Postcode · Zoetermeer, South Holland

Postcode 2728: Neighbourhood Noordhove

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2728 in Zoetermeer (Noordhove) had 8,410 residents. 30.3% of them (2,550 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Zoetermeer (38.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Suriname (6.7%), other Asia (6.4%) and Indonesia (4.0%). 51.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.5 percentage points.

Residents: 8,410 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 30.3% 2,550 people
Born abroad: 51.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.5 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

70% 30%

Dutch origin 69.7% 5,860
Migration background 30.3% 2,550

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2728. For comparison, the line marks Zoetermeer and the circle the Netherlands.

Suriname

6.7% 565 people

Zoetermeer 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.4% 540 people

Zoetermeer 9.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

4.0% 335 people

Zoetermeer 3.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 275 people

Zoetermeer 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 145 people

Zoetermeer 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.7% 140 people

Zoetermeer 2.7% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.6% 135 people

Zoetermeer 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.5% 125 people

Zoetermeer 1.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 110 people

Zoetermeer 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.1% 90 people

Zoetermeer 2.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.71% 60 people

Zoetermeer 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.42% 35 people

Zoetermeer 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.2% 1,305
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.0% 1,250

Men and women

Men: 4,190
Women: 4,220

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2728 30.3%

Higher than 76% 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

30.3%

2728
Zoetermeer
Netherlands

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Year	2728	Zoetermeer	Netherlands
1998	17.7%	22.9%	16.7%
1999	18.6%	23.5%	17.1%
2000	20.0%	23.8%	17.5%
2001	21.2%	24.0%	18.0%
2002	21.2%	24.5%	18.4%
2003	21.0%	25.0%	18.8%
2004	21.6%	25.6%	19.0%
2005	21.2%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	21.6%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	21.7%	26.7%	19.4%
2008	21.8%	27.2%	19.6%
2009	22.7%	27.7%	19.9%
2010	23.0%	28.2%	20.3%
2011	22.6%	28.4%	20.6%
2012	22.7%	28.8%	20.9%
2013	23.4%	29.2%	21.1%
2014	23.6%	29.4%	21.4%
2015	23.8%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	24.1%	30.1%	22.1%
2017	24.0%	30.6%	22.6%
2018	24.4%	31.0%	23.1%
2019	24.7%	31.5%	23.6%
2020	25.2%	32.1%	24.2%
2021	25.4%	32.7%	24.6%
2022	26.8%	34.2%	26.0%
2023	27.5%	35.5%	27.1%
2024	28.7%	36.6%	27.9%
2025	29.3%	37.5%	28.5%
2026	30.3%	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
2725 De Leyens	24.1%	5,840	+2.1 pp	Indonesia
2727 Seghwaert	37.5%	5,320	+3.2 pp	Other Asia
2731 Benthuizen	15.2%	4,085	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
2723 Seghwaert	32.4%	3,925	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
2735 Gelderswoude	0.0%	70	±0.0 pp	–

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	5,660	4,660	1,000	235	760	15	5	300	285	50	130	10	25	70	30	50	25	530	465
1999	6,655	5,420	1,240	275	960	15	10	390	320	65	150	10	30	85	30	80	50	625	615
2000	7,740	6,190	1,550	320	1,230	25	15	535	380	85	170	10	20	120	35	90	65	740	815
2001	8,440	6,650	1,790	345	1,445	40	25	625	435	105	180	10	25	130	40	95	80	825	965
2002	9,365	7,380	1,990	390	1,605	35	25	680	510	110	190	10	30	160	40	105	100	940	1,045
2003	9,700	7,665	2,035	395	1,640	40	25	715	495	120	190	20	30	155	45	105	95	945	1,095
2004	9,695	7,605	2,090	390	1,700	40	35	745	475	135	190	20	35	145	50	125	95	910	1,180
2005	9,645	7,600	2,045	385	1,660	45	25	710	475	115	185	20	35	145	45	135	110	920	1,125
2006	9,575	7,505	2,070	405	1,665	50	30	700	445	120	185	15	40	165	55	155	110	920	1,145
2007	9,445	7,400	2,045	400	1,645	55	45	680	440	110	190	15	40	155	45	170	100	900	1,150
2008	9,400	7,360	2,045	410	1,630	50	40	665	440	115	180	15	35	180	50	170	100	910	1,135
2009	9,370	7,250	2,125	435	1,690	50	55	655	430	125	180	25	30	200	65	200	110	915	1,200
2010	9,225	7,100	2,120	440	1,690	50	50	635	425	130	175	20	35	210	60	215	125	920	1,205
2011	9,090	7,035	2,050	440	1,615	50	55	590	415	110	180	25	35	200	50	220	125	905	1,150
2012	8,975	6,935	2,035	430	1,605	60	55	590	400	105	175	20	30	205	55	225	115	880	1,155
2013	8,860	6,790	2,070	450	1,620	70	50	585	395	105	170	25	30	225	60	240	115	900	1,170
2014	8,835	6,750	2,085	465	1,620	75	50	570	395	120	160	30	35	240	65	240	105	910	1,175
2015	8,760	6,675	2,085	470	1,620	80	55	560	395	115	165	30	30	245	60	250	105	920	1,170
2016	8,705	6,610	2,095	480	1,615	75	55	555	390	110	150	50	30	250	60	270	100	915	1,180
2017	8,655	6,580	2,075	495	1,585	65	60	540	385	115	155	50	30	260	60	270	90	920	1,160
2018	8,640	6,530	2,110	495	1,615	65	60	545	370	105	150	50	35	260	70	300	100	910	1,205
2019	8,640	6,505	2,135	480	1,660	70	70	555	360	100	140	50	30	260	80	315	110	885	1,255
2020	8,605	6,435	2,170	480	1,690	80	70	575	360	105	135	50	25	270	80	320	100	885	1,285
2021	8,605	6,420	2,185	490	1,695	75	65	570	360	110	135	45	25	285	90	325	100	890	1,300
2022	8,635	6,320	2,315	490	1,825	80	75	585	355	125	140	50	20	275	95	405	105	880	1,375
2023	8,535	6,190	2,350	495	1,850	85	70	585	350	115	135	55	25	285	95	435	120	880	1,405
2024	8,465	6,030	2,430	495	1,935	95	90	565	350	125	130	60	20	285	105	470	130	–	–
2025	8,510	6,015	2,495	500	1,995	115	85	565	345	135	135	60	25	280	115	495	140	–	–
2026	8,410	5,860	2,550	505	2,045	125	90	565	335	140	135	60	35	275	110	540	145	–	–

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