Postcode · Lelystad, Flevoland

Postcode 8224: Neighbourhoods Boswijk and Atolwijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8224 in Lelystad (Boswijk and Atolwijk) had 7,950 residents. 53.2% of them (4,230 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Lelystad (41.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (8.7%), Morocco (7.7%) and other Asia (7.2%). 60.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.7 percentage points.

Residents: 7,950 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 53.2% 4,230 people
Born abroad: 60.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.7 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 46.8% 3,720
Migration background 53.2% 4,230

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8224. For comparison, the line marks Lelystad and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

8.7% 695 people

Lelystad 3.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

7.7% 610 people

Lelystad 3.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.2% 570 people

Lelystad 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.0% 555 people

Lelystad 6.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

6.5% 520 people

Lelystad 6.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.7% 370 people

Lelystad 3.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

3.1% 250 people

Lelystad 2.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.8% 220 people

Lelystad 2.6% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 160 people

Lelystad 2.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.7% 135 people

Lelystad 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 120 people

Lelystad 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.38% 30 people

Lelystad 0.40% 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) 60.2% 2,545
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.8% 1,685

Men and women

Men: 3,965
Women: 3,985

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8224 53.2%

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

53.2%

8224
Lelystad
Netherlands

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Year	8224	Lelystad	Netherlands
1998	26.6%	22.5%	16.7%
1999	28.6%	23.0%	17.1%
2000	30.1%	23.7%	17.5%
2001	31.2%	24.3%	18.0%
2002	33.1%	25.0%	18.4%
2003	35.0%	25.6%	18.8%
2004	35.7%	26.1%	19.0%
2005	36.9%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	37.5%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	37.8%	26.7%	19.4%
2008	38.8%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	40.0%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	40.5%	27.8%	20.3%
2011	41.1%	27.9%	20.6%
2012	42.1%	28.1%	20.9%
2013	42.3%	28.4%	21.1%
2014	43.2%	28.6%	21.4%
2015	43.2%	29.0%	21.7%
2016	44.0%	29.5%	22.1%
2017	45.1%	30.1%	22.6%
2018	46.0%	30.8%	23.1%
2019	46.1%	31.7%	23.6%
2020	46.6%	32.7%	24.2%
2021	47.5%	33.9%	24.6%
2022	48.5%	36.0%	26.0%
2023	50.1%	37.8%	27.1%
2024	51.2%	39.0%	27.9%
2025	52.3%	40.0%	28.5%
2026	53.2%	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
8225 Boswijk	46.6%	8,075	+5.0 pp	Suriname
8232 Havendiep, Bolder	44.5%	8,065	+6.6 pp	Other Asia
8223 Zuiderzeewijk	63.4%	5,675	+8.0 pp	Other Europe
8231 Bolder, Atolwijk	39.4%	5,475	+5.8 pp	Other Asia
8212 Atolwijk, Boswijk	29.4%	4,635	+4.8 pp	Other Europe
8233 Havendiep	33.8%	1,345	+1.7 pp	Suriname

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	6,720	4,935	1,785	320	1,460	260	410	315	215	90	170	25	15	110	40	75	55	550	1,240
1999	6,660	4,750	1,905	310	1,595	355	450	330	205	80	160	25	20	105	40	75	60	540	1,370
2000	6,705	4,690	2,015	310	1,705	415	480	325	205	75	160	25	25	100	55	85	65	545	1,475
2001	6,770	4,655	2,110	305	1,805	485	500	335	195	85	150	20	25	110	65	85	55	525	1,585
2002	6,755	4,525	2,235	310	1,915	565	510	325	200	95	145	25	20	120	70	95	55	525	1,710
2003	6,695	4,355	2,340	315	2,035	645	520	315	205	95	145	30	20	120	85	95	75	540	1,805
2004	6,735	4,325	2,405	320	2,090	675	515	305	205	115	145	30	25	120	90	105	80	550	1,860
2005	6,760	4,270	2,495	325	2,170	715	535	315	215	105	140	25	25	135	90	125	70	560	1,935
2006	6,785	4,245	2,545	305	2,230	735	540	325	200	115	135	30	20	120	120	125	70	530	2,010
2007	6,850	4,265	2,590	325	2,260	730	540	340	190	120	145	25	20	135	110	155	75	545	2,040
2008	6,870	4,210	2,665	370	2,290	740	550	355	195	115	155	40	25	150	100	165	70	590	2,080
2009	6,880	4,130	2,755	405	2,335	755	575	360	180	135	150	70	20	165	105	160	65	610	2,145
2010	6,835	4,075	2,765	410	2,355	755	590	360	165	130	150	70	20	170	110	170	75	605	2,150
2011	6,835	4,025	2,810	390	2,420	790	600	365	160	130	140	55	20	175	115	185	75	595	2,220
2012	6,815	3,950	2,870	400	2,465	795	610	375	160	145	140	50	20	190	125	195	60	595	2,275
2013	6,790	3,920	2,870	400	2,470	775	610	385	175	150	145	75	20	160	105	195	75	610	2,260
2014	6,835	3,885	2,950	410	2,540	770	605	415	180	145	145	65	20	180	125	230	70	620	2,330
2015	6,895	3,915	2,980	435	2,545	760	615	420	170	135	140	75	20	200	135	230	80	640	2,340
2016	6,955	3,895	3,060	450	2,610	745	635	415	180	155	145	75	20	210	145	255	80	665	2,395
2017	6,945	3,815	3,130	500	2,635	760	630	415	165	145	145	100	25	230	170	275	75	695	2,440
2018	7,030	3,795	3,235	535	2,700	760	645	420	170	155	140	105	30	260	180	295	75	735	2,500
2019	7,125	3,840	3,285	585	2,700	735	655	420	160	160	145	135	25	280	175	305	90	775	2,515
2020	7,130	3,810	3,320	590	2,730	745	635	420	155	180	145	125	25	295	180	320	95	770	2,550
2021	7,300	3,835	3,465	660	2,805	720	655	440	155	185	155	155	25	325	185	355	110	845	2,620
2022	7,380	3,800	3,580	700	2,880	730	655	430	150	180	145	185	30	340	190	410	135	865	2,675
2023	7,595	3,790	3,805	840	2,960	730	645	425	145	190	140	230	30	445	230	450	145	1,000	2,760
2024	7,690	3,755	3,935	905	3,035	710	640	445	145	210	135	260	30	475	275	465	150	–	–
2025	7,905	3,775	4,135	925	3,210	715	630	485	140	225	130	250	25	520	330	525	160	–	–
2026	7,950	3,720	4,230	950	3,280	695	610	520	135	220	120	250	30	555	370	570	160	–	–

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