	15	145	70	225	90	435	725
2019	4,160	2,970	1,190	305	885	30	30	235	125	70	90	40	20	155	75	245	75	455	735
2020	4,100	2,855	1,245	330	920	30	40	215	125	75	95	45	15	175	90	260	85	475	775
2021	4,065	2,770	1,295	355	935	30	30	225	120	65	90	60	20	185	105	255	105	495	795
2022	4,060	2,730	1,330	350	980	30	30	225	115	65	95	55	20	180	100	315	105	490	820
2023	4,070	2,665	1,400	355	1,050	40	40	230	110	65	90	50	20	195	100	370	100	485	895
2024	4,070	2,625	1,440	350	1,090	40	30	230	110	70	80	50	15	205	110	415	90	–	–
2025	4,050	2,565	1,485	380	1,105	40	30	225	105	65	80	55	20	230	105	450	95	–	–
2026	4,075	2,560	1,515	380	1,135	40	25	210	100	60	75	55	20	235	110	490	90	–	–

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