Postcode · Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland

Postcode 2903: Neighbourhood Middelwatering Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2903 in Capelle aan den IJssel (Middelwatering Oost) had 9,385 residents. 42.8% of them (4,020 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Capelle aan den IJssel (43.7%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (9.6%), Suriname (6.6%) and Dutch Caribbean (5.1%). 54.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.1 percentage points.

Residents: 9,385 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 42.8% 4,020 people
Born abroad: 54.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.1 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

57% 43%

Dutch origin 57.2% 5,365
Migration background 42.8% 4,020

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2903. For comparison, the line marks Capelle aan den IJssel and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

9.6% 900 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 10.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

6.6% 615 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 7.1% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

5.1% 480 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 4.5% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.0% 465 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 6.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.4% 415 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 3.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

3.0% 285 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.8% 260 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 2.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.1% 195 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 175 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.1% 105 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.1% 100 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.32% 30 people

Capelle aan den IJssel 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

54% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.2% 2,180
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.8% 1,840

Men and women

Men: 4,385
Women: 4,995

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2903 42.8%

Higher than 88% 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

42.8%

2903
Capelle aan den IJssel
Netherlands

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Year	2903	Capelle aan den IJssel	Netherlands
1998	23.1%	21.1%	16.7%
1999	24.4%	21.8%	17.1%
2000	25.1%	22.4%	17.5%
2001	26.0%	23.2%	18.0%
2002	26.8%	24.0%	18.4%
2003	25.8%	24.7%	18.8%
2004	26.8%	25.5%	19.0%
2005	27.8%	26.5%	19.2%
2006	28.1%	27.1%	19.3%
2007	29.0%	27.7%	19.4%
2008	30.0%	28.4%	19.6%
2009	31.5%	29.5%	19.9%
2010	32.2%	30.2%	20.3%
2011	33.5%	31.0%	20.6%
2012	33.8%	31.4%	20.9%
2013	34.1%	31.9%	21.1%
2014	34.1%	32.3%	21.4%
2015	34.4%	33.0%	21.7%
2016	35.2%	33.6%	22.1%
2017	35.5%	34.0%	22.6%
2018	36.0%	34.7%	23.1%
2019	36.9%	35.4%	23.6%
2020	36.1%	36.2%	24.2%
2021	36.6%	37.2%	24.6%
2022	37.7%	38.7%	26.0%
2023	39.1%	40.2%	27.1%
2024	40.5%	41.6%	27.9%
2025	41.4%	42.7%	28.5%
2026	42.8%	43.7%	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
2907 Schollevaar Zuid	46.9%	14,175	+4.7 pp	Suriname
2902 Middelwatering West	40.1%	8,790	+4.9 pp	Other Asia
2904 Oostgaarde Zuid	35.2%	8,165	+4.0 pp	Other Asia
2922 Kortland-Noord	19.4%	7,195	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
2905 Oostgaarde Noord	54.3%	6,820	+3.5 pp	Other Asia
2906 Schenkel	45.0%	5,695	+5.7 pp	Other Asia
2924 Boveneind	19.8%	4,235	+2.7 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	8,415	6,475	1,945	445	1,495	40	20	395	350	305	125	10	30	280	165	165	55	815	1,130
1999	8,455	6,395	2,060	460	1,590	50	35	415	340	320	125	10	40	285	170	190	70	825	1,230
2000	8,560	6,410	2,150	475	1,675	60	40	435	340	355	130	10	40	295	180	200	65	840	1,310
2001	8,625	6,380	2,240	500	1,740	70	55	425	340	365	135	15	40	310	225	205	55	865	1,380
2002	8,650	6,340	2,315	510	1,800	85	60	410	340	405	120	15	40	335	250	195	55	865	1,445
2003	8,215	6,095	2,120	480	1,645	85	55	380	310	330	115	15	40	310	235	180	70	800	1,320
2004	8,195	5,995	2,195	505	1,690	110	75	365	310	340	110	10	45	340	235	175	80	840	1,360
2005	8,195	5,905	2,280	495	1,785	125	100	380	295	375	110	20	40	325	235	200	75	815	1,470
2006	8,130	5,840	2,285	475	1,815	130	115	420	290	360	110	20	30	315	220	200	80	790	1,500
2007	8,090	5,740	2,350	470	1,885	140	145	430	280	360	105	15	30	320	225	220	85	770	1,580
2008	8,025	5,610	2,410	490	1,925	155	155	415	265	385	115	15	30	330	225	245	80	780	1,630
2009	8,060	5,520	2,540	500	2,040	165	170	435	265	400	110	20	30	340	250	270	85	790	1,750
2010	8,130	5,505	2,620	510	2,110	170	200	430	250	410	105	25	30	350	260	310	80	785	1,840
2011	8,285	5,515	2,775	530	2,235	175	210	475	265	425	110	35	30	355	280	330	75	815	1,955
2012	8,290	5,495	2,800	530	2,265	180	220	470	265	425	110	35	35	350	270	350	85	810	1,985
2013	8,205	5,415	2,800	545	2,250	155	185	490	260	455	105	35	35	370	265	345	95	825	1,975
2014	8,395	5,530	2,865	565	2,300	165	190	505	260	460	100	60	40	365	255	360	105	845	2,020
2015	8,540	5,600	2,940	595	2,350	160	185	505	260	490	110	60	40	385	285	355	110	885	2,060
2016	8,640	5,595	3,045	605	2,440	175	180	540	265	505	100	70	35	400	305	365	105	905	2,145
2017	8,725	5,630	3,095	590	2,505	150	175	545	270	515	100	55	30	405	315	420	115	895	2,200
2018	8,810	5,635	3,175	580	2,600	160	190	555	280	490	95	55	30	400	320	485	120	900	2,280
2019	8,785	5,545	3,240	575	2,665	170	210	565	275	495	90	55	35	395	345	475	130	885	2,360
2020	8,615	5,505	3,110	555	2,550	165	190	530	265	445	90	55	35	375	340	490	125	850	2,255
2021	8,560	5,430	3,130	575	2,555	160	170	535	265	415	90	70	30	385	375	500	135	875	2,255
2022	8,385	5,225	3,165	560	2,605	175	170	530	255	415	90	70	25	370	360	565	135	835	2,290
2023	8,445	5,140	3,305	595	2,710	185	180	540	255	420	85	70	35	400	385	625	130	875	2,400
2024	8,540	5,085	3,455	635	2,820	210	185	550	255	420	100	80	25	425	375	695	135	–	–
2025	8,940	5,240	3,705	660	3,045	250	180	575	265	465	110	80	30	440	380	785	145	–	–
2026	9,385	5,365	4,020	695	3,325	285	195	615	260	480	105	100	30	465	415	900	175	–	–

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