Postcode · Rotterdam, South Holland

Postcode 3029: Neighbourhoods Delfshaven and Nieuw Mathenesse

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3029 in Rotterdam (Delfshaven and Nieuw Mathenesse) had 6,395 residents. 90.9% of them (5,815 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Rotterdam (59.9%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (32.1%), other Africa (15.4%) and Morocco (11.3%). 74.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 6,395 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 90.9% 5,815 people
Born abroad: 74.5% 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

91%

Dutch origin 9.1% 580
Migration background 90.9% 5,815

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3029. For comparison, the line marks Rotterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

32.1% 2,055 people

Rotterdam 8.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

15.4% 985 people

Rotterdam 5.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

11.3% 720 people

Rotterdam 7.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

9.6% 615 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.5% 480 people

Rotterdam 9.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

7.0% 450 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

3.7% 235 people

Rotterdam 4.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 115 people

Rotterdam 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.94% 60 people

Rotterdam 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

0.63% 40 people

Rotterdam 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.63% 40 people

Rotterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.16% 10 people

Rotterdam 0.64% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

74% 26%

Born abroad (first generation) 74.5% 4,330
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 25.5% 1,485

Men and women

Men: 3,480
Women: 2,915

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3029 90.9%

Higher than 100% 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

90.9%

3029
Rotterdam
Netherlands

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Year	3029	Rotterdam	Netherlands
1998	73.4%	38.9%	16.7%
1999	75.5%	40.2%	17.1%
2000	77.7%	41.5%	17.5%
2001	78.0%	42.9%	18.0%
2002	78.5%	44.4%	18.4%
2003	79.5%	45.4%	18.8%
2004	80.7%	46.2%	19.0%
2005	81.7%	46.8%	19.2%
2006	82.4%	47.1%	19.3%
2007	83.0%	47.4%	19.4%
2008	83.0%	48.0%	19.6%
2009	84.2%	48.7%	19.9%
2010	85.0%	49.5%	20.3%
2011	84.8%	50.2%	20.6%
2012	86.0%	50.8%	20.9%
2013	85.9%	51.1%	21.1%
2014	85.3%	51.4%	21.4%
2015	85.7%	51.8%	21.7%
2016	86.1%	52.2%	22.1%
2017	86.5%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	86.6%	53.2%	23.1%
2019	85.8%	53.9%	23.6%
2020	86.9%	54.6%	24.2%
2021	85.4%	55.1%	24.6%
2022	86.6%	56.6%	26.0%
2023	87.7%	57.8%	27.1%
2024	89.9%	58.6%	27.9%
2025	90.5%	59.3%	28.5%
2026	90.9%	59.9%	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
3112 Oost	68.5%	11,485	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
3024 Delfshaven	56.4%	10,345	+0.1 pp	Other Europe
3028 Delfshaven	73.5%	7,450	+1.8 pp	Other Europe
3025 Delfshaven	77.2%	7,300	−0.8 pp	Morocco
3089 Charlois, Waalhaven-Eemhaven	51.9%	1,945	+7.8 pp	Suriname
3087 Waalhaven-Eemhaven, Charlois	69.2%	1,885	+4.2 pp	Morocco
3113 Oost, Schiedamse Havens	90.0%	100	+90.0 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	3,445	915	2,530	250	2,275	180	240	930	20	110	40	0	5	205	655	120	20	285	2,245
1999	3,455	845	2,610	245	2,370	220	310	890	25	110	40	0	5	200	660	120	35	275	2,335
2000	3,455	770	2,685	235	2,455	240	370	865	30	120	35	5	5	190	675	125	30	270	2,415
2001	3,385	750	2,640	230	2,405	250	350	820	25	135	40	0	5	185	675	125	25	260	2,380
2002	3,375	720	2,650	230	2,420	260	365	800	30	140	35	0	5	190	670	120	35	260	2,395
2003	3,410	705	2,710	245	2,465	290	390	755	25	160	40	0	5	200	685	125	35	265	2,440
2004	3,425	660	2,765	235	2,525	315	440	745	30	165	35	5	5	190	675	120	35	270	2,495
2005	3,390	620	2,770	220	2,555	335	460	715	30	170	35	5	5	175	685	130	30	250	2,520
2006	3,360	590	2,770	210	2,560	340	510	695	35	185	35	5	5	165	660	105	30	245	2,525
2007	3,315	565	2,750	200	2,555	355	525	645	30	205	35	5	0	160	650	110	35	240	2,505
2008	3,300	560	2,740	190	2,545	355	570	640	25	195	35	5	0	150	645	90	25	215	2,520
2009	3,295	515	2,775	195	2,575	345	615	615	25	215	30	5	0	160	640	95	25	225	2,550
2010	3,290	500	2,795	200	2,585	350	635	595	25	220	25	5	5	165	640	100	20	225	2,570
2011	3,280	495	2,780	180	2,605	370	640	580	20	220	30	10	5	135	650	95	30	205	2,575
2012	3,210	455	2,760	180	2,585	405	650	535	20	210	30	10	0	140	625	100	40	205	2,550
2013	3,195	455	2,745	185	2,550	430	645	525	20	205	25	10	5	145	605	100	20	210	2,535
2014	3,270	480	2,790	215	2,575	460	670	510	25	190	25	35	5	150	595	90	35	240	2,550
2015	3,210	460	2,750	215	2,530	465	660	490	15	185	30	40	5	140	575	105	35	240	2,505
2016	3,205	445	2,760	235	2,525	495	660	480	15	185	25	50	5	155	575	85	30	250	2,515
2017	3,225	435	2,790	230	2,560	505	665	485	15	190	25	45	5	155	560	105	35	250	2,540
2018	3,200	430	2,770	235	2,530	490	660	480	15	195	25	40	5	165	560	110	20	245	2,520
2019	3,285	465	2,820	230	2,590	500	680	465	15	195	25	40	5	160	560	135	40	250	2,565
2020	3,925	515	3,410	495	2,920	535	705	470	20	210	50	60	5	380	575	305	100	540	2,870
2021	4,260	620	3,640	505	3,135	565	710	505	35	240	40	60	15	390	595	375	110	560	3,080
2022	4,365	585	3,780	540	3,245	555	715	495	35	235	35	70	10	425	595	490	125	615	3,160
2023	4,420	545	3,875	595	3,280	540	705	475	35	235	35	80	5	465	600	585	115	665	3,200
2024	5,770	585	5,185	585	4,600	620	710	480	40	245	35	70	10	465	690	1,700	120	–	–
2025	6,350	600	5,745	585	5,165	605	710	460	45	245	35	75	5	465	775	2,200	125	–	–
2026	6,395	580	5,815	595	5,220	615	720	450	40	235	40	60	10	480	985	2,055	115	–	–

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