Postcode · Rotterdam, South Holland

Postcode 3037: Neighbourhood Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3037 in Rotterdam (Noord) had 7,775 residents. 52.5% of them (4,085 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Rotterdam (59.9%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (9.4%), other Europe (8.8%) and Turkey (6.4%). 59.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 7,775 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 52.5% 4,085 people
Born abroad: 59.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

47% 53%

Dutch origin 47.5% 3,690
Migration background 52.5% 4,085

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3037. For comparison, the line marks Rotterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

9.4% 730 people

Rotterdam 7.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

8.8% 685 people

Rotterdam 9.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

6.4% 500 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

6.0% 470 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.9% 455 people

Rotterdam 8.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.6% 355 people

Rotterdam 5.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.6% 280 people

Rotterdam 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.2% 170 people

Rotterdam 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.2% 170 people

Rotterdam 4.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.4% 105 people

Rotterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.3% 100 people

Rotterdam 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.77% 60 people

Rotterdam 0.64% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.0% 2,410
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.0% 1,675

Men and women

Men: 3,835
Women: 3,935

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3037 52.5%

Higher than 93% 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

52.5%

3037
Rotterdam
Netherlands

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Year	3037	Rotterdam	Netherlands
1998	40.8%	38.9%	16.7%
1999	41.3%	40.2%	17.1%
2000	41.8%	41.5%	17.5%
2001	42.7%	42.9%	18.0%
2002	43.7%	44.4%	18.4%
2003	44.4%	45.4%	18.8%
2004	45.1%	46.2%	19.0%
2005	45.7%	46.8%	19.2%
2006	45.7%	47.1%	19.3%
2007	46.2%	47.4%	19.4%
2008	46.1%	48.0%	19.6%
2009	47.0%	48.7%	19.9%
2010	47.2%	49.5%	20.3%
2011	47.5%	50.2%	20.6%
2012	47.9%	50.8%	20.9%
2013	47.6%	51.1%	21.1%
2014	47.8%	51.4%	21.4%
2015	47.4%	51.8%	21.7%
2016	47.0%	52.2%	22.1%
2017	46.6%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	46.2%	53.2%	23.1%
2019	46.4%	53.9%	23.6%
2020	46.8%	54.6%	24.2%
2021	47.3%	55.1%	24.6%
2022	49.4%	56.6%	26.0%
2023	50.2%	57.8%	27.1%
2024	51.3%	58.6%	27.9%
2025	51.6%	59.3%	28.5%
2026	52.5%	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
3036 Noord	70.9%	8,105	+0.9 pp	Morocco
3051 Hillegersberg-Schiebroek	30.2%	8,100	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
3038 Noord	49.4%	7,775	+3.4 pp	Other Europe
3035 Noord	65.7%	6,740	+2.7 pp	Morocco
3032 Noord	63.2%	6,410	+0.8 pp	Morocco
3045 Overschie	34.3%	5,320	+4.2 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	7,470	4,420	3,045	455	2,590	585	495	630	185	160	110	15	30	300	325	150	60	665	2,380
1999	7,450	4,380	3,075	485	2,590	600	515	605	185	155	115	15	30	325	320	155	55	685	2,385
2000	7,410	4,315	3,095	480	2,615	620	540	590	190	130	125	20	30	305	330	160	55	695	2,400
2001	7,455	4,280	3,180	500	2,675	635	545	610	180	150	135	20	35	310	315	170	70	720	2,455
2002	7,285	4,100	3,180	480	2,700	655	535	605	190	175	125	20	30	305	295	180	65	705	2,475
2003	7,225	4,020	3,210	490	2,710	670	575	580	195	160	125	25	30	310	290	175	65	720	2,485
2004	7,285	4,005	3,285	490	2,795	680	595	575	190	150	115	25	35	315	320	200	85	715	2,570
2005	7,195	3,910	3,285	515	2,770	655	620	555	190	155	120	35	30	330	300	215	80	740	2,545
2006	7,115	3,865	3,250	525	2,725	635	645	540	190	155	125	40	35	325	280	210	70	750	2,505
2007	7,245	3,900	3,350	530	2,815	650	695	545	185	155	125	30	35	340	290	215	80	750	2,595
2008	7,440	4,010	3,430	540	2,895	680	685	580	185	155	135	30	30	345	305	220	85	755	2,675
2009	7,490	3,970	3,520	580	2,940	685	710	600	175	160	135	35	35	375	305	215	90	795	2,730
2010	7,605	4,015	3,590	600	2,985	685	695	615	190	170	130	45	35	390	305	220	105	830	2,760
2011	7,595	3,985	3,610	600	3,005	690	725	610	170	160	130	40	40	390	310	230	110	810	2,800
2012	7,645	3,985	3,660	645	3,015	665	730	585	170	185	135	40	35	435	345	230	105	860	2,805
2013	7,600	3,990	3,615	625	2,985	665	750	555	185	170	130	50	40	405	340	215	105	845	2,770
2014	7,560	3,950	3,610	620	2,990	650	765	570	175	165	110	50	35	425	340	220	105	835	2,775
2015	7,665	4,035	3,630	645	2,985	655	765	555	185	145	110	50	40	445	330	230	120	875	2,760
2016	7,705	4,080	3,625	665	2,960	630	740	565	180	160	100	45	40	480	335	225	125	880	2,745
2017	7,710	4,120	3,590	660	2,930	615	715	560	185	155	100	55	35	470	325	240	135	890	2,705
2018	7,680	4,135	3,545	665	2,885	600	720	535	185	150	105	60	30	470	305	250	140	900	2,650
2019	7,690	4,120	3,570	680	2,895	585	730	530	175	150	95	65	30	490	315	265	145	915	2,655
2020	7,830	4,165	3,665	710	2,955	580	735	550	185	150	100	65	35	510	310	280	165	970	2,700
2021	7,815	4,120	3,695	755	2,940	565	740	545	185	150	100	75	40	540	305	295	155	1,000	2,700
2022	7,770	3,930	3,840	800	3,040	545	745	520	180	165	105	85	55	555	325	360	195	1,015	2,725
2023	7,770	3,870	3,900	845	3,055	555	735	485	175	170	100	85	55	600	340	375	225	1,070	2,735
2024	7,845	3,825	4,025	910	3,115	550	730	480	185	165	90	110	60	650	345	405	255	–	–
2025	7,795	3,770	4,025	915	3,105	520	725	465	180	155	95	105	60	660	355	440	265	–	–
2026	7,775	3,690	4,085	950	3,130	500	730	470	170	170	105	100	60	685	355	455	280	–	–

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