Postcode · Gouda, South Holland

Postcode 2803: Neighbourhood Bloemendaal

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2803 in Gouda (Bloemendaal) had 10,580 residents. 31.1% of them (3,295 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Gouda (31.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (7.8%), other Europe (6.2%) and other Asia (5.7%). 60.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 8.2 percentage points.

Residents: 10,580 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.1% 3,295 people
Born abroad: 60.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +8.2 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

69% 31%

Dutch origin 68.9% 7,285
Migration background 31.1% 3,295

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2803. For comparison, the line marks Gouda and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

7.8% 825 people

Gouda 9.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.2% 660 people

Gouda 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.7% 605 people

Gouda 4.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.4% 250 people

Gouda 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 210 people

Gouda 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.4% 150 people

Gouda 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.4% 145 people

Gouda 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.2% 130 people

Gouda 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

1.0% 105 people

Gouda 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.85% 90 people

Gouda 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.71% 75 people

Gouda 0.92% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.43% 45 people

Gouda 0.39% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.8% 2,005
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.2% 1,290

Men and women

Men: 5,210
Women: 5,365

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2803 31.1%

Higher than 77% 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

31.1%

2803
Gouda
Netherlands

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Year	2803	Gouda	Netherlands
1998	12.8%	17.9%	16.7%
1999	13.3%	18.3%	17.1%
2000	13.4%	18.7%	17.5%
2001	13.5%	19.2%	18.0%
2002	13.8%	19.9%	18.4%
2003	14.0%	20.3%	18.8%
2004	14.0%	20.6%	19.0%
2005	14.7%	20.8%	19.2%
2006	15.3%	21.0%	19.3%
2007	15.7%	21.3%	19.4%
2008	15.8%	21.8%	19.6%
2009	16.2%	22.1%	19.9%
2010	17.0%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	17.1%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	17.8%	23.0%	20.9%
2013	18.0%	23.1%	21.1%
2014	17.8%	23.4%	21.4%
2015	18.2%	23.7%	21.7%
2016	18.9%	24.0%	22.1%
2017	19.3%	24.8%	22.6%
2018	20.0%	25.3%	23.1%
2019	20.8%	25.8%	23.6%
2020	21.4%	26.3%	24.2%
2021	21.5%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	22.9%	28.2%	26.0%
2023	25.9%	29.3%	27.1%
2024	27.8%	30.1%	27.9%
2025	28.9%	30.8%	28.5%
2026	31.1%	31.8%	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
2741 Waddinxveen	26.0%	12,410	+4.6 pp	Other Europe
2804 Plaswijck	27.2%	12,240	+2.4 pp	Morocco
2805 Noord	26.7%	10,975	+2.2 pp	Morocco
2801 Binnenstad	29.5%	8,765	+2.5 pp	Other Europe

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	9,575	8,350	1,225	415	805	15	170	95	335	55	195	10	40	170	25	35	75	805	420
1999	9,510	8,250	1,265	405	855	15	210	100	340	50	185	10	35	175	35	35	70	785	475
2000	9,410	8,145	1,265	395	865	15	220	90	335	50	185	10	35	165	40	40	75	780	485
2001	9,335	8,075	1,260	405	855	10	225	95	320	50	185	15	35	170	35	45	75	765	490
2002	9,270	7,990	1,280	380	895	10	245	90	315	60	175	10	35	160	35	55	85	750	530
2003	9,200	7,910	1,290	370	915	25	270	90	300	55	175	15	30	150	45	50	80	725	565
2004	9,275	7,975	1,300	380	925	25	280	90	295	55	175	15	25	165	45	55	80	725	580
2005	9,250	7,885	1,360	385	970	30	350	80	285	45	170	15	30	170	45	50	85	720	635
2006	9,300	7,875	1,425	390	1,035	35	385	85	290	45	175	25	25	165	50	65	80	725	700
2007	9,105	7,670	1,430	395	1,035	40	400	90	285	50	175	25	25	170	50	50	70	725	705
2008	9,105	7,660	1,440	410	1,020	35	405	80	285	50	175	30	20	185	50	55	60	730	710
2009	9,225	7,735	1,490	425	1,060	40	415	85	290	45	175	25	30	195	50	65	70	750	740
2010	9,255	7,680	1,570	430	1,135	45	465	90	290	50	170	40	30	190	50	80	65	765	805
2011	9,235	7,655	1,580	440	1,135	45	475	95	285	45	160	35	20	225	50	80	60	755	825
2012	9,325	7,665	1,660	460	1,200	60	505	105	275	50	175	35	30	220	55	85	65	765	895
2013	9,235	7,570	1,660	455	1,205	55	505	110	275	50	165	30	30	230	60	95	55	760	900
2014	9,210	7,575	1,635	435	1,200	55	520	105	260	45	170	30	25	210	55	95	65	730	910
2015	9,365	7,660	1,705	450	1,260	50	550	115	260	50	165	40	20	225	75	100	60	730	980
2016	9,330	7,570	1,760	460	1,305	50	590	105	255	50	165	45	25	225	80	110	65	745	1,015
2017	9,385	7,575	1,810	480	1,330	50	625	110	245	40	165	60	20	235	85	115	60	750	1,060
2018	9,480	7,580	1,900	495	1,405	55	655	115	250	45	170	50	30	245	80	140	65	775	1,130
2019	9,475	7,500	1,975	490	1,485	55	700	115	255	50	165	60	25	240	100	150	60	780	1,195
2020	9,525	7,485	2,040	520	1,520	60	720	120	255	55	165	65	35	255	95	145	70	820	1,225
2021	9,540	7,485	2,055	505	1,555	60	740	115	250	50	155	65	30	255	100	160	80	785	1,265
2022	9,450	7,280	2,165	530	1,640	65	725	115	265	55	155	75	30	270	110	200	100	810	1,280
2023	9,705	7,185	2,515	785	1,730	65	745	115	260	60	150	80	35	515	135	250	110	1,075	1,360
2024	9,925	7,170	2,755	805	1,955	90	770	115	255	60	155	85	35	530	155	385	125	–	–
2025	10,010	7,115	2,895	925	1,970	90	780	120	250	60	145	95	45	640	150	380	135	–	–
2026	10,580	7,285	3,295	955	2,335	90	825	130	250	75	145	105	45	660	210	605	150	–	–

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