Postcode · Almere, Flevoland

Postcode 1357: Neighbourhoods De Meenten and De Werven

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1357 in Almere (De Meenten and De Werven) had 3,530 residents. 32.2% of them (1,135 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 (5.7%), other Asia (5.5%) and other Europe (4.5%). 51.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.5 percentage points.

Residents: 3,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.2% 1,135 people
Born abroad: 51.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.5 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 68.0% 2,400
Migration background 32.2% 1,135

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1357. For comparison, the line marks Almere and the circle the Netherlands.

Suriname

5.7% 200 people

Almere 11.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.5% 195 people

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

4.5% 160 people

Almere 6.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.1% 110 people

Almere 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.8% 100 people

Almere 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.5% 90 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

2.0% 70 people

Almere 3.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.8% 65 people

Almere 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.6% 55 people

Almere 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.1% 40 people

Almere 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.1% 40 people

Almere 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.42% 15 people

Almere 0.40% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.5% 585
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.0% 545

Men and women

Men: 1,715
Women: 1,815

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1357 32.2%

Higher than 78% 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

32.2%

1357
Almere
Netherlands

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Year	1357	Almere	Netherlands
1998	17.1%	23.8%	16.7%
1999	17.7%	25.1%	17.1%
2000	17.9%	26.4%	17.5%
2001	18.6%	27.8%	18.0%
2002	18.9%	29.5%	18.4%
2003	20.2%	31.3%	18.8%
2004	20.3%	32.7%	19.0%
2005	20.2%	33.9%	19.2%
2006	20.5%	34.7%	19.3%
2007	21.4%	35.1%	19.4%
2008	21.6%	35.6%	19.6%
2009	22.5%	36.4%	19.9%
2010	22.5%	37.0%	20.3%
2011	23.0%	37.6%	20.6%
2012	23.1%	38.2%	20.9%
2013	23.4%	38.7%	21.1%
2014	24.1%	39.1%	21.4%
2015	23.2%	39.5%	21.7%
2016	23.8%	40.0%	22.1%
2017	24.4%	40.8%	22.6%
2018	24.5%	41.6%	23.1%
2019	25.3%	42.7%	23.6%
2020	26.1%	43.8%	24.2%
2021	26.6%	44.6%	24.6%
2022	28.7%	46.3%	26.0%
2023	29.5%	48.0%	27.1%
2024	29.9%	49.3%	27.9%
2025	31.7%	50.4%	28.5%
2026	32.2%	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
1353 De Wierden, Centrum Almere Haven	46.8%	5,035	+3.3 pp	Suriname
1354 Centrum Almere Haven, De Werven	51.1%	3,230	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
1355 De Marken	39.1%	3,095	+4.7 pp	Suriname
1356 De Grienden	33.4%	2,815	+4.6 pp	Suriname
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	3,565	2,960	610	180	430	10	30	100	130	35	85	10	10	75	30	40	55	350	260
1999	3,560	2,930	630	190	435	10	35	105	135	35	85	10	10	85	20	35	60	360	270
2000	3,520	2,885	630	190	445	15	30	120	130	45	80	10	15	85	20	35	50	355	280
2001	3,610	2,940	670	190	475	15	30	120	140	50	85	10	10	85	25	40	55	365	300
2002	3,645	2,950	690	200	495	10	35	115	145	50	90	10	10	90	20	60	60	370	320
2003	3,615	2,885	730	205	535	15	40	125	150	55	90	10	10	95	20	65	65	395	340
2004	3,595	2,865	730	205	525	20	50	135	145	50	90	10	10	95	25	45	55	380	350
2005	3,585	2,860	725	200	525	15	50	130	150	50	85	10	5	100	20	50	60	375	350
2006	3,510	2,795	720	210	510	15	50	135	140	45	80	15	10	105	20	50	55	370	350
2007	3,510	2,765	750	215	530	10	65	145	135	45	85	15	15	100	20	55	55	375	370
2008	3,465	2,710	750	225	535	10	70	145	125	40	85	15	10	115	20	60	65	370	380
2009	3,465	2,685	780	230	545	10	75	135	130	50	85	20	10	115	30	65	50	380	400
2010	3,425	2,655	770	220	545	15	80	140	120	35	70	25	10	115	35	70	50	370	405
2011	3,415	2,635	785	230	555	15	70	145	120	40	70	25	10	125	40	75	50	380	410
2012	3,405	2,625	785	240	540	10	60	140	115	50	65	30	15	130	50	75	40	380	405
2013	3,415	2,620	800	230	565	15	60	155	115	50	65	25	10	130	55	75	40	365	435
2014	3,360	2,550	810	225	580	15	60	160	115	50	70	30	15	110	50	80	50	370	440
2015	3,385	2,600	785	230	560	15	60	150	110	50	70	25	20	115	50	75	50	365	420
2016	3,445	2,625	820	240	580	15	60	155	110	55	65	30	20	125	60	80	45	375	440
2017	3,460	2,615	845	250	600	20	60	155	110	60	70	35	20	125	60	85	50	390	460
2018	3,465	2,615	850	235	610	20	55	150	115	65	70	35	15	115	60	90	55	375	470
2019	3,495	2,610	885	225	660	25	65	160	110	65	60	35	15	115	60	110	65	370	515
2020	3,500	2,585	915	235	680	25	70	160	105	65	60	30	15	130	70	120	65	360	550
2021	3,515	2,580	935	240	695	25	80	165	105	70	55	35	15	135	60	125	65	360	570
2022	3,485	2,495	1,000	235	760	30	85	180	110	65	60	35	15	130	70	135	90	355	605
2023	3,480	2,455	1,025	250	770	30	85	180	100	60	60	40	15	140	80	150	90	370	615
2024	3,440	2,410	1,030	255	775	35	75	175	100	55	50	40	10	150	80	165	85	–	–
2025	3,515	2,400	1,115	270	845	40	70	200	105	60	55	40	10	165	90	195	85	–	–
2026	3,530	2,400	1,135	265	865	40	70	200	110	65	55	40	15	160	100	195	90	–	–

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