Postcode · Purmerend, North Holland

Postcode 1441: Neighbourhoods Centrum and Gors

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1441 in Purmerend (Centrum and Gors) had 15,770 residents. 31.3% of them (4,935 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Purmerend (34.2%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.5%), other Europe (6.1%) and Suriname (3.9%). 56.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.3 percentage points.

Residents: 15,770 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.3% 4,935 people
Born abroad: 56.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.3 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

69% 31%

Dutch origin 68.7% 10,835
Migration background 31.3% 4,935

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1441. For comparison, the line marks Purmerend and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.5% 1,025 people

Purmerend 8.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.1% 960 people

Purmerend 5.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

3.9% 610 people

Purmerend 5.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.0% 480 people

Purmerend 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.4% 385 people

Purmerend 1.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.3% 370 people

Purmerend 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.7% 270 people

Purmerend 2.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.6% 260 people

Purmerend 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.3% 205 people

Purmerend 2.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 205 people

Purmerend 1.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.67% 105 people

Purmerend 0.62% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.35% 55 people

Purmerend 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.6% 2,795
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.4% 2,140

Men and women

Men: 7,675
Women: 8,090

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1441 31.3%

Higher than 77% 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

31.3%

1441
Purmerend
Netherlands

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Year	1441	Purmerend	Netherlands
1998	16.1%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	16.0%	19.4%	17.1%
2000	16.5%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	16.9%	20.4%	18.0%
2002	17.1%	20.8%	18.4%
2003	17.3%	21.4%	18.8%
2004	17.7%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	17.6%	22.1%	19.2%
2006	17.8%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	18.3%	22.7%	19.4%
2008	18.5%	22.9%	19.6%
2009	19.0%	23.2%	19.9%
2010	19.2%	23.4%	20.3%
2011	19.3%	23.6%	20.6%
2012	19.8%	23.7%	20.9%
2013	20.0%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	20.3%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	20.8%	24.6%	21.7%
2016	21.3%	25.0%	22.1%
2017	21.5%	25.5%	22.6%
2018	22.0%	26.1%	23.1%
2019	22.8%	26.8%	23.6%
2020	23.7%	27.6%	24.2%
2021	24.7%	28.4%	24.6%
2022	26.0%	29.7%	26.0%
2023	27.2%	31.0%	27.1%
2024	28.5%	32.2%	27.9%
2025	30.4%	33.3%	28.5%
2026	31.3%	34.2%	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
1448 Weidevenne	36.3%	19,180	+3.6 pp	Other Asia
1447 Purmer-Zuid	26.2%	12,190	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
1445 Purmer-Noord	39.5%	9,570	+6.2 pp	Other Asia
1443 Wheermolen	41.3%	7,815	+3.8 pp	Other Asia
1442 Overwhere	38.4%	7,405	+6.0 pp	Other Europe
1461 Beemster	13.2%	4,520	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
1456 Neck	13.8%	1,960	+0.1 pp	Other Europe
1452 Ilpendam	17.2%	1,830	+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	14,400	12,085	2,315	770	1,545	60	30	375	425	110	320	10	55	385	105	325	115	1,240	1,075
1999	14,300	12,015	2,290	765	1,520	50	35	370	425	120	320	10	55	380	90	325	105	1,225	1,060
2000	14,330	11,960	2,365	775	1,595	50	45	370	430	135	315	5	55	400	105	350	110	1,245	1,125
2001	14,200	11,805	2,395	790	1,605	55	55	365	425	135	330	10	55	395	105	340	125	1,255	1,140
2002	14,200	11,765	2,435	775	1,660	55	55	395	430	130	310	5	60	400	105	350	140	1,250	1,185
2003	14,310	11,835	2,470	800	1,675	60	55	405	415	140	320	5	55	420	120	335	145	1,265	1,205
2004	14,345	11,810	2,535	795	1,740	70	65	420	410	140	315	5	55	420	130	355	150	1,255	1,280
2005	14,195	11,705	2,495	770	1,725	70	65	415	415	135	310	5	55	400	135	365	125	1,230	1,265
2006	14,040	11,535	2,505	775	1,730	80	70	400	425	125	310	5	55	405	140	355	135	1,250	1,260
2007	14,010	11,445	2,570	810	1,760	85	80	405	425	130	315	5	55	435	140	355	140	1,275	1,295
2008	13,925	11,350	2,580	815	1,770	95	80	410	410	130	320	10	50	435	145	345	155	1,270	1,315
2009	13,945	11,295	2,650	840	1,810	90	75	415	405	140	315	20	50	455	155	375	155	1,285	1,365
2010	13,930	11,250	2,680	865	1,820	95	80	425	400	135	315	30	55	465	165	385	135	1,300	1,380
2011	13,935	11,245	2,685	880	1,800	90	85	415	400	135	315	35	50	480	150	390	135	1,320	1,370
2012	13,895	11,145	2,745	885	1,865	100	90	430	385	150	305	40	60	480	165	395	150	1,310	1,435
2013	13,790	11,030	2,760	875	1,890	105	90	430	380	150	300	40	55	480	180	400	155	1,295	1,465
2014	13,770	10,980	2,790	880	1,910	110	85	440	365	155	295	30	55	500	180	405	170	1,285	1,500
2015	13,775	10,910	2,865	865	1,995	105	95	465	365	160	275	45	55	490	195	440	170	1,270	1,595
2016	13,905	10,945	2,960	880	2,075	110	90	470	365	165	275	35	55	515	240	465	170	1,295	1,660
2017	13,880	10,900	2,980	855	2,125	120	85	475	360	150	270	40	55	490	245	515	175	1,265	1,720
2018	13,930	10,865	3,065	880	2,185	120	90	490	355	145	265	55	55	505	270	530	185	1,290	1,780
2019	14,155	10,925	3,230	940	2,295	125	100	505	350	155	260	60	55	565	280	580	200	1,345	1,890
2020	14,545	11,100	3,445	995	2,450	130	130	515	345	165	260	65	55	615	325	615	225	1,400	2,045
2021	14,605	10,995	3,610	1,015	2,590	140	160	545	345	165	265	70	50	630	350	655	230	1,415	2,190
2022	14,740	10,910	3,830	1,065	2,760	140	175	570	370	190	275	80	50	660	355	695	275	1,470	2,255
2023	14,990	10,915	4,080	1,120	2,960	165	170	565	375	190	270	80	55	715	395	790	310	1,550	2,435
2024	15,140	10,830	4,310	1,160	3,150	210	195	565	370	185	265	95	55	750	405	865	355	–	–
2025	15,370	10,705	4,665	1,255	3,410	240	195	605	365	195	260	95	60	840	445	975	390	–	–
2026	15,770	10,835	4,935	1,380	3,555	270	205	610	370	205	260	105	55	960	480	1,025	385	–	–

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