Postcode · Zoetermeer, South Holland

Postcode 2722: Neighbourhood Palenstein

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2722 in Zoetermeer (Palenstein) had 6,000 residents. 49.8% of them (2,990 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 (13.7%), Suriname (8.5%) and Morocco (5.1%). 52.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.2 percentage points.

Residents: 6,000 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 49.8% 2,990 people
Born abroad: 52.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.2 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 50.2% 3,010
Migration background 49.8% 2,990

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2722. For comparison, the line marks Zoetermeer and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

13.7% 820 people

Zoetermeer 9.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

8.5% 510 people

Zoetermeer 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

5.1% 305 people

Zoetermeer 2.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

4.5% 270 people

Zoetermeer 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.2% 250 people

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

3.4% 205 people

Zoetermeer 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.2% 190 people

Zoetermeer 3.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

2.5% 150 people

Zoetermeer 1.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.1% 125 people

Zoetermeer 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.3% 75 people

Zoetermeer 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.2% 70 people

Zoetermeer 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.33% 20 people

Zoetermeer 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.8% 1,580
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.2% 1,410

Men and women

Men: 2,900
Women: 3,105

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2722 49.8%

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

49.8%

2722
Zoetermeer
Netherlands

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Year	2722	Zoetermeer	Netherlands
1998	39.0%	22.9%	16.7%
1999	41.4%	23.5%	17.1%
2000	42.3%	23.8%	17.5%
2001	42.7%	24.0%	18.0%
2002	44.3%	24.5%	18.4%
2003	45.3%	25.0%	18.8%
2004	46.3%	25.6%	19.0%
2005	47.4%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	47.7%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	47.7%	26.7%	19.4%
2008	47.4%	27.2%	19.6%
2009	48.5%	27.7%	19.9%
2010	49.2%	28.2%	20.3%
2011	48.9%	28.4%	20.6%
2012	49.7%	28.8%	20.9%
2013	50.2%	29.2%	21.1%
2014	50.1%	29.4%	21.4%
2015	49.6%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	48.6%	30.1%	22.1%
2017	47.6%	30.6%	22.6%
2018	48.1%	31.0%	23.1%
2019	46.0%	31.5%	23.6%
2020	43.3%	32.1%	24.2%
2021	43.1%	32.7%	24.6%
2022	44.7%	34.2%	26.0%
2023	46.3%	35.5%	27.1%
2024	47.5%	36.6%	27.9%
2025	49.0%	37.5%	28.5%
2026	49.8%	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
2729 Oosterheem	45.2%	13,025	+3.2 pp	Suriname
2665 Hoekeindse Zoom	21.9%	11,935	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
2721 Oosterheem	40.6%	11,595	+3.5 pp	Other Asia
2724 Seghwaert	34.8%	7,205	+4.4 pp	Other Asia
2712 Rokkehage	32.8%	6,595	+11.7 pp	Other Asia
2722 Palenstein	49.8%	6,000	+5.2 pp	Other Asia
2711 Stadscentrum	44.8%	5,125	+5.0 pp	Other Asia
2723 Seghwaert	32.4%	3,925	+2.2 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	6,250	3,815	2,440	340	2,095	50	130	670	350	255	120	5	35	180	245	300	95	710	1,725
1999	6,280	3,675	2,600	335	2,265	55	130	660	340	290	115	5	30	185	310	380	100	690	1,910
2000	6,335	3,650	2,680	330	2,355	70	165	630	330	340	110	5	30	185	335	405	80	680	2,000
2001	6,325	3,625	2,700	335	2,365	60	175	620	340	360	115	5	30	185	305	425	80	695	2,005
2002	6,440	3,585	2,855	350	2,505	65	205	595	335	390	115	5	30	200	325	495	95	705	2,150
2003	6,385	3,490	2,895	360	2,530	60	225	600	305	375	110	10	25	215	335	545	85	670	2,220
2004	6,300	3,375	2,920	360	2,560	50	265	570	275	380	105	10	25	220	295	625	100	655	2,270
2005	6,180	3,255	2,930	350	2,580	60	300	500	260	390	100	20	25	205	275	700	95	625	2,305
2006	6,040	3,165	2,880	350	2,520	70	315	490	250	340	90	15	25	220	245	715	95	615	2,260
2007	5,970	3,120	2,850	330	2,520	70	330	470	245	320	95	15	30	190	225	755	105	600	2,245
2008	5,940	3,125	2,815	315	2,495	95	340	465	235	325	90	15	25	185	215	720	100	570	2,245
2009	5,860	3,015	2,840	300	2,540	105	340	490	225	335	85	20	20	175	215	735	95	545	2,295
2010	5,920	3,010	2,910	320	2,590	110	350	520	205	325	85	20	20	195	235	760	85	545	2,370
2011	6,120	3,125	2,995	325	2,670	100	345	560	205	335	90	30	20	185	205	830	90	555	2,435
2012	6,215	3,125	3,090	350	2,740	110	335	555	205	370	80	35	20	215	215	840	110	575	2,510
2013	6,160	3,075	3,090	335	2,750	115	335	545	195	390	80	30	20	205	230	830	110	555	2,540
2014	6,365	3,175	3,190	370	2,815	120	340	540	190	395	85	45	15	225	240	870	120	575	2,610
2015	6,165	3,105	3,060	340	2,720	120	340	515	180	350	75	45	20	200	250	845	120	545	2,520
2016	6,020	3,095	2,925	335	2,590	110	310	510	185	320	80	50	20	185	230	805	120	540	2,385
2017	5,760	3,020	2,740	320	2,425	100	285	455	175	275	70	50	15	185	225	800	110	510	2,230
2018	5,475	2,840	2,635	305	2,330	95	255	435	160	270	65	50	20	170	215	800	100	495	2,145
2019	5,310	2,870	2,440	280	2,160	80	215	420	160	240	65	40	20	155	215	740	90	465	1,980
2020	4,950	2,805	2,145	280	1,865	60	195	375	160	195	65	50	15	150	185	620	75	455	1,690
2021	4,785	2,725	2,060	255	1,810	70	190	380	155	190	65	40	10	140	160	585	80	425	1,640
2022	5,070	2,800	2,265	260	2,005	85	205	410	170	215	70	45	15	135	185	645	90	445	1,790
2023	5,165	2,770	2,390	305	2,085	95	225	400	170	225	65	60	15	170	185	685	95	485	1,870
2024	5,545	2,910	2,635	320	2,315	125	275	455	175	230	70	70	15	170	215	740	105	–	–
2025	5,865	2,990	2,875	350	2,525	145	305	505	195	245	70	75	15	195	235	780	115	–	–
2026	6,000	3,010	2,990	370	2,620	150	305	510	190	270	70	75	20	205	250	820	125	–	–

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