Postcode · Purmerend, North Holland

Postcode 1444: Neighbourhood Overwhere

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1444 in Purmerend (Overwhere) had 7,180 residents. 31.1% of them (2,230 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 Europe (6.5%), other Asia (5.4%) and Suriname (4.4%). 57.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.5 percentage points.

Residents: 7,180 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.1% 2,230 people
Born abroad: 57.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.5 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 68.9% 4,950
Migration background 31.1% 2,230

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1444. For comparison, the line marks Purmerend and the circle the Netherlands.

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

6.5% 470 people

Purmerend 5.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.4% 390 people

Purmerend 8.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

4.4% 315 people

Purmerend 5.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.8% 200 people

Purmerend 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.4% 170 people

Purmerend 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

2.1% 150 people

Purmerend 2.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 140 people

Purmerend 1.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.8% 130 people

Purmerend 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 90 people

Purmerend 1.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

1.2% 85 people

Purmerend 2.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.70% 50 people

Purmerend 0.62% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.49% 35 people

Purmerend 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.6% 1,285
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.4% 945

Men and women

Men: 3,590
Women: 3,590

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1444 31.1%

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

31.1%

1444
Purmerend
Netherlands

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Year	1444	Purmerend	Netherlands
1998	17.7%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	17.9%	19.4%	17.1%
2000	18.2%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	18.4%	20.4%	18.0%
2002	18.3%	20.8%	18.4%
2003	18.5%	21.4%	18.8%
2004	18.7%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	19.1%	22.1%	19.2%
2006	18.8%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	18.8%	22.7%	19.4%
2008	18.7%	22.9%	19.6%
2009	19.2%	23.2%	19.9%
2010	20.0%	23.4%	20.3%
2011	19.9%	23.6%	20.6%
2012	20.0%	23.7%	20.9%
2013	20.6%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	20.5%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	20.4%	24.6%	21.7%
2016	21.2%	25.0%	22.1%
2017	21.4%	25.5%	22.6%
2018	21.9%	26.1%	23.1%
2019	22.3%	26.8%	23.6%
2020	22.6%	27.6%	24.2%
2021	24.0%	28.4%	24.6%
2022	25.5%	29.7%	26.0%
2023	26.0%	31.0%	27.1%
2024	26.8%	32.2%	27.9%
2025	29.6%	33.3%	28.5%
2026	31.1%	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
1442 Overwhere	38.4%	7,405	+6.0 pp	Other Europe
1461 Beemster	13.2%	4,520	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
1471 Kwadijk	15.6%	835	+4.8 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	7,495	6,165	1,325	445	885	25	40	225	265	50	225	15	30	175	65	160	55	735	595
1999	7,450	6,115	1,335	420	910	30	45	230	260	70	220	5	35	160	75	155	45	710	625
2000	7,400	6,060	1,345	435	900	40	35	230	245	65	215	10	30	180	80	150	55	710	630
2001	7,295	5,955	1,340	440	895	35	35	220	235	80	205	15	25	195	80	145	65	715	625
2002	7,260	5,935	1,325	435	890	40	35	230	230	70	205	10	30	190	85	135	65	705	625
2003	7,280	5,930	1,350	430	920	50	55	225	225	70	200	5	30	195	80	145	70	685	660
2004	7,240	5,885	1,355	425	935	50	55	240	225	70	200	10	30	185	95	145	55	685	670
2005	7,155	5,795	1,365	415	945	55	55	245	225	65	200	10	35	170	90	140	70	680	685
2006	7,090	5,760	1,330	395	925	45	55	235	220	60	190	5	25	175	90	150	70	655	670
2007	7,040	5,720	1,325	375	940	50	60	240	220	60	180	10	30	155	100	140	70	625	695
2008	6,945	5,640	1,300	375	925	55	55	235	200	55	180	5	25	165	110	150	65	600	700
2009	6,895	5,570	1,325	385	950	60	55	240	195	60	175	5	25	180	120	155	65	600	720
2010	6,805	5,445	1,360	405	955	50	55	240	195	60	170	10	25	200	120	170	65	630	730
2011	6,770	5,415	1,350	395	960	55	50	240	195	60	170	10	20	195	120	175	65	625	730
2012	6,735	5,380	1,350	410	940	50	60	220	190	65	165	15	25	205	125	165	65	635	720
2013	6,755	5,365	1,390	430	960	55	70	220	185	65	180	25	20	205	125	180	60	650	740
2014	6,735	5,355	1,380	430	950	45	70	215	175	75	175	15	25	215	125	185	60	640	740
2015	6,675	5,310	1,365	425	935	55	65	210	175	65	170	20	25	210	120	175	70	645	720
2016	6,690	5,275	1,415	455	960	50	65	220	175	65	165	25	30	235	115	195	75	665	750
2017	6,785	5,330	1,455	460	990	60	80	225	175	65	170	20	30	240	115	195	75	675	780
2018	6,760	5,280	1,480	475	1,005	60	80	225	175	75	170	20	30	255	130	190	70	680	800
2019	6,720	5,220	1,500	495	1,005	70	85	225	165	70	165	20	35	275	130	195	65	695	805
2020	6,690	5,175	1,515	500	1,015	65	80	235	160	65	165	25	35	275	130	210	70	700	820
2021	6,700	5,095	1,605	545	1,060	65	90	250	170	75	155	30	40	320	130	200	80	745	860
2022	6,695	4,990	1,710	560	1,150	75	85	260	175	80	155	35	35	325	150	225	100	745	900
2023	6,695	4,950	1,740	560	1,190	85	85	265	165	80	150	35	35	340	165	225	115	745	940
2024	6,785	4,965	1,815	580	1,240	95	80	275	165	85	140	45	35	355	170	260	115	–	–
2025	7,100	4,990	2,105	675	1,435	120	85	305	175	90	135	50	35	450	180	345	135	–	–
2026	7,180	4,950	2,230	685	1,545	150	85	315	170	90	130	50	35	470	200	390	140	–	–

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