Postcode · Den Haag, South Holland

Postcode 2533: Neighbourhood Moerwijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2533 in Den Haag (Moerwijk) had 7,530 residents. 80.6% of them (6,070 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 other Asia (13.7%), Morocco (13.1%) and Turkey (12.9%). 63.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.7 percentage points.

Residents: 7,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 80.6% 6,070 people
Born abroad: 63.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.7 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 19.4% 1,460
Migration background 80.6% 6,070

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2533. For comparison, the line marks Den Haag and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

13.7% 1,030 people

Den Haag 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

13.1% 985 people

Den Haag 5.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

12.9% 975 people

Den Haag 8.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

12.4% 935 people

Den Haag 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

8.8% 660 people

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

6.6% 495 people

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

5.2% 395 people

Den Haag 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

3.1% 235 people

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

2.5% 190 people

Den Haag 3.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.5% 110 people

Den Haag 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.60% 45 people

Den Haag 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.20% 15 people

Den Haag 0.65% 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) 63.6% 3,860
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.4% 2,210

Men and women

Men: 3,850
Women: 3,680

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2533 80.6%

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

80.6%

2533
Den Haag
Netherlands

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Year	2533	Den Haag	Netherlands
1998	34.5%	38.5%	16.7%
1999	36.0%	39.2%	17.1%
2000	38.2%	40.1%	17.5%
2001	40.9%	41.4%	18.0%
2002	43.9%	41.9%	18.4%
2003	46.5%	42.8%	18.8%
2004	49.1%	43.6%	19.0%
2005	50.8%	44.4%	19.2%
2006	53.0%	45.1%	19.3%
2007	55.0%	45.6%	19.4%
2008	57.5%	46.2%	19.6%
2009	60.1%	47.3%	19.9%
2010	61.4%	48.0%	20.3%
2011	62.7%	48.7%	20.6%
2012	64.5%	49.5%	20.9%
2013	65.9%	50.0%	21.1%
2014	67.3%	50.4%	21.4%
2015	69.0%	51.2%	21.7%
2016	69.8%	52.0%	22.1%
2017	70.7%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	72.0%	53.7%	23.1%
2019	73.3%	54.6%	23.6%
2020	73.8%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	74.4%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	75.9%	57.8%	26.0%
2023	77.0%	59.1%	27.1%
2024	78.3%	60.0%	27.9%
2025	79.3%	60.6%	28.5%
2026	80.6%	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
2544 Bouwlust	74.4%	12,555	+3.1 pp	Turkey
2542 Bouwlust	81.4%	10,375	+3.1 pp	Turkey
2531 Moerwijk	81.0%	9,380	+3.6 pp	Turkey
2541 Morgenstond	80.1%	8,015	+2.5 pp	Turkey
2574 Rustenburg en Oostbroek	62.7%	7,290	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
2532 Moerwijk	81.0%	6,385	+2.7 pp	Morocco
2546 Leyenburg	53.2%	6,360	+7.4 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	6,975	4,570	2,405	395	2,000	285	385	495	315	95	170	10	30	185	200	205	20	710	1,690
1999	7,040	4,505	2,535	385	2,150	300	395	510	305	110	165	10	30	180	240	245	45	690	1,845
2000	7,015	4,335	2,680	390	2,285	310	410	515	280	155	155	5	35	195	285	280	50	680	2,000
2001	7,030	4,155	2,875	410	2,470	355	415	530	270	195	150	10	35	215	315	315	75	695	2,180
2002	6,930	3,890	3,040	420	2,625	385	455	525	245	225	145	10	30	235	350	355	85	670	2,365
2003	6,960	3,730	3,235	415	2,810	430	465	540	255	250	140	10	35	230	395	380	95	685	2,555
2004	7,080	3,605	3,475	420	3,055	470	565	555	250	305	140	10	30	240	430	385	95	675	2,800
2005	7,005	3,440	3,560	415	3,150	465	590	580	250	315	135	10	30	240	430	395	125	675	2,890
2006	7,000	3,295	3,710	365	3,350	520	655	595	240	335	125	10	25	205	460	415	130	620	3,090
2007	6,895	3,095	3,795	355	3,440	570	675	610	250	365	120	20	25	190	440	395	135	610	3,185
2008	6,865	2,920	3,945	345	3,600	615	720	605	235	390	110	25	30	180	475	440	120	595	3,350
2009	6,925	2,755	4,165	370	3,785	650	750	630	235	385	110	35	30	195	530	480	125	615	3,550
2010	7,025	2,715	4,310	380	3,925	645	795	645	225	400	100	40	25	215	590	495	130	610	3,705
2011	7,060	2,635	4,425	400	4,020	670	810	635	210	395	100	45	25	230	630	530	140	620	3,805
2012	7,040	2,500	4,540	425	4,115	710	845	620	195	380	90	45	25	265	665	565	135	640	3,905
2013	7,060	2,410	4,650	460	4,190	770	865	620	190	385	90	50	25	295	645	555	160	665	3,980
2014	7,025	2,300	4,725	520	4,210	740	875	635	190	380	80	85	25	330	675	555	160	725	4,000
2015	7,030	2,180	4,850	575	4,275	750	905	660	170	390	80	115	25	355	705	545	150	755	4,095
2016	7,045	2,125	4,920	625	4,295	735	910	670	160	380	75	145	30	375	725	565	150	805	4,115
2017	7,020	2,055	4,965	640	4,325	755	920	665	150	350	70	150	30	390	740	595	150	800	4,160
2018	7,135	1,995	5,140	680	4,465	790	935	660	140	385	60	170	30	420	775	620	160	835	4,305
2019	7,210	1,925	5,285	695	4,585	820	950	675	135	405	60	185	30	420	815	615	170	850	4,430
2020	7,505	1,965	5,540	740	4,805	830	1,025	705	135	415	60	195	25	460	855	670	170	890	4,650
2021	7,435	1,905	5,530	720	4,815	825	1,020	700	130	405	55	185	25	455	875	690	170	870	4,665
2022	7,320	1,765	5,555	730	4,825	830	985	690	125	375	55	190	20	460	885	750	180	890	4,655
2023	7,335	1,685	5,650	750	4,900	845	985	685	115	365	55	190	20	490	915	790	195	905	4,730
2024	7,410	1,610	5,800	775	5,030	880	990	675	110	385	50	205	15	500	945	850	200	–	–
2025	7,455	1,545	5,910	780	5,125	925	975	660	105	385	50	225	15	490	955	935	185	–	–
2026	7,530	1,460	6,070	785	5,285	975	985	660	110	395	45	235	15	495	935	1,030	190	–	–

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