Postcode · Almere, Flevoland

Postcode 1356: Neighbourhood De Grienden

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1356 in Almere (De Grienden) had 2,815 residents. 33.4% of them (940 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 Suriname (6.7%), other Europe (5.2%) and other Asia (4.3%). 51.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.6 percentage points.

Residents: 2,815 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.4% 940 people
Born abroad: 51.1% 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

67% 33%

Dutch origin 66.6% 1,875
Migration background 33.4% 940

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1356. For comparison, the line marks Almere and the circle the Netherlands.

Suriname

6.7% 190 people

Almere 11.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.2% 145 people

Almere 6.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.3% 120 people

Almere 12.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.7% 105 people

Almere 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 70 people

Almere 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.5% 70 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

2.1% 60 people

Almere 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 55 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

1.8% 50 people

Almere 3.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

1.2% 35 people

Almere 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.1% 30 people

Almere 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.36% 10 people

Almere 0.40% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.1% 480
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.9% 460

Men and women

Men: 1,345
Women: 1,470

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1356 33.4%

Higher than 79% 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

33.4%

1356
Almere
Netherlands

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Year	1356	Almere	Netherlands
1998	19.4%	23.8%	16.7%
1999	19.6%	25.1%	17.1%
2000	20.2%	26.4%	17.5%
2001	20.3%	27.8%	18.0%
2002	21.2%	29.5%	18.4%
2003	21.3%	31.3%	18.8%
2004	21.0%	32.7%	19.0%
2005	20.6%	33.9%	19.2%
2006	21.6%	34.7%	19.3%
2007	22.2%	35.1%	19.4%
2008	22.4%	35.6%	19.6%
2009	22.1%	36.4%	19.9%
2010	22.0%	37.0%	20.3%
2011	22.4%	37.6%	20.6%
2012	22.3%	38.2%	20.9%
2013	22.5%	38.7%	21.1%
2014	23.0%	39.1%	21.4%
2015	23.9%	39.5%	21.7%
2016	23.9%	40.0%	22.1%
2017	24.8%	40.8%	22.6%
2018	25.3%	41.6%	23.1%
2019	26.1%	42.7%	23.6%
2020	26.6%	43.8%	24.2%
2021	27.6%	44.6%	24.6%
2022	28.8%	46.3%	26.0%
2023	30.1%	48.0%	27.1%
2024	31.1%	49.3%	27.9%
2025	33.1%	50.4%	28.5%
2026	33.4%	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
1357 De Meenten, De Werven	32.2%	3,530	+3.5 pp	Suriname
1355 De Marken	39.1%	3,095	+4.7 pp	Suriname
1351 De Gouwen, De Marken	26.8%	1,975	+5.0 pp	Other Europe
1358 Overgooi	39.3%	815	+9.1 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	3,190	2,575	620	195	430	10	60	80	130	30	80	10	15	90	30	60	30	335	280
1999	3,160	2,540	620	200	425	10	50	85	130	30	85	10	10	95	30	55	35	340	280
2000	3,150	2,515	635	195	445	15	50	85	120	50	80	5	10	100	30	70	25	330	305
2001	3,130	2,490	635	205	440	10	50	80	125	40	80	5	15	105	40	65	30	325	310
2002	3,130	2,460	665	205	460	15	50	90	120	40	80	5	10	110	50	65	30	330	330
2003	3,055	2,405	650	210	435	15	45	85	115	30	75	5	10	120	40	75	30	340	305
2004	3,000	2,370	630	200	430	15	45	100	110	25	65	10	10	115	35	60	40	325	305
2005	2,955	2,345	610	180	430	20	40	95	105	35	65	5	10	100	30	60	45	310	300
2006	2,960	2,325	640	195	450	15	40	125	110	30	65	5	10	115	30	55	45	315	330
2007	2,900	2,255	645	185	455	15	30	130	105	35	65	5	10	105	40	65	35	310	330
2008	2,875	2,230	645	185	455	10	40	130	100	40	60	5	10	110	35	60	40	295	345
2009	2,825	2,195	625	175	455	15	40	130	95	35	60	5	5	105	35	60	45	285	340
2010	2,775	2,165	610	175	435	15	50	125	95	35	55	10	10	100	30	40	45	280	325
2011	2,750	2,135	615	185	430	5	50	125	95	35	55	10	5	115	35	50	35	280	335
2012	2,730	2,125	610	165	450	10	55	125	90	45	55	10	5	95	40	50	35	265	340
2013	2,710	2,095	610	165	440	15	45	125	85	45	55	5	5	100	45	55	25	265	345
2014	2,690	2,070	620	175	445	10	40	125	90	45	55	5	10	105	55	50	30	275	345
2015	2,725	2,075	650	170	480	20	55	140	85	45	55	10	10	95	50	50	35	270	380
2016	2,715	2,065	650	175	475	20	55	140	90	45	50	15	10	100	50	45	30	275	375
2017	2,740	2,060	680	170	505	15	60	145	90	45	45	15	10	100	50	60	40	275	405
2018	2,750	2,055	695	175	520	20	50	150	90	45	50	20	10	95	60	60	45	285	415
2019	2,725	2,015	710	180	535	20	45	160	90	45	50	20	10	100	60	70	45	280	430
2020	2,705	1,985	720	185	540	25	50	160	85	55	50	20	10	105	50	70	45	290	435
2021	2,680	1,940	740	195	545	25	50	155	80	50	50	20	10	115	55	75	55	295	440
2022	2,705	1,930	780	205	575	25	45	165	80	55	55	15	10	120	65	80	55	295	460
2023	2,740	1,910	825	225	600	30	40	175	75	60	60	20	10	140	60	110	45	305	495
2024	2,750	1,895	855	230	620	30	45	175	75	60	55	25	10	140	70	115	50	–	–
2025	2,810	1,880	930	240	690	40	45	180	75	70	55	35	10	135	90	125	60	–	–
2026	2,815	1,875	940	245	695	35	50	190	70	70	60	30	10	145	105	120	55	–	–

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