Postcode · Gouda, South Holland

Postcode 2807: Neighbourhood Goverwelle

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2807 in Gouda (Goverwelle) had 10,480 residents. 36.7% of them (3,845 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Gouda (31.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (14.0%), other Asia (6.3%) and other Europe (4.2%). 53.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.7 percentage points.

Residents: 10,480 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.7% 3,845 people
Born abroad: 53.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.7 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 63.3% 6,630
Migration background 36.7% 3,845

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2807. For comparison, the line marks Gouda and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

14.0% 1,465 people

Gouda 9.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.3% 660 people

Gouda 4.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.2% 445 people

Gouda 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.1% 215 people

Gouda 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.9% 200 people

Gouda 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.8% 190 people

Gouda 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 185 people

Gouda 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.5% 160 people

Gouda 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 110 people

Gouda 0.92% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.0% 100 people

Gouda 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.72% 75 people

Gouda 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.33% 35 people

Gouda 0.39% 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) 53.3% 2,050
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.8% 1,800

Men and women

Men: 5,140
Women: 5,340

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2807 36.7%

Higher than 83% 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

36.7%

2807
Gouda
Netherlands

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Year	2807	Gouda	Netherlands
1998	15.7%	17.9%	16.7%
1999	16.4%	18.3%	17.1%
2000	17.0%	18.7%	17.5%
2001	17.8%	19.2%	18.0%
2002	18.7%	19.9%	18.4%
2003	19.2%	20.3%	18.8%
2004	19.7%	20.6%	19.0%
2005	20.3%	20.8%	19.2%
2006	20.7%	21.0%	19.3%
2007	21.7%	21.3%	19.4%
2008	22.6%	21.8%	19.6%
2009	22.9%	22.1%	19.9%
2010	23.5%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	24.0%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	24.9%	23.0%	20.9%
2013	25.6%	23.1%	21.1%
2014	26.4%	23.4%	21.4%
2015	27.3%	23.7%	21.7%
2016	27.7%	24.0%	22.1%
2017	28.3%	24.8%	22.6%
2018	29.4%	25.3%	23.1%
2019	30.2%	25.8%	23.6%
2020	31.2%	26.3%	24.2%
2021	31.9%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	33.0%	28.2%	26.0%
2023	34.2%	29.3%	27.1%
2024	35.2%	30.1%	27.9%
2025	35.9%	30.8%	28.5%
2026	36.7%	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
2811 Brug	19.4%	11,305	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
2805 Noord	26.7%	10,975	+2.2 pp	Morocco
2806 Kort Haarlem	35.7%	10,395	+4.3 pp	Morocco
2851 Stein	12.2%	4,375	+2.0 pp	Other Asia
2808 Stolwijkersluis	13.5%	445	−1.5 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	11,510	9,705	1,810	435	1,380	20	520	200	340	65	135	10	40	250	80	85	70	800	1,010
1999	11,585	9,685	1,905	425	1,475	25	575	205	340	70	130	15	40	240	95	85	80	805	1,100
2000	11,705	9,720	1,985	455	1,525	25	610	205	325	70	135	20	40	260	100	105	85	825	1,160
2001	11,735	9,650	2,090	460	1,620	25	650	205	335	90	135	20	35	270	100	130	85	845	1,245
2002	11,740	9,545	2,195	485	1,710	30	705	220	330	95	135	20	40	290	100	140	90	865	1,335
2003	11,760	9,500	2,260	490	1,765	35	755	230	315	90	145	20	40	285	100	155	85	855	1,400
2004	11,845	9,515	2,330	480	1,850	40	825	220	300	80	140	20	40	280	115	175	95	840	1,490
2005	11,900	9,490	2,410	495	1,915	40	870	220	315	80	150	20	40	285	120	170	100	865	1,545
2006	11,865	9,400	2,460	475	1,985	45	935	215	305	75	135	30	35	275	130	180	100	835	1,620
2007	11,795	9,230	2,565	495	2,070	50	1,020	205	300	75	140	30	35	290	135	180	105	845	1,720
2008	11,805	9,140	2,670	500	2,175	55	1,080	215	290	80	135	30	40	295	160	190	105	845	1,820
2009	11,795	9,090	2,705	495	2,205	40	1,140	220	280	75	120	30	40	305	160	190	100	830	1,875
2010	11,745	8,985	2,765	495	2,265	40	1,170	220	275	75	120	35	35	305	175	195	115	825	1,940
2011	11,710	8,900	2,810	500	2,305	45	1,235	215	265	70	115	35	35	315	175	185	115	805	2,005
2012	11,670	8,760	2,910	510	2,400	50	1,330	225	260	80	115	40	35	320	165	180	110	815	2,095
2013	11,610	8,635	2,975	515	2,465	40	1,400	225	250	75	120	40	35	320	170	185	120	810	2,170
2014	11,515	8,480	3,035	515	2,520	50	1,455	215	250	75	110	45	35	325	170	190	115	810	2,230
2015	11,520	8,375	3,145	530	2,615	50	1,525	220	240	65	115	55	30	330	180	205	130	820	2,325
2016	11,385	8,230	3,155	530	2,630	55	1,530	215	230	70	120	55	35	320	175	230	125	805	2,350
2017	11,265	8,075	3,190	540	2,650	50	1,540	220	240	70	110	85	40	305	160	245	125	830	2,365
2018	11,175	7,895	3,280	585	2,695	50	1,550	205	235	75	115	100	35	335	165	280	135	865	2,420
2019	11,045	7,705	3,340	630	2,710	50	1,555	200	220	75	120	120	35	355	160	310	140	900	2,435
2020	11,000	7,570	3,430	625	2,810	60	1,580	210	225	80	115	120	35	355	170	335	150	910	2,520
2021	10,890	7,415	3,475	645	2,830	65	1,575	210	220	75	105	130	35	375	175	370	140	915	2,555
2022	10,795	7,230	3,565	690	2,870	75	1,540	195	225	75	115	155	45	385	180	425	155	950	2,540
2023	10,735	7,065	3,670	720	2,950	70	1,520	200	225	85	110	160	40	410	190	495	165	975	2,605
2024	10,660	6,910	3,750	720	3,030	70	1,515	190	225	110	105	160	35	415	190	565	170	–	–
2025	10,615	6,805	3,810	750	3,060	75	1,490	190	215	115	110	160	40	440	190	610	170	–	–
2026	10,480	6,630	3,845	740	3,105	75	1,465	190	215	110	100	160	35	445	200	660	185	–	–

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