Postcode · Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland

Postcode 2408: Neighbourhood Kerk en Zanen

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2408 in Alphen aan den Rijn (Kerk en Zanen) had 17,520 residents. 23.0% of them (4,030 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Alphen aan den Rijn (29.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.0%), other Europe (3.5%) and Indonesia (2.8%). 45.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 17,520 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.0% 4,030 people
Born abroad: 45.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 77.0% 13,485
Migration background 23.0% 4,030

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2408. For comparison, the line marks Alphen aan den Rijn and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.0% 870 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 5.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.5% 610 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 4.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.8% 495 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 2.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.1% 375 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 3.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

2.0% 355 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 1.9% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 270 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 2.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.4% 240 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 1.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 235 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 210 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.91% 160 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 1.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.83% 145 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 2.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.43% 75 people

Alphen aan den Rijn 0.37% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

46% 54%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.5% 1,835
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 54.5% 2,195

Men and women

Men: 8,730
Women: 8,790

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2408 23.0%

Higher than 63% 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

23.0%

2408
Alphen aan den Rijn
Netherlands

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Year	2408	Alphen aan den Rijn	Netherlands
1998	13.5%	17.0%	16.7%
1999	13.8%	17.6%	17.1%
2000	14.0%	18.1%	17.5%
2001	14.2%	18.5%	18.0%
2002	14.6%	19.0%	18.4%
2003	14.7%	19.4%	18.8%
2004	14.8%	19.4%	19.0%
2005	14.5%	19.5%	19.2%
2006	14.4%	19.5%	19.3%
2007	14.6%	19.6%	19.4%
2008	15.4%	20.0%	19.6%
2009	15.8%	20.3%	19.9%
2010	16.0%	20.6%	20.3%
2011	16.5%	20.8%	20.6%
2012	16.6%	21.0%	20.9%
2013	17.0%	21.2%	21.1%
2014	17.2%	21.3%	21.4%
2015	17.6%	21.5%	21.7%
2016	17.7%	21.9%	22.1%
2017	18.3%	22.7%	22.6%
2018	18.9%	23.3%	23.1%
2019	19.1%	23.9%	23.6%
2020	19.5%	24.4%	24.2%
2021	19.9%	24.9%	24.6%
2022	21.3%	26.2%	26.0%
2023	22.4%	27.4%	27.1%
2024	23.0%	28.1%	27.9%
2025	22.5%	28.6%	28.5%
2026	23.0%	29.6%	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
2405 Hoge Zijde	27.6%	8,765	+4.9 pp	Other Europe
2394 Zonneveld, Rhynenburch	17.2%	6,435	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
2404 Hoorn	40.9%	6,060	+9.7 pp	Other Asia
2407 Steekterpolder	19.4%	1,080	+11.0 pp	Other Europe
2409 Rietveld	12.5%	40	±0.0 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	9,265	8,015	1,255	350	905	45	20	215	390	70	120	10	25	195	35	80	50	785	470
1999	10,055	8,665	1,390	395	1,000	60	20	225	425	70	150	5	35	205	45	90	65	870	520
2000	11,140	9,575	1,565	460	1,115	85	25	225	470	80	180	5	40	235	55	95	80	985	580
2001	11,350	9,735	1,615	470	1,140	85	30	240	470	75	180	5	40	245	65	100	75	1,000	615
2002	11,595	9,900	1,695	495	1,195	100	40	230	475	75	190	5	45	255	70	120	85	1,030	660
2003	11,760	10,030	1,730	520	1,210	105	45	230	470	90	195	10	50	265	70	130	70	1,040	690
2004	11,950	10,185	1,770	530	1,235	120	55	230	465	85	200	10	45	275	80	135	65	1,040	730
2005	12,115	10,355	1,760	550	1,210	120	50	220	440	90	210	20	45	275	75	145	70	1,040	720
2006	12,435	10,635	1,795	550	1,250	125	65	215	455	85	210	25	50	265	75	145	85	1,055	745
2007	12,975	11,075	1,900	570	1,330	135	90	225	475	90	210	25	50	285	80	155	80	1,090	810
2008	13,480	11,410	2,070	610	1,450	160	90	255	500	90	215	25	50	320	100	165	90	1,155	915
2009	13,905	11,705	2,200	670	1,530	165	105	270	505	95	225	40	55	350	110	175	105	1,220	980
2010	14,370	12,075	2,300	710	1,590	160	130	265	520	95	245	45	55	365	115	190	115	1,280	1,020
2011	14,885	12,425	2,460	760	1,705	170	170	270	525	95	240	60	55	405	140	215	120	1,330	1,130
2012	15,355	12,805	2,555	765	1,790	175	185	285	525	100	235	70	50	410	145	250	125	1,340	1,215
2013	15,575	12,925	2,650	790	1,860	175	220	290	535	100	240	75	45	430	140	275	125	1,370	1,280
2014	15,795	13,075	2,720	795	1,925	175	230	290	535	115	230	75	50	440	155	295	130	1,380	1,340
2015	16,070	13,240	2,830	800	2,030	190	265	295	520	120	225	75	55	445	160	340	140	1,385	1,450
2016	16,285	13,405	2,880	820	2,060	180	270	305	520	120	230	90	60	440	170	355	140	1,405	1,475
2017	16,685	13,635	3,050	875	2,180	185	285	315	535	125	220	95	70	490	185	400	150	1,470	1,580
2018	16,910	13,715	3,195	910	2,285	180	290	340	540	125	225	110	60	515	200	460	150	1,515	1,685
2019	17,140	13,870	3,270	900	2,370	190	305	335	535	125	220	120	65	495	200	510	170	1,505	1,770
2020	17,425	14,030	3,395	935	2,455	200	315	325	525	140	215	130	65	525	210	565	175	1,525	1,870
2021	17,705	14,175	3,530	955	2,580	210	330	340	535	160	215	130	65	545	220	615	170	1,555	1,980
2022	17,830	14,040	3,790	1,010	2,775	225	335	340	535	175	220	130	75	585	240	710	210	1,595	2,030
2023	17,915	13,900	4,015	1,155	2,860	230	360	345	525	170	215	135	75	725	235	775	215	1,745	2,120
2024	17,955	13,830	4,125	1,210	2,915	235	365	360	505	160	225	140	70	775	255	805	230	–	–
2025	17,705	13,720	3,985	1,040	2,945	245	370	365	510	155	215	145	70	615	260	805	230	–	–
2026	17,520	13,485	4,030	1,040	2,990	240	375	355	495	160	210	145	75	610	270	870	235	–	–

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