Postcode · Ridderkerk, South Holland

Postcode 2987: Neighbourhood Bolnes

On 1 January 2026, postcode 2987 in Ridderkerk (Bolnes) had 7,845 residents. 34.3% of them (2,690 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Ridderkerk (26.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (7.0%), other Europe (5.2%) and Suriname (4.6%). 51.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.5 percentage points.

Residents: 7,845 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 34.3% 2,690 people
Born abroad: 51.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.5 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

66% 34%

Dutch origin 65.7% 5,155
Migration background 34.3% 2,690

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 2987. For comparison, the line marks Ridderkerk and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.0% 550 people

Ridderkerk 5.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.2% 410 people

Ridderkerk 3.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

4.6% 360 people

Ridderkerk 2.9% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

3.7% 290 people

Ridderkerk 2.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

3.1% 240 people

Ridderkerk 2.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

2.9% 230 people

Ridderkerk 2.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.2% 175 people

Ridderkerk 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.5% 115 people

Ridderkerk 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.4% 110 people

Ridderkerk 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 105 people

Ridderkerk 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.76% 60 people

Ridderkerk 0.70% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.57% 45 people

Ridderkerk 0.45% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.1% 1,375
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.9% 1,315

Men and women

Men: 3,765
Women: 4,080

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 2987 34.3%

Higher than 80% 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

34.3%

2987
Ridderkerk
Netherlands

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Year	2987	Ridderkerk	Netherlands
1998	14.7%	11.9%	16.7%
1999	14.8%	12.2%	17.1%
2000	15.2%	12.5%	17.5%
2001	15.1%	12.8%	18.0%
2002	15.6%	12.9%	18.4%
2003	16.0%	13.0%	18.8%
2004	16.3%	13.3%	19.0%
2005	16.9%	13.5%	19.2%
2006	16.4%	13.6%	19.3%
2007	16.8%	13.8%	19.4%
2008	17.7%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	18.7%	14.4%	19.9%
2010	19.9%	14.8%	20.3%
2011	20.0%	15.0%	20.6%
2012	20.7%	15.6%	20.9%
2013	21.1%	16.0%	21.1%
2014	22.0%	16.6%	21.4%
2015	22.3%	16.8%	21.7%
2016	22.8%	17.2%	22.1%
2017	23.3%	17.8%	22.6%
2018	23.8%	18.6%	23.1%
2019	24.6%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	25.4%	20.0%	24.2%
2021	26.7%	21.1%	24.6%
2022	28.8%	22.8%	26.0%
2023	30.2%	23.8%	27.1%
2024	31.7%	24.7%	27.9%
2025	33.0%	25.5%	28.5%
2026	34.3%	26.4%	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
3077 IJsselmonde	61.3%	17,980	+3.5 pp	Suriname
2983 Slikkerveer	21.3%	9,455	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
2987 Bolnes	34.3%	7,845	+5.5 pp	Other Asia
2982 West, Centrum	36.7%	6,820	+5.6 pp	Other Asia
2931 Hoofdstraat, Tiendweg Noord	14.1%	6,785	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
2988 Rijsoord	13.4%	3,140	+1.9 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	6,790	5,795	1,000	500	505	55	55	80	120	30	135	10	35	320	60	85	20	625	375
1999	7,020	5,975	1,040	520	515	55	50	95	125	25	145	10	35	330	60	85	20	650	390
2000	7,265	6,155	1,105	530	575	55	55	115	125	40	150	15	40	325	60	105	20	670	440
2001	7,135	6,065	1,075	520	555	60	50	115	125	45	150	10	45	315	45	95	20	650	425
2002	7,160	6,040	1,120	520	600	70	55	110	135	50	150	15	40	315	40	105	35	665	455
2003	7,225	6,065	1,155	520	640	75	50	130	125	50	145	10	40	325	50	125	35	655	505
2004	7,165	5,995	1,170	520	645	80	50	125	120	65	150	10	40	320	55	125	25	650	520
2005	7,080	5,885	1,195	520	670	80	55	125	115	65	150	15	40	315	50	150	30	650	545
2006	6,820	5,700	1,120	470	655	75	55	120	115	60	130	20	35	285	55	140	35	600	520
2007	6,685	5,565	1,120	480	645	65	55	125	115	55	130	25	35	290	50	145	35	610	510
2008	6,675	5,500	1,180	490	695	75	75	135	115	60	125	20	35	310	45	155	35	615	570
2009	6,730	5,470	1,260	510	755	80	80	135	115	65	130	30	35	315	50	185	45	630	625
2010	7,080	5,675	1,410	530	880	90	85	165	135	80	130	30	40	330	50	215	60	675	730
2011	7,265	5,805	1,455	540	915	90	100	165	135	85	135	30	40	335	60	230	50	690	765
2012	7,350	5,820	1,525	520	1,005	105	110	185	140	100	130	30	40	320	60	245	60	675	845
2013	7,430	5,855	1,570	515	1,060	115	120	200	145	110	130	30	40	315	70	240	60	685	890
2014	7,445	5,810	1,635	515	1,120	125	120	210	140	115	125	40	40	310	75	270	65	685	950
2015	7,450	5,785	1,665	510	1,155	125	135	210	140	135	120	40	40	310	75	275	60	670	1,000
2016	7,485	5,780	1,705	535	1,170	125	130	210	140	135	120	45	45	325	85	285	60	695	1,010
2017	7,595	5,825	1,770	535	1,235	125	155	210	145	140	125	45	50	315	90	305	65	710	1,060
2018	7,690	5,860	1,830	565	1,260	120	165	230	135	135	130	45	45	345	95	320	60	720	1,105
2019	7,675	5,785	1,890	560	1,325	120	175	250	135	140	120	45	50	345	110	335	60	715	1,175
2020	7,670	5,725	1,945	565	1,380	120	175	260	130	150	115	50	45	355	110	360	75	710	1,235
2021	7,670	5,620	2,050	575	1,475	135	180	275	130	175	110	55	45	365	125	375	80	710	1,335
2022	7,785	5,545	2,245	580	1,655	170	190	305	120	210	120	60	45	365	135	435	90	730	1,475
2023	7,840	5,480	2,365	590	1,775	185	205	330	125	225	110	50	45	375	145	475	95	730	1,590
2024	7,875	5,375	2,500	615	1,885	195	225	335	120	255	110	50	45	410	155	505	100	–	–
2025	7,815	5,235	2,580	625	1,955	205	220	340	120	270	110	50	45	420	155	535	105	–	–
2026	7,845	5,155	2,690	625	2,065	230	240	360	115	290	110	60	45	410	175	550	105	–	–

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