Postcode · Hilversum, North Holland

Postcode 1211: Neighbourhood Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1211 in Hilversum (Centrum) had 10,405 residents. 48.7% of them (5,065 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Hilversum (35.9%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (13.7%), other Asia (13.6%) and other Americas & Oceania (4.5%). 74.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.0 percentage points.

Residents: 10,405 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 48.7% 5,065 people
Born abroad: 74.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.0 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

51% 49%

Dutch origin 51.3% 5,340
Migration background 48.7% 5,065

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1211. For comparison, the line marks Hilversum and the circle the Netherlands.

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

13.7% 1,425 people

Hilversum 8.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

13.6% 1,415 people

Hilversum 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

4.5% 465 people

Hilversum 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.7% 380 people

Hilversum 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

2.8% 290 people

Hilversum 3.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.7% 285 people

Hilversum 2.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.9% 195 people

Hilversum 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

1.8% 185 people

Hilversum 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.5% 155 people

Hilversum 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.3% 140 people

Hilversum 0.92% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.67% 70 people

Hilversum 0.73% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.58% 60 people

Hilversum 0.53% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

74% 26%

Born abroad (first generation) 74.0% 3,750
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 26.0% 1,315

Men and women

Men: 5,450
Women: 4,955

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1211 48.7%

Higher than 91% 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

48.7%

1211
Hilversum
Netherlands

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Year	1211	Hilversum	Netherlands
1998	21.8%	17.2%	16.7%
1999	22.7%	17.7%	17.1%
2000	23.4%	18.1%	17.5%
2001	24.7%	18.9%	18.0%
2002	26.1%	19.5%	18.4%
2003	26.5%	19.9%	18.8%
2004	26.7%	20.2%	19.0%
2005	27.2%	20.4%	19.2%
2006	26.2%	20.6%	19.3%
2007	27.2%	21.1%	19.4%
2008	28.4%	21.5%	19.6%
2009	28.9%	22.1%	19.9%
2010	29.1%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	29.8%	22.9%	20.6%
2012	30.8%	23.5%	20.9%
2013	31.5%	23.9%	21.1%
2014	32.3%	24.4%	21.4%
2015	32.8%	25.0%	21.7%
2016	34.6%	25.7%	22.1%
2017	36.2%	26.3%	22.6%
2018	37.6%	27.3%	23.1%
2019	40.3%	28.2%	23.6%
2020	41.0%	29.1%	24.2%
2021	41.7%	29.8%	24.6%
2022	43.6%	31.8%	26.0%
2023	45.4%	33.4%	27.1%
2024	46.9%	34.8%	27.9%
2025	48.1%	35.3%	28.5%
2026	48.7%	35.9%	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
1222 Noordoost	37.4%	11,345	+3.4 pp	Other Asia
1215 Zuid	27.8%	10,290	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
1221 Oost	44.1%	9,415	+3.6 pp	Other Asia
1213 Zuidoost	32.1%	7,830	+5.1 pp	Other Europe
1217 Noordwest	26.7%	7,720	+1.6 pp	Other Europe
1214 Zuid	31.0%	7,540	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
1212 Zuidoost	49.4%	3,665	+3.7 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	6,725	5,260	1,465	395	1,070	150	200	50	290	40	155	15	30	195	50	110	180	845	625
1999	6,875	5,320	1,560	415	1,145	170	215	55	290	40	165	15	30	205	65	120	190	855	705
2000	7,020	5,380	1,645	455	1,195	170	200	60	275	50	170	15	35	235	85	150	205	905	735
2001	7,415	5,580	1,830	525	1,305	185	195	70	295	50	165	15	40	305	105	180	225	1,010	820
2002	7,535	5,565	1,965	590	1,375	185	180	75	315	50	170	15	35	370	120	225	225	1,080	885
2003	7,710	5,670	2,040	625	1,425	220	190	80	325	50	175	20	45	385	110	215	235	1,125	915
2004	7,770	5,700	2,075	635	1,435	220	210	80	335	55	170	20	45	400	115	240	180	1,090	985
2005	7,800	5,680	2,120	615	1,510	240	230	90	320	60	175	25	40	375	135	255	180	1,055	1,065
2006	7,870	5,805	2,065	645	1,425	230	195	100	320	55	170	45	40	390	125	270	130	1,020	1,045
2007	7,980	5,810	2,170	700	1,470	255	185	105	320	70	180	85	40	395	115	280	140	1,085	1,085
2008	8,135	5,825	2,310	800	1,510	270	185	110	320	65	170	135	40	455	125	285	150	1,205	1,110
2009	8,135	5,785	2,350	845	1,505	265	190	115	295	65	180	130	40	495	125	310	140	1,200	1,150
2010	8,285	5,875	2,410	850	1,560	265	190	110	290	65	170	150	40	490	130	350	160	1,205	1,205
2011	8,445	5,925	2,515	875	1,645	270	195	110	310	75	165	140	40	530	140	375	170	1,270	1,250
2012	8,675	6,000	2,675	955	1,720	260	205	115	305	70	175	145	50	585	150	430	185	1,350	1,330
2013	8,850	6,060	2,790	1,025	1,770	255	200	130	315	70	170	160	55	640	155	455	190	1,425	1,365
2014	8,930	6,050	2,880	1,070	1,805	265	200	130	295	75	165	155	60	690	145	485	210	1,470	1,405
2015	9,170	6,160	3,010	1,120	1,885	270	200	125	300	75	160	150	50	760	175	530	210	1,525	1,480
2016	9,370	6,125	3,245	1,255	1,990	260	215	125	310	65	165	175	55	860	195	590	230	1,680	1,565
2017	9,400	6,000	3,400	1,350	2,050	250	210	120	295	65	160	200	55	935	205	690	215	1,760	1,640
2018	9,540	5,955	3,585	1,425	2,160	240	220	115	300	70	170	210	60	985	205	770	240	1,840	1,740
2019	9,720	5,800	3,920	1,585	2,335	260	205	120	300	80	165	235	60	1,125	210	880	280	2,030	1,895
2020	9,765	5,765	4,000	1,590	2,410	250	195	120	295	90	165	205	65	1,155	215	950	295	2,025	1,975
2021	9,685	5,645	4,040	1,590	2,450	230	190	125	285	70	175	205	60	1,150	245	985	320	2,025	2,010
2022	9,740	5,490	4,250	1,610	2,640	250	210	130	295	75	170	205	65	1,170	280	1,050	350	2,045	2,090
2023	9,915	5,415	4,500	1,785	2,715	265	195	125	285	75	170	240	65	1,300	310	1,100	370	2,215	2,170
2024	10,230	5,430	4,800	1,845	2,955	290	200	120	270	80	190	240	60	1,350	320	1,255	410	–	–
2025	10,310	5,350	4,960	1,865	3,095	265	200	140	275	80	165	225	60	1,410	365	1,345	435	–	–
2026	10,405	5,340	5,065	1,840	3,225	290	185	140	285	70	155	195	60	1,425	380	1,415	465	–	–

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