Postcode · Den Haag, South Holland

Postcode 2532: Neighbourhood Moerwijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2532 in Den Haag (Moerwijk) had 6,385 residents. 81.0% of them (5,175 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Den Haag (61.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (15.2%), Turkey (12.3%) and other Asia (12.3%). 58.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 6,385 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 81.0% 5,175 people
Born abroad: 58.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

19% 81%

Dutch origin 19.0% 1,210
Migration background 81.0% 5,175

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2532. For comparison, the line marks Den Haag and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

15.2% 970 people

Den Haag 5.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

12.3% 785 people

Den Haag 8.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

12.3% 785 people

Den Haag 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

11.5% 735 people

Den Haag 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

10.1% 645 people

Den Haag 7.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.8% 370 people

Den Haag 13.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

5.6% 355 people

Den Haag 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

3.5% 225 people

Den Haag 2.5% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.7% 170 people

Den Haag 3.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.2% 75 people

Den Haag 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.63% 40 people

Den Haag 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.31% 20 people

Den Haag 0.65% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.1% 3,005
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.9% 2,170

Men and women

Men: 3,375
Women: 3,010

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2532 81.0%

Higher than 99% 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

81.0%

2532
Den Haag
Netherlands

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Year	2532	Den Haag	Netherlands
1998	35.3%	38.5%	16.7%
1999	38.0%	39.2%	17.1%
2000	40.3%	40.1%	17.5%
2001	42.9%	41.4%	18.0%
2002	46.1%	41.9%	18.4%
2003	48.8%	42.8%	18.8%
2004	51.5%	43.6%	19.0%
2005	54.6%	44.4%	19.2%
2006	57.4%	45.1%	19.3%
2007	59.2%	45.6%	19.4%
2008	60.9%	46.2%	19.6%
2009	63.2%	47.3%	19.9%
2010	63.9%	48.0%	20.3%
2011	65.2%	48.7%	20.6%
2012	66.2%	49.5%	20.9%
2013	67.5%	50.0%	21.1%
2014	67.4%	50.4%	21.4%
2015	69.5%	51.2%	21.7%
2016	71.0%	52.0%	22.1%
2017	73.0%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	74.9%	53.7%	23.1%
2019	76.4%	54.6%	23.6%
2020	77.6%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	77.5%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	78.4%	57.8%	26.0%
2023	79.0%	59.1%	27.1%
2024	80.0%	60.0%	27.9%
2025	80.4%	60.6%	28.5%
2026	81.0%	61.1%	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
2548 Wateringse Veld	57.5%	24,625	+6.3 pp	Turkey
2545 Morgenstond	73.4%	13,195	+4.4 pp	Turkey
2542 Bouwlust	81.4%	10,375	+3.1 pp	Turkey
2531 Moerwijk	81.0%	9,380	+3.6 pp	Turkey
2285 Ministerbuurt, Strijp	43.4%	8,860	+7.6 pp	Other Asia
2533 Moerwijk	80.6%	7,530	+4.7 pp	Other Asia
2524 Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk	82.3%	6,540	+2.6 pp	Suriname

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	5,155	3,340	1,820	275	1,545	205	260	440	215	70	105	10	30	130	160	145	50	500	1,320
1999	5,135	3,180	1,950	280	1,670	205	275	445	205	110	95	10	30	145	165	195	70	500	1,455
2000	5,110	3,055	2,060	270	1,785	215	265	450	195	150	90	10	25	145	220	215	75	480	1,580
2001	5,125	2,920	2,200	255	1,945	205	305	485	185	200	80	10	25	140	265	225	75	455	1,745
2002	5,155	2,780	2,375	255	2,125	210	360	500	180	275	80	10	25	140	270	245	85	450	1,930
2003	5,150	2,640	2,515	265	2,245	220	420	495	165	285	75	10	25	155	295	265	100	440	2,070
2004	5,075	2,460	2,615	265	2,355	220	495	500	150	295	75	20	25	145	315	285	95	425	2,195
2005	5,160	2,345	2,815	255	2,565	235	570	495	150	325	70	20	20	145	385	300	105	415	2,400
2006	5,280	2,250	3,030	265	2,765	285	660	505	145	310	65	20	20	160	440	320	100	425	2,605
2007	4,935	2,015	2,920	235	2,685	295	640	470	125	305	55	25	20	135	450	310	90	375	2,550
2008	4,715	1,840	2,870	245	2,630	305	625	470	100	265	55	25	15	150	450	315	100	360	2,510
2009	4,700	1,725	2,970	270	2,700	325	650	460	95	280	55	40	15	160	460	320	110	380	2,590
2010	4,855	1,750	3,100	275	2,820	340	695	495	90	260	55	50	15	155	485	335	120	385	2,725
2011	5,080	1,760	3,310	330	2,985	385	765	515	100	265	65	60	15	190	510	330	115	445	2,870
2012	5,075	1,715	3,360	340	3,020	390	755	545	90	270	60	65	15	200	515	330	125	450	2,915
2013	5,245	1,705	3,540	375	3,170	430	775	580	90	280	60	100	15	200	530	345	140	485	3,055
2014	5,160	1,680	3,480	385	3,095	435	730	590	90	270	60	105	10	210	535	320	125	490	2,990
2015	5,265	1,605	3,660	460	3,195	445	740	590	85	290	60	130	15	255	570	350	125	560	3,095
2016	5,360	1,555	3,805	470	3,340	480	800	600	80	295	55	135	15	265	580	385	120	555	3,255
2017	5,540	1,495	4,045	520	3,525	545	840	625	75	320	55	170	10	285	560	425	135	610	3,435
2018	5,885	1,475	4,410	580	3,830	610	890	680	80	350	65	190	15	310	580	495	145	665	3,745
2019	5,965	1,410	4,555	560	3,995	630	920	700	70	370	55	195	15	295	625	530	150	640	3,915
2020	6,025	1,350	4,675	585	4,095	670	920	705	65	395	50	200	20	315	640	550	150	665	4,010
2021	6,040	1,360	4,680	605	4,075	695	940	695	70	370	50	210	15	330	615	540	150	690	3,995
2022	5,985	1,300	4,690	580	4,115	700	925	705	75	370	50	215	15	300	620	560	160	675	3,995
2023	6,020	1,275	4,755	590	4,160	720	905	685	80	350	50	205	10	330	655	595	170	700	4,040
2024	6,035	1,210	4,825	600	4,230	730	925	645	80	340	45	205	15	330	675	660	170	–	–
2025	6,015	1,180	4,835	590	4,245	725	940	625	80	320	40	200	20	330	670	725	165	–	–
2026	6,385	1,210	5,175	655	4,520	785	970	645	75	355	40	225	20	370	735	785	170	–	–

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