City · Dijk en Waard, North Holland

Sint Pancras: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Sint Pancras had 5,870 residents. 13.3% of them (780 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Dijk en Waard (23.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.2%), other Asia (2.4%) and Indonesia (1.5%). 47.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 5,870 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.3% 780 people
Born abroad: 47.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

87%

Dutch origin 86.7% 5,090
Migration background 13.3% 780

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Sint Pancras. For comparison, the line marks Dijk en Waard and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.2% 185 people

Dijk en Waard 4.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.4% 140 people

Dijk en Waard 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.5% 90 people

Dijk en Waard 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 90 people

Dijk en Waard 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 75 people

Dijk en Waard 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.0% 60 people

Dijk en Waard 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.60% 35 people

Dijk en Waard 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.51% 30 people

Dijk en Waard 1.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.51% 30 people

Dijk en Waard 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.43% 25 people

Dijk en Waard 1.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.17% 10 people

Dijk en Waard 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.09% 5 people

Dijk en Waard 0.26% 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) 47.4% 370
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.6% 410

Men and women

Men: 2,885
Women: 2,985

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Sint Pancras 13.3%

Higher than 55% of all cities 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

13.3%

Sint Pancras
Dijk en Waard
Netherlands

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Year	Sint Pancras	Dijk en Waard	Netherlands
1998	6.2%	11.8%	16.7%
1999	6.8%	12.2%	17.1%
2000	6.8%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	12.7%	18.0%
2002	6.9%	12.9%	18.4%
2003	7.2%	13.1%	18.8%
2004	7.5%	13.4%	19.0%
2005	8.1%	13.7%	19.2%
2006	8.6%	13.9%	19.3%
2007	8.5%	14.1%	19.4%
2008	8.4%	14.3%	19.6%
2009	9.2%	14.7%	19.9%
2010	9.1%	15.0%	20.3%
2011	9.4%	15.3%	20.6%
2012	9.4%	15.5%	20.9%
2013	9.2%	15.6%	21.1%
2014	9.6%	16.0%	21.4%
2015	9.7%	16.2%	21.7%
2016	9.8%	16.6%	22.1%
2017	10.2%	17.2%	22.6%
2018	10.7%	17.7%	23.1%
2019	10.8%	18.2%	23.6%
2020	10.9%	18.7%	24.2%
2021	11.0%	19.1%	24.6%
2022	12.0%	20.2%	26.0%
2023	12.4%	21.0%	27.1%
2024	12.8%	21.7%	27.9%
2025	12.8%	22.3%	28.5%
2026	13.3%	23.0%	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).

Postcodes in Sint Pancras

				Largest group
1834 Sint-Pancras kern, Twuyverhoek en Oostwal	13.3%	5,870	+1.3 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	5,170	4,850	320	145	180	5	15	10	65	5	55	10	10	70	20	20	40	235	90
1999	5,170	4,815	350	160	200	5	10	10	70	15	60	10	5	85	30	25	35	250	100
2000	5,170	4,820	350	165	185	5	5	15	65	10	60	10	5	90	30	25	30	255	95
2001	5,185	4,840	345	160	185	5	10	15	70	5	55	5	10	90	25	20	35	250	100
2002	5,150	4,795	355	150	205	5	15	15	65	10	55	5	5	85	25	30	40	245	110
2003	5,160	4,790	370	165	205	10	15	15	65	10	55	5	5	100	30	25	35	255	120
2004	5,110	4,725	385	175	205	10	10	15	60	10	55	5	10	105	40	30	30	260	130
2005	5,060	4,650	410	185	210	10	10	20	65	10	55	5	10	115	40	25	30	275	130
2006	5,035	4,600	435	195	240	10	15	15	65	15	55	5	10	125	45	30	45	290	145
2007	5,000	4,575	425	190	240	10	10	15	70	5	60	5	15	110	50	35	45	290	135
2008	5,055	4,635	425	195	235	10	10	15	75	5	55	5	10	125	45	35	40	290	130
2009	6,005	5,450	550	225	325	20	25	20	90	20	65	10	15	135	45	60	45	350	195
2010	6,085	5,530	555	225	325	20	30	25	90	15	65	10	15	135	45	60	40	345	210
2011	6,085	5,510	575	225	345	20	25	25	90	15	65	5	15	140	60	65	45	350	225
2012	6,085	5,515	570	220	350	20	25	30	90	25	60	5	15	140	50	65	45	340	235
2013	6,070	5,515	560	210	345	20	25	25	90	20	55	0	10	145	55	60	50	335	225
2014	6,025	5,445	580	225	355	20	30	25	90	15	60	0	10	155	50	70	55	345	235
2015	6,060	5,475	585	225	355	25	20	20	90	20	60	5	10	150	55	70	55	350	235
2016	6,050	5,460	590	215	375	25	20	25	90	20	60	5	10	140	55	85	55	345	245
2017	6,035	5,420	615	225	395	20	20	30	90	20	60	10	10	145	60	100	55	355	265
2018	6,055	5,405	650	230	415	20	20	35	90	25	65	5	10	150	50	125	50	360	290
2019	6,050	5,395	655	230	425	20	20	40	95	25	60	5	10	155	55	120	50	365	295
2020	6,025	5,370	655	235	420	20	25	35	95	20	55	10	10	160	55	110	60	375	285
2021	6,000	5,340	660	240	425	15	25	35	95	20	55	10	10	165	65	105	65	375	290
2022	5,975	5,255	715	255	460	20	25	35	95	20	60	10	10	175	65	125	80	380	295
2023	5,945	5,210	740	255	485	15	30	30	95	25	55	10	10	175	75	130	85	385	310
2024	5,860	5,110	750	255	495	25	25	30	95	25	60	10	10	175	70	135	85	–	–
2025	5,860	5,110	750	240	505	20	30	35	90	35	55	10	10	170	80	135	85	–	–
2026	5,870	5,090	780	260	520	25	30	30	90	35	60	10	5	185	75	140	90	–	–

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