Postcode · Zoetermeer, South Holland

Postcode 2717: Neighbourhood Buytenwegh

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2717 in Zoetermeer (Buytenwegh) had 7,930 residents. 50.1% of them (3,970 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Zoetermeer (38.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (11.2%), Suriname (8.5%) and Dutch Caribbean (5.2%). 49.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.3 percentage points.

Residents: 7,930 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 50.1% 3,970 people
Born abroad: 49.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.3 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

50% 50%

Dutch origin 49.9% 3,960
Migration background 50.1% 3,970

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2717. For comparison, the line marks Zoetermeer and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

11.2% 890 people

Zoetermeer 9.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

8.5% 675 people

Zoetermeer 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

5.2% 415 people

Zoetermeer 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

5.2% 410 people

Zoetermeer 2.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.2% 335 people

Zoetermeer 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.8% 305 people

Zoetermeer 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.2% 255 people

Zoetermeer 3.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

3.1% 245 people

Zoetermeer 1.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

2.1% 170 people

Zoetermeer 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 135 people

Zoetermeer 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 95 people

Zoetermeer 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.57% 45 people

Zoetermeer 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

49% 51%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.5% 1,965
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.5% 2,005

Men and women

Men: 3,845
Women: 4,085

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2717 50.1%

Higher than 92% 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

50.1%

2717
Zoetermeer
Netherlands

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Year	2717	Zoetermeer	Netherlands
1998	25.2%	22.9%	16.7%
1999	26.0%	23.5%	17.1%
2000	25.7%	23.8%	17.5%
2001	26.1%	24.0%	18.0%
2002	26.9%	24.5%	18.4%
2003	27.4%	25.0%	18.8%
2004	28.2%	25.6%	19.0%
2005	29.3%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	30.0%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	31.3%	26.7%	19.4%
2008	32.4%	27.2%	19.6%
2009	33.3%	27.7%	19.9%
2010	33.8%	28.2%	20.3%
2011	34.4%	28.4%	20.6%
2012	35.6%	28.8%	20.9%
2013	36.4%	29.2%	21.1%
2014	37.4%	29.4%	21.4%
2015	38.1%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	38.5%	30.1%	22.1%
2017	38.8%	30.6%	22.6%
2018	39.7%	31.0%	23.1%
2019	40.5%	31.5%	23.6%
2020	41.4%	32.1%	24.2%
2021	42.7%	32.7%	24.6%
2022	44.8%	34.2%	26.0%
2023	46.4%	35.5%	27.1%
2024	47.6%	36.6%	27.9%
2025	48.8%	37.5%	28.5%
2026	50.1%	38.4%	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
2716 Meerzicht	41.0%	10,165	+3.7 pp	Other Asia
2266 Leidschendam - Zuid en omgeving, Stompwijk	28.8%	7,005	+6.9 pp	Other Europe
2726 De Leyens, Buytenwegh	34.6%	6,250	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
2715 Meerzicht	52.4%	6,080	+6.2 pp	Other Asia
2725 De Leyens	24.1%	5,840	+2.1 pp	Indonesia
2381 Westwout	14.8%	5,830	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
2711 Stadscentrum	44.8%	5,125	+5.0 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	8,110	6,065	2,040	425	1,620	20	65	585	545	145	195	20	20	190	50	135	75	1,010	1,030
1999	7,925	5,870	2,060	415	1,645	25	70	605	520	165	185	20	20	190	50	145	65	970	1,090
2000	7,825	5,815	2,010	410	1,600	30	70	575	510	150	185	25	25	175	65	130	70	960	1,055
2001	7,860	5,810	2,050	400	1,645	40	95	580	490	170	180	20	25	175	60	135	75	925	1,125
2002	7,720	5,640	2,075	420	1,660	50	95	595	465	155	185	20	35	180	65	150	85	930	1,150
2003	7,585	5,510	2,080	410	1,675	75	110	530	460	165	175	20	30	185	65	180	90	905	1,170
2004	7,490	5,385	2,110	420	1,695	75	130	495	445	185	170	20	25	205	70	215	80	895	1,215
2005	7,395	5,235	2,165	425	1,740	80	145	500	430	190	170	15	30	210	90	230	75	885	1,280
2006	7,355	5,145	2,210	410	1,800	70	175	530	395	195	160	15	30	205	95	265	75	840	1,370
2007	7,340	5,040	2,295	405	1,900	75	185	530	400	195	155	15	25	210	115	310	90	835	1,465
2008	7,290	4,925	2,365	400	1,965	85	210	525	375	200	145	20	20	215	155	325	90	810	1,555
2009	7,270	4,855	2,420	425	2,005	90	235	530	355	225	150	25	25	225	130	330	110	805	1,610
2010	7,210	4,775	2,440	430	2,015	95	225	535	340	260	140	35	25	230	145	320	95	795	1,645
2011	7,210	4,725	2,480	425	2,060	115	235	535	335	280	140	35	25	225	150	325	85	795	1,690
2012	7,320	4,715	2,605	445	2,160	140	225	560	335	300	135	35	25	250	170	345	85	805	1,795
2013	7,395	4,700	2,695	455	2,235	135	245	550	330	335	140	45	25	245	180	370	90	815	1,880
2014	7,450	4,660	2,790	455	2,330	145	235	575	325	365	135	50	20	250	195	395	95	810	1,980
2015	7,480	4,630	2,850	460	2,390	155	235	565	325	365	135	50	20	255	200	410	135	820	2,025
2016	7,565	4,650	2,915	500	2,415	155	250	570	315	360	140	70	25	265	180	455	130	850	2,070
2017	7,650	4,685	2,965	510	2,455	155	245	585	305	355	135	85	25	265	185	495	130	850	2,115
2018	7,675	4,630	3,045	520	2,525	160	230	605	295	360	125	85	25	285	200	550	125	840	2,205
2019	7,650	4,550	3,100	530	2,570	160	245	595	290	350	120	105	25	280	225	575	130	850	2,250
2020	7,675	4,495	3,180	550	2,630	175	255	600	275	350	120	115	35	280	250	595	130	855	2,325
2021	7,650	4,380	3,270	565	2,705	175	295	605	285	360	110	125	35	295	255	600	130	875	2,400
2022	7,690	4,250	3,445	565	2,880	200	320	625	290	360	105	135	45	275	280	680	130	880	2,525
2023	7,795	4,170	3,620	600	3,025	220	350	645	285	380	105	150	40	305	285	730	125	905	2,670
2024	7,850	4,115	3,735	625	3,110	235	350	655	280	390	100	160	45	320	300	775	130	–	–
2025	7,970	4,085	3,890	625	3,265	235	395	665	265	400	95	160	45	320	315	860	130	–	–
2026	7,930	3,960	3,970	615	3,355	245	410	675	255	415	95	170	45	305	335	890	135	–	–

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