Postcode · Waddinxveen, South Holland

Postcode 2742: Neighbourhood Triangel

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2742 in Waddinxveen (Triangel) had 16,255 residents. 23.3% of them (3,790 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Waddinxveen (23.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.4%), Morocco (3.3%) and other Europe (2.8%). 46.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.0 percentage points.

Residents: 16,255 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.3% 3,790 people
Born abroad: 46.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.0 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 76.7% 12,465
Migration background 23.3% 3,790

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2742. For comparison, the line marks Waddinxveen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.4% 720 people

Waddinxveen 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

3.3% 540 people

Waddinxveen 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 450 people

Waddinxveen 3.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

2.6% 425 people

Waddinxveen 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

1.7% 280 people

Waddinxveen 2.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

1.6% 265 people

Waddinxveen 1.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

1.6% 260 people

Waddinxveen 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 250 people

Waddinxveen 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 210 people

Waddinxveen 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 210 people

Waddinxveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

0.80% 130 people

Waddinxveen 0.91% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.37% 60 people

Waddinxveen 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

47% 53%

Born abroad (first generation) 46.6% 1,765
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 53.4% 2,025

Men and women

Men: 8,035
Women: 8,220

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2742 23.3%

Higher than 64% 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

23.3%

2742
Waddinxveen
Netherlands

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Year	2742	Waddinxveen	Netherlands
1998	13.6%	12.3%	16.7%
1999	14.6%	12.6%	17.1%
2000	13.6%	12.3%	17.5%
2001	14.7%	12.7%	18.0%
2002	15.7%	13.1%	18.4%
2003	16.1%	13.3%	18.8%
2004	12.8%	12.2%	19.0%
2005	12.9%	12.2%	19.2%
2006	13.3%	12.4%	19.3%
2007	13.6%	12.4%	19.4%
2008	13.7%	12.7%	19.6%
2009	14.1%	12.8%	19.9%
2010	14.4%	13.1%	20.3%
2011	14.3%	13.3%	20.6%
2012	14.8%	13.5%	20.9%
2013	14.8%	13.9%	21.1%
2014	15.3%	14.3%	21.4%
2015	15.6%	14.8%	21.7%
2016	15.6%	15.4%	22.1%
2017	15.7%	15.8%	22.6%
2018	16.3%	16.3%	23.1%
2019	16.9%	17.0%	23.6%
2020	17.3%	17.5%	24.2%
2021	18.1%	18.2%	24.6%
2022	19.4%	19.7%	26.0%
2023	20.9%	21.1%	27.1%
2024	21.8%	22.0%	27.9%
2025	22.5%	22.8%	28.5%
2026	23.3%	23.5%	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
2771 Boskoop	21.0%	17,055	+2.1 pp	Morocco
2741 Waddinxveen	26.0%	12,410	+4.6 pp	Other Europe
2761 Zuid, West	23.2%	11,105	+5.5 pp	Other Asia
2841 Staatsliedenbuurt/Vijfakkers	24.4%	9,085	+1.0 pp	Indonesia
2743 Zuidplas	19.3%	6,875	+1.9 pp	Other Europe
2391 Voorweg, Oost	12.2%	6,350	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
2751 Wilde Veenen	17.7%	4,995	+3.5 pp	Other Europe
2731 Benthuizen	15.2%	4,085	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
2752 Moerkapelle kassengebied	31.1%	450	+17.7 pp	Poland

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	8,695	7,510	1,180	305	870	25	145	35	240	15	110	10	25	160	170	200	40	555	625
1999	8,600	7,345	1,255	300	955	35	160	35	235	20	110	5	25	160	185	240	45	545	710
2000	8,415	7,275	1,145	295	845	30	155	45	225	25	110	10	25	150	140	185	40	530	610
2001	8,450	7,200	1,245	340	915	30	160	45	210	25	105	10	25	200	180	215	50	555	690
2002	8,560	7,215	1,345	350	995	40	175	45	205	25	100	10	30	210	195	260	50	575	775
2003	8,580	7,195	1,385	350	1,040	45	180	50	200	35	100	5	25	220	225	245	60	570	810
2004	8,195	7,150	1,045	285	760	40	205	50	185	30	100	5	25	155	90	105	55	490	550
2005	8,170	7,110	1,055	265	790	50	210	50	180	25	95	10	20	140	105	110	60	480	580
2006	8,140	7,060	1,085	265	820	65	240	50	180	30	95	15	15	140	95	100	60	475	610
2007	8,110	7,010	1,100	265	840	75	245	45	170	35	85	10	20	150	110	95	65	465	635
2008	8,055	6,955	1,105	260	840	70	250	45	175	35	90	10	15	145	110	100	55	470	635
2009	8,045	6,910	1,135	255	880	75	260	50	180	35	80	20	15	140	115	100	65	470	660
2010	8,000	6,845	1,150	275	870	70	255	45	170	40	90	30	20	135	130	110	50	480	670
2011	7,995	6,850	1,140	275	865	65	260	50	170	40	85	30	20	140	125	105	50	480	665
2012	7,990	6,810	1,185	295	890	70	260	50	165	40	90	40	15	150	135	120	50	490	690
2013	7,885	6,725	1,165	310	855	60	250	50	165	40	85	45	20	160	130	115	45	500	665
2014	7,910	6,700	1,210	320	890	55	265	50	165	55	85	65	15	155	135	110	55	515	690
2015	7,940	6,700	1,240	350	895	60	265	50	170	55	85	85	20	160	130	115	50	540	700
2016	8,070	6,815	1,255	360	895	55	275	50	160	45	85	100	20	155	120	135	55	545	710
2017	8,330	7,020	1,310	390	920	60	275	55	155	40	80	120	25	165	120	160	55	580	735
2018	9,170	7,675	1,495	440	1,055	85	310	65	170	60	90	145	20	185	130	175	60	640	855
2019	9,735	8,090	1,645	490	1,155	105	340	85	165	65	95	180	25	190	130	195	70	685	960
2020	10,715	8,865	1,850	525	1,330	115	375	115	180	75	100	190	25	210	145	230	95	740	1,105
2021	11,745	9,625	2,120	610	1,515	115	430	160	190	90	105	225	30	250	145	285	100	835	1,285
2022	12,505	10,085	2,420	680	1,745	135	430	195	210	110	130	235	35	275	165	370	135	910	1,425
2023	13,610	10,770	2,840	760	2,075	170	465	265	230	130	135	250	40	340	195	470	155	1,020	1,725
2024	14,860	11,620	3,240	835	2,410	220	510	345	255	170	125	260	45	400	215	520	175	–	–
2025	15,770	12,210	3,555	880	2,675	245	530	405	260	190	130	270	55	430	225	630	190	–	–
2026	16,255	12,465	3,790	915	2,875	265	540	425	260	210	130	280	60	450	250	720	210	–	–

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