Postcode · Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland

Postcode 2912: Neighbourhoods Dorrestein-Zuid and Dorrestein-Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2912 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (Dorrestein-Zuid and Dorrestein-Noord) had 6,690 residents. 26.5% of them (1,775 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (23.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.4%), Morocco (4.1%) and other Europe (3.5%). 60.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 6,690 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.5% 1,775 people
Born abroad: 60.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.3 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 73.5% 4,915
Migration background 26.5% 1,775

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2912. For comparison, the line marks Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.4% 425 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 4.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

4.1% 275 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 2.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.5% 235 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.1% 205 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 1.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.9% 125 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.5% 100 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 0.94% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

1.5% 100 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 2.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 100 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 1.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 65 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 1.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.0% 65 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.75% 50 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 0.81% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.60% 40 people

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.0% 1,065
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.0% 710

Men and women

Men: 3,235
Women: 3,450

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2912 26.5%

Higher than 69% 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

26.5%

2912
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
Netherlands

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Year	2912	Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel	Netherlands
1998	12.1%	11.0%	16.7%
1999	12.4%	11.4%	17.1%
2000	12.7%	11.7%	17.5%
2001	12.8%	11.9%	18.0%
2002	13.0%	12.1%	18.4%
2003	13.3%	12.4%	18.8%
2004	13.7%	12.4%	19.0%
2005	14.0%	12.4%	19.2%
2006	14.3%	12.5%	19.3%
2007	14.6%	12.6%	19.4%
2008	15.4%	12.9%	19.6%
2009	15.8%	13.3%	19.9%
2010	15.6%	13.4%	20.3%
2011	16.2%	13.8%	20.6%
2012	15.8%	13.9%	20.9%
2013	16.2%	14.0%	21.1%
2014	16.4%	14.1%	21.4%
2015	16.6%	14.2%	21.7%
2016	16.9%	14.5%	22.1%
2017	17.4%	14.8%	22.6%
2018	17.6%	15.2%	23.1%
2019	18.7%	16.0%	23.6%
2020	19.5%	16.7%	24.2%
2021	20.8%	17.9%	24.6%
2022	22.2%	19.4%	26.0%
2023	24.7%	20.7%	27.1%
2024	25.9%	21.6%	27.9%
2025	26.6%	22.4%	28.5%
2026	26.5%	23.2%	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
2911 Esse Zoom Laag	21.0%	8,265	+2.0 pp	Other Asia
2914 Velden, Mossen	22.0%	7,800	+3.7 pp	Other Asia
2912 Dorrestein-Zuid, Dorrestein-Noord	26.5%	6,690	+4.3 pp	Other Asia
2908 Schollevaar Noord	45.8%	3,610	+8.1 pp	Other Asia
2913 Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel	31.3%	640	+25.3 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	6,470	5,685	785	225	565	15	200	45	135	35	85	15	15	110	40	70	25	370	415
1999	6,670	5,840	830	225	605	15	215	55	145	35	90	15	15	105	30	85	25	385	450
2000	6,750	5,890	860	235	625	10	220	55	150	30	85	10	15	125	40	90	30	395	460
2001	6,695	5,840	855	225	630	5	220	60	160	35	85	15	20	105	40	85	25	390	465
2002	6,605	5,745	860	225	640	10	230	60	150	35	80	15	20	110	40	85	30	385	475
2003	6,645	5,755	885	225	665	15	235	65	145	35	80	10	25	110	45	95	30	385	500
2004	6,640	5,730	910	225	690	15	240	80	145	35	75	15	25	110	45	105	25	380	530
2005	6,625	5,695	925	235	695	10	235	80	140	40	80	10	25	120	40	120	30	380	540
2006	6,590	5,645	945	235	720	10	245	85	140	45	75	10	25	125	35	135	25	380	570
2007	6,595	5,635	960	225	740	15	255	90	140	40	70	10	20	125	40	135	25	380	585
2008	6,570	5,560	1,010	240	770	15	270	85	140	40	70	15	25	130	35	155	30	390	620
2009	6,645	5,600	1,050	245	805	15	270	90	140	35	70	15	25	135	50	160	45	400	645
2010	6,680	5,630	1,045	250	795	10	265	90	140	35	70	15	25	140	50	160	45	400	645
2011	6,745	5,655	1,095	265	830	10	275	85	140	30	75	15	25	150	55	180	55	420	670
2012	6,805	5,725	1,075	255	825	10	270	90	135	30	70	20	20	145	60	180	50	405	675
2013	6,770	5,680	1,095	255	830	15	265	90	130	25	70	15	15	155	75	175	55	405	690
2014	6,720	5,620	1,100	245	855	15	270	80	125	25	70	20	15	140	90	195	55	395	705
2015	6,700	5,590	1,110	240	870	15	275	75	125	30	65	15	20	140	100	195	55	390	725
2016	6,695	5,565	1,130	245	885	15	275	75	125	40	65	10	25	145	105	205	45	385	745
2017	6,675	5,515	1,160	255	905	15	275	85	125	40	65	10	30	150	110	210	45	400	760
2018	6,690	5,510	1,180	255	925	20	275	70	130	35	65	10	30	150	120	215	60	405	775
2019	6,705	5,450	1,255	280	970	30	275	75	125	45	65	15	25	175	135	240	45	415	835
2020	6,700	5,395	1,305	295	1,010	35	285	75	115	50	65	30	25	175	130	265	55	425	880
2021	6,595	5,225	1,370	300	1,070	40	270	75	115	55	70	35	25	170	160	290	65	430	940
2022	6,570	5,110	1,460	305	1,150	40	270	90	120	60	75	40	30	170	175	325	70	440	975
2023	6,710	5,050	1,655	445	1,210	50	275	95	115	65	70	40	25	300	180	355	75	570	1,035
2024	6,740	4,995	1,745	460	1,290	70	280	105	120	70	65	50	35	310	185	370	85	–	–
2025	6,740	4,945	1,795	475	1,320	70	280	105	120	70	65	50	35	325	190	400	90	–	–
2026	6,690	4,915	1,775	390	1,385	100	275	100	125	65	65	50	40	235	205	425	100	–	–

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