Postcode · Amsterdam, North Holland

Postcode 1072: Neighbourhoods Oude Pijp and Nieuwe Pijp

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1072 in Amsterdam (Oude Pijp and Nieuwe Pijp) had 13,665 residents. 56.2% of them (7,680 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Amsterdam (61.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (18.7%), other Americas & Oceania (8.3%) and other Asia (7.8%). 72.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 13,665 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 56.2% 7,680 people
Born abroad: 72.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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

44% 56%

Dutch origin 43.8% 5,985
Migration background 56.2% 7,680

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1072. For comparison, the line marks Amsterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

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

18.7% 2,560 people

Amsterdam 13.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

8.3% 1,135 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.8% 1,060 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.7% 505 people

Amsterdam 5.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

3.7% 500 people

Amsterdam 8.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

3.1% 430 people

Amsterdam 6.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

3.1% 420 people

Amsterdam 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

2.7% 365 people

Amsterdam 5.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.7% 365 people

Amsterdam 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.91% 125 people

Amsterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.88% 120 people

Amsterdam 0.79% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.73% 100 people

Amsterdam 0.80% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

72% 28%

Born abroad (first generation) 72.4% 5,560
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 27.6% 2,120

Men and women

Men: 6,670
Women: 6,995

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1072 56.2%

Higher than 95% 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

56.2%

1072
Amsterdam
Netherlands

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Year	1072	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1998	40.0%	42.7%	16.7%
1999	39.9%	43.6%	17.1%
2000	40.5%	44.4%	17.5%
2001	40.7%	45.4%	18.0%
2002	41.3%	46.4%	18.4%
2003	41.5%	47.2%	18.8%
2004	41.7%	47.8%	19.0%
2005	41.7%	48.3%	19.2%
2006	41.0%	48.4%	19.3%
2007	40.6%	48.6%	19.4%
2008	40.7%	49.0%	19.6%
2009	41.1%	49.5%	19.9%
2010	41.1%	49.9%	20.3%
2011	40.7%	50.3%	20.6%
2012	40.7%	50.5%	20.9%
2013	40.5%	50.7%	21.1%
2014	40.5%	50.7%	21.4%
2015	40.6%	51.1%	21.7%
2016	41.8%	51.7%	22.1%
2017	42.7%	52.5%	22.6%
2018	44.8%	53.4%	23.1%
2019	47.5%	54.5%	23.6%
2020	49.3%	55.6%	24.2%
2021	50.5%	56.1%	24.6%
2022	53.6%	58.1%	26.0%
2023	55.3%	59.5%	27.1%
2024	55.8%	60.3%	27.9%
2025	56.3%	60.9%	28.5%
2026	56.2%	61.5%	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
1078 Scheldebuurt, IJselbuurt	45.3%	14,370	+4.5 pp	Other Europe
1073 Oude Pijp, Zuid Pijp	55.3%	13,175	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
1017 De Weteringschans, Grachtengordel-Zuid	51.1%	13,145	+0.3 pp	Other Europe
1071 Museumkwartier	48.3%	12,465	+2.4 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	13,350	8,010	5,340	1,435	3,910	450	850	830	630	130	385	15	75	960	250	455	315	2,240	3,095
1999	13,395	8,045	5,350	1,445	3,910	445	830	820	630	140	360	25	85	975	265	475	305	2,250	3,100
2000	13,430	7,990	5,440	1,490	3,945	430	850	835	620	140	375	30	90	995	265	495	310	2,290	3,145
2001	13,230	7,840	5,390	1,470	3,925	405	835	805	610	140	340	25	85	1,020	275	505	350	2,295	3,100
2002	13,110	7,700	5,415	1,515	3,895	380	825	780	600	150	345	25	90	1,055	275	490	395	2,345	3,060
2003	13,035	7,625	5,410	1,500	3,905	375	815	765	590	155	335	30	85	1,050	300	495	410	2,345	3,070
2004	13,035	7,595	5,435	1,565	3,870	355	805	720	605	140	340	30	85	1,110	300	510	435	2,430	3,000
2005	13,140	7,655	5,485	1,610	3,880	360	780	705	595	155	330	50	85	1,145	300	530	455	2,480	3,005
2006	12,880	7,600	5,275	1,550	3,725	340	735	690	555	135	315	50	80	1,105	295	520	455	2,370	2,905
2007	12,885	7,660	5,225	1,560	3,670	315	710	660	565	140	315	65	90	1,090	295	500	485	2,395	2,830
2008	12,805	7,600	5,210	1,580	3,630	345	670	640	580	145	310	70	85	1,115	275	505	470	2,425	2,785
2009	12,800	7,545	5,255	1,625	3,635	350	660	605	595	145	305	75	80	1,165	275	525	480	2,495	2,765
2010	12,840	7,565	5,280	1,640	3,635	345	620	575	580	155	300	75	80	1,185	285	545	530	2,530	2,750
2011	13,050	7,740	5,315	1,720	3,590	315	595	565	570	140	300	80	80	1,260	295	580	530	2,595	2,715
2012	13,205	7,830	5,375	1,790	3,585	315	580	570	560	125	310	80	85	1,315	310	575	550	2,670	2,705
2013	13,390	7,975	5,420	1,850	3,575	305	555	560	560	125	305	80	95	1,370	330	555	585	2,760	2,660
2014	13,590	8,090	5,500	1,935	3,565	285	550	540	550	130	305	65	95	1,470	340	600	570	2,840	2,665
2015	13,840	8,225	5,615	2,015	3,605	275	560	555	525	115	325	80	105	1,505	325	650	600	2,905	2,710
2016	13,755	8,010	5,745	2,135	3,610	275	550	540	510	115	315	70	115	1,635	315	655	650	3,040	2,705
2017	13,675	7,830	5,845	2,205	3,640	275	540	525	490	115	320	85	120	1,680	335	640	720	3,125	2,720
2018	13,765	7,600	6,165	2,380	3,790	270	535	515	465	125	320	85	125	1,850	340	730	810	3,340	2,830
2019	13,740	7,210	6,530	2,595	3,940	280	535	505	440	125	345	105	120	2,025	375	730	950	3,600	2,935
2020	13,730	6,960	6,770	2,745	4,025	270	525	500	410	120	355	95	115	2,180	385	805	1,010	3,770	3,005
2021	13,665	6,765	6,900	2,890	4,005	290	520	490	400	125	395	90	120	2,285	390	780	1,010	3,870	3,025
2022	13,630	6,330	7,305	3,065	4,240	300	505	500	405	115	445	95	125	2,395	425	895	1,085	3,995	3,105
2023	13,795	6,160	7,635	3,300	4,335	335	490	475	390	115	445	105	135	2,620	460	940	1,140	4,260	3,185
2024	13,835	6,115	7,715	3,300	4,415	340	500	450	395	115	415	100	135	2,655	480	980	1,155	–	–
2025	13,820	6,045	7,775	3,290	4,480	355	510	445	370	115	435	85	125	2,645	490	1,015	1,180	–	–
2026	13,665	5,985	7,680	3,200	4,480	365	500	430	365	125	420	100	120	2,560	505	1,060	1,135	–	–

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