Postcode · Den Haag, South Holland

Postcode 2543: Neighbourhood Bouwlust

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2543 in Den Haag (Bouwlust) had 6,325 residents. 78.0% of them (4,935 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 Turkey (19.6%), Morocco (14.9%) and Suriname (8.9%). 58.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 6,325 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 78.0% 4,935 people
Born abroad: 58.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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

22% 78%

Dutch origin 22.0% 1,390
Migration background 78.0% 4,935

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2543. For comparison, the line marks Den Haag and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

19.6% 1,240 people

Den Haag 8.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

14.9% 945 people

Den Haag 5.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

8.9% 560 people

Den Haag 7.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.6% 545 people

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

7.8% 495 people

Den Haag 4.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.5% 475 people

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

3.6% 230 people

Den Haag 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

2.8% 175 people

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

1.7% 110 people

Den Haag 3.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.5% 95 people

Den Haag 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.55% 35 people

Den Haag 0.65% Netherlands 0.76%
Germany

0.47% 30 people

Den Haag 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.2% 2,870
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.8% 2,065

Men and women

Men: 3,145
Women: 3,180

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2543 78.0%

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

78.0%

2543
Den Haag
Netherlands

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Year	2543	Den Haag	Netherlands
1998	36.2%	38.5%	16.7%
1999	39.2%	39.2%	17.1%
2000	42.1%	40.1%	17.5%
2001	44.5%	41.4%	18.0%
2002	46.6%	41.9%	18.4%
2003	49.0%	42.8%	18.8%
2004	52.0%	43.6%	19.0%
2005	54.3%	44.4%	19.2%
2006	56.6%	45.1%	19.3%
2007	58.6%	45.6%	19.4%
2008	59.7%	46.2%	19.6%
2009	61.7%	47.3%	19.9%
2010	63.3%	48.0%	20.3%
2011	65.0%	48.7%	20.6%
2012	66.0%	49.5%	20.9%
2013	67.2%	50.0%	21.1%
2014	68.2%	50.4%	21.4%
2015	68.9%	51.2%	21.7%
2016	70.3%	52.0%	22.1%
2017	70.8%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	72.1%	53.7%	23.1%
2019	73.3%	54.6%	23.6%
2020	74.3%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	74.8%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	75.9%	57.8%	26.0%
2023	76.1%	59.1%	27.1%
2024	76.8%	60.0%	27.9%
2025	77.7%	60.6%	28.5%
2026	78.0%	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
2544 Bouwlust	74.4%	12,555	+3.1 pp	Turkey
2542 Bouwlust	81.4%	10,375	+3.1 pp	Turkey
2541 Morgenstond	80.1%	8,015	+2.5 pp	Turkey

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	6,040	3,855	2,185	295	1,895	320	300	520	300	80	110	10	10	165	120	190	65	600	1,585
1999	6,060	3,685	2,375	295	2,075	385	350	540	290	100	95	10	15	175	140	215	55	585	1,790
2000	5,980	3,465	2,515	290	2,230	445	340	555	285	115	100	10	20	160	160	265	65	575	1,945
2001	6,005	3,330	2,670	290	2,380	465	355	580	290	155	95	10	20	165	175	275	85	580	2,095
2002	5,975	3,190	2,785	305	2,480	505	375	570	275	180	95	15	20	175	170	305	100	585	2,205
2003	5,865	2,985	2,875	295	2,585	565	410	560	245	205	90	20	20	165	200	295	105	540	2,335
2004	5,900	2,835	3,070	290	2,775	670	460	525	230	240	85	20	25	160	205	330	115	535	2,535
2005	5,920	2,710	3,215	295	2,920	735	555	505	215	255	85	20	20	170	210	335	110	525	2,690
2006	5,920	2,570	3,350	275	3,075	800	620	515	210	270	75	20	20	160	205	335	120	505	2,835
2007	5,840	2,415	3,425	285	3,140	825	665	525	200	255	70	30	20	165	210	345	115	500	2,925
2008	5,805	2,340	3,465	305	3,160	805	745	535	195	230	70	25	20	190	205	335	110	515	2,955
2009	5,835	2,240	3,600	325	3,270	835	805	510	195	245	65	40	20	200	230	340	110	535	3,065
2010	5,900	2,165	3,735	350	3,385	870	840	525	190	250	55	45	20	230	255	340	115	550	3,185
2011	6,010	2,105	3,905	410	3,485	880	895	565	165	265	60	70	25	255	270	335	110	585	3,315
2012	6,195	2,105	4,090	455	3,635	910	930	600	155	275	60	95	25	275	305	345	115	625	3,465
2013	6,350	2,085	4,270	485	3,780	990	965	620	155	275	55	110	20	300	325	330	120	655	3,615
2014	6,345	2,015	4,330	560	3,770	1,005	965	625	150	260	55	150	20	335	310	345	110	720	3,610
2015	6,390	1,990	4,400	600	3,800	1,030	985	635	155	245	55	185	20	340	320	315	115	760	3,635
2016	6,440	1,915	4,525	660	3,865	1,045	1,010	650	145	230	50	210	25	375	330	335	120	815	3,710
2017	6,445	1,885	4,560	700	3,860	1,065	1,005	640	130	245	50	230	30	390	350	320	105	840	3,725
2018	6,500	1,815	4,685	710	3,975	1,045	990	655	125	245	45	245	25	395	375	410	130	850	3,835
2019	6,590	1,760	4,830	705	4,125	1,135	1,005	640	130	235	45	245	25	390	395	445	140	850	3,985
2020	6,665	1,710	4,955	720	4,240	1,160	1,030	650	125	235	45	245	20	410	420	485	135	860	4,100
2021	6,540	1,645	4,895	725	4,175	1,160	1,015	610	110	235	45	235	25	420	420	495	130	845	4,050
2022	6,505	1,565	4,940	700	4,240	1,180	1,015	605	105	235	40	215	25	415	445	530	125	830	4,095
2023	6,350	1,520	4,830	705	4,130	1,190	970	575	100	220	35	195	30	440	450	500	120	840	3,980
2024	6,390	1,485	4,905	710	4,195	1,210	990	565	100	225	35	195	30	450	465	530	110	–	–
2025	6,400	1,425	4,975	720	4,260	1,240	990	570	95	220	35	180	35	465	475	555	115	–	–
2026	6,325	1,390	4,935	715	4,225	1,240	945	560	95	230	30	175	35	475	495	545	110	–	–

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