Postcode · Lelystad, Flevoland

Postcode 8219: Neighbourhoods Waterwijk-Landerijen and Atolwijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8219 in Lelystad (Waterwijk-Landerijen and Atolwijk) had 3,520 residents. 28.7% of them (1,010 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Lelystad (41.4%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.7%), Suriname (5.5%) and other Europe (4.4%). 46.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.8 percentage points.

Residents: 3,520 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 28.7% 1,010 people
Born abroad: 46.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.8 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

71% 29%

Dutch origin 71.3% 2,510
Migration background 28.7% 1,010

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8219. For comparison, the line marks Lelystad and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.7% 235 people

Lelystad 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

5.5% 195 people

Lelystad 6.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.4% 155 people

Lelystad 6.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.6% 90 people

Lelystad 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.1% 75 people

Lelystad 3.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 70 people

Lelystad 2.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.4% 50 people

Lelystad 3.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.1% 40 people

Lelystad 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 35 people

Lelystad 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.85% 30 people

Lelystad 2.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.85% 30 people

Lelystad 3.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

0.28% 10 people

Lelystad 0.40% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

47% 53%

Born abroad (first generation) 46.5% 470
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 53.5% 540

Men and women

Men: 1,820
Women: 1,700

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8219 28.7%

Higher than 73% 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

28.7%

8219
Lelystad
Netherlands

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Year	8219	Lelystad	Netherlands
1998	4.8%	22.5%	16.7%
1999	3.2%	23.0%	17.1%
2000	4.6%	23.7%	17.5%
2001	4.8%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	6.2%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	4.8%	25.6%	18.8%
2004	6.3%	26.1%	19.0%
2005	13.2%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	18.8%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	21.0%	26.7%	19.4%
2008	22.3%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	21.4%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	22.1%	27.8%	20.3%
2011	21.9%	27.9%	20.6%
2012	21.8%	28.1%	20.9%
2013	21.7%	28.4%	21.1%
2014	21.6%	28.6%	21.4%
2015	20.7%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	21.6%	29.5%	22.1%
2017	21.5%	30.1%	22.6%
2018	21.3%	30.8%	23.1%
2019	21.6%	31.7%	23.6%
2020	22.4%	32.7%	24.2%
2021	23.0%	33.9%	24.6%
2022	24.9%	36.0%	26.0%
2023	25.3%	37.8%	27.1%
2024	26.8%	39.0%	27.9%
2025	27.6%	40.0%	28.5%
2026	28.7%	41.4%	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
8251 Midden	31.2%	13,915	+4.6 pp	Other Asia
8226 Waterwijk-Landerijen	46.5%	9,580	+4.6 pp	Other Asia
8225 Boswijk	46.6%	8,075	+5.0 pp	Suriname
8256 Biddinghuizen	26.8%	7,345	+4.4 pp	Poland
8255 Spelbuurt, Bloemenbuurt	25.3%	6,475	+4.1 pp	Poland
8223 Zuiderzeewijk	63.4%	5,675	+8.0 pp	Other Europe
8212 Atolwijk, Boswijk	29.4%	4,635	+4.8 pp	Other Europe
8211 Lelystad	16.2%	340	+1.4 pp	Morocco
8218 Airport Lelystad	2.3%	215	−2.3 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	315	305	15	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	5
1999	315	305	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	10
2000	325	315	15	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	5
2001	315	300	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	5
2002	325	310	20	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	10
2003	315	295	15	5	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	5
2004	315	295	20	5	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	10	15	10
2005	530	460	70	20	55	5	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	15	10	10	15	35	40
2006	985	795	185	45	140	20	10	45	30	10	10	0	5	30	5	5	15	80	110
2007	1,640	1,290	345	75	270	30	40	90	40	20	20	0	5	50	10	25	15	130	220
2008	2,085	1,620	465	100	360	35	50	135	50	25	25	5	5	65	20	20	25	165	300
2009	2,310	1,815	495	125	375	30	50	135	60	30	25	0	5	95	10	30	30	190	310
2010	2,440	1,895	540	140	400	30	55	140	60	25	25	5	5	105	10	45	35	220	325
2011	2,510	1,955	550	155	405	25	55	140	60	25	25	5	5	120	5	55	40	230	325
2012	2,525	1,980	550	145	405	25	50	145	65	30	25	5	5	110	10	45	35	230	320
2013	2,510	1,970	545	155	375	25	55	140	60	25	30	5	5	115	5	35	30	235	310
2014	2,550	2,000	550	145	400	30	60	135	60	20	30	0	10	105	5	60	30	220	325
2015	2,540	2,015	525	155	370	15	55	130	55	15	30	5	10	110	10	60	30	225	300
2016	2,590	2,030	560	155	400	20	55	130	65	20	35	10	5	105	10	70	30	235	320
2017	2,605	2,045	560	160	405	20	60	130	65	20	30	20	10	100	15	65	30	245	320
2018	2,670	2,100	570	165	405	20	60	125	70	20	30	25	10	100	10	60	40	255	315
2019	2,750	2,155	595	155	440	30	55	130	75	20	30	20	10	95	15	70	45	255	340
2020	2,925	2,270	655	190	465	25	60	155	75	15	35	25	10	120	10	80	45	280	375
2021	3,085	2,375	710	190	520	30	60	170	75	20	35	25	10	120	20	95	50	285	420
2022	3,270	2,455	815	210	600	30	55	175	90	30	40	30	15	135	25	135	60	315	460
2023	3,405	2,540	860	225	635	35	60	180	90	30	40	30	15	140	30	145	65	335	490
2024	3,545	2,595	950	230	720	55	60	205	100	35	40	30	15	145	20	175	65	–	–
2025	3,520	2,555	970	230	735	45	65	205	95	30	40	30	10	150	30	200	65	–	–
2026	3,520	2,510	1,010	230	780	50	75	195	90	35	40	30	10	155	30	235	70	–	–

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