Postcode · Purmerend, North Holland

Postcode 1445: Neighbourhood Purmer-Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1445 in Purmerend (Purmer-Noord) had 9,570 residents. 39.5% of them (3,780 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Purmerend (34.2%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (10.1%), other Europe (7.8%) and Suriname (5.9%). 58.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 6.2 percentage points.

Residents: 9,570 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 39.5% 3,780 people
Born abroad: 58.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +6.2 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

61% 39%

Dutch origin 60.5% 5,790
Migration background 39.5% 3,780

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1445. For comparison, the line marks Purmerend and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

10.1% 970 people

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

7.8% 750 people

Purmerend 5.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

5.9% 565 people

Purmerend 5.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.8% 365 people

Purmerend 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.2% 215 people

Purmerend 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.1% 200 people

Purmerend 2.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

1.9% 185 people

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

1.7% 165 people

Purmerend 1.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.7% 160 people

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

1.3% 125 people

Purmerend 1.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.57% 55 people

Purmerend 0.62% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.26% 25 people

Purmerend 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.5% 2,210
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.4% 1,565

Men and women

Men: 4,660
Women: 4,905

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1445 39.5%

Higher than 86% 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

39.5%

1445
Purmerend
Netherlands

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Year	1445	Purmerend	Netherlands
1998	21.0%	19.1%	16.7%
1999	21.6%	19.4%	17.1%
2000	22.6%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	23.1%	20.4%	18.0%
2002	23.4%	20.8%	18.4%
2003	23.9%	21.4%	18.8%
2004	24.6%	21.7%	19.0%
2005	24.6%	22.1%	19.2%
2006	25.0%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	25.2%	22.7%	19.4%
2008	25.2%	22.9%	19.6%
2009	25.4%	23.2%	19.9%
2010	25.5%	23.4%	20.3%
2011	25.7%	23.6%	20.6%
2012	25.9%	23.7%	20.9%
2013	26.3%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	26.8%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	26.9%	24.6%	21.7%
2016	27.8%	25.0%	22.1%
2017	28.3%	25.5%	22.6%
2018	28.9%	26.1%	23.1%
2019	29.9%	26.8%	23.6%
2020	31.0%	27.6%	24.2%
2021	31.7%	28.4%	24.6%
2022	33.3%	29.7%	26.0%
2023	35.9%	31.0%	27.1%
2024	37.7%	32.2%	27.9%
2025	38.4%	33.3%	28.5%
2026	39.5%	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
1441 Centrum, Gors	31.3%	15,770	+5.3 pp	Other Asia
1447 Purmer-Zuid	26.2%	12,190	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
1443 Wheermolen	41.3%	7,815	+3.8 pp	Other Asia
1446 Purmer-Noord	31.7%	5,075	+4.9 pp	Other Asia
1482 Monnickendam	6.9%	145	−3.4 pp	Germany
1481 Purmerpolder	9.5%	105	+5.0 pp	Germany

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	10,240	8,085	2,150	525	1,625	20	50	565	300	130	200	10	30	285	120	360	80	860	1,295
1999	10,170	7,980	2,195	545	1,640	20	55	555	305	130	205	10	30	300	125	355	95	885	1,305
2000	10,155	7,860	2,295	555	1,735	30	65	585	305	140	200	10	30	315	130	385	95	890	1,405
2001	10,220	7,860	2,360	590	1,775	35	70	615	300	140	200	10	30	350	125	395	95	910	1,445
2002	10,210	7,830	2,385	605	1,770	50	65	600	295	145	195	15	30	365	115	405	95	935	1,445
2003	10,165	7,735	2,430	610	1,825	50	75	620	285	135	200	15	30	365	130	440	90	920	1,505
2004	10,070	7,595	2,475	610	1,860	60	90	630	285	145	205	20	20	365	130	435	85	925	1,545
2005	9,970	7,515	2,455	610	1,845	85	90	615	285	140	205	20	20	365	115	430	85	925	1,530
2006	9,890	7,420	2,470	615	1,855	85	100	600	285	130	210	20	20	365	125	450	80	920	1,550
2007	9,765	7,300	2,465	600	1,860	90	110	595	275	125	210	15	25	350	125	455	85	910	1,560
2008	9,665	7,225	2,440	615	1,835	90	105	600	275	125	205	15	25	370	125	430	85	910	1,530
2009	9,475	7,065	2,410	615	1,800	90	110	580	260	125	200	10	25	380	145	415	75	900	1,515
2010	9,435	7,035	2,405	600	1,805	95	100	570	250	125	195	15	25	365	150	435	80	875	1,525
2011	9,380	6,965	2,415	600	1,805	90	100	555	245	135	185	15	30	370	180	440	60	870	1,540
2012	9,340	6,930	2,415	615	1,795	90	100	555	240	140	190	20	30	375	180	425	65	875	1,535
2013	9,360	6,905	2,460	625	1,830	100	100	550	235	130	190	25	30	380	195	440	80	885	1,575
2014	9,280	6,795	2,485	635	1,850	105	105	560	235	125	190	30	25	390	200	445	75	895	1,590
2015	9,255	6,765	2,490	625	1,870	115	110	560	235	125	180	30	30	385	195	450	80	885	1,610
2016	9,225	6,660	2,565	670	1,890	120	125	545	230	115	180	40	30	420	195	475	85	930	1,635
2017	9,250	6,635	2,615	680	1,935	115	130	540	225	115	175	60	25	420	220	510	80	935	1,675
2018	9,225	6,555	2,670	660	2,010	115	140	550	220	115	170	55	20	415	225	555	90	915	1,755
2019	9,145	6,415	2,730	665	2,060	110	150	545	230	115	165	50	25	425	245	570	95	930	1,800
2020	9,230	6,365	2,865	700	2,165	120	155	550	225	120	165	55	20	460	275	625	95	955	1,910
2021	9,295	6,345	2,950	720	2,230	125	165	555	225	120	170	55	25	470	280	655	105	975	1,970
2022	9,270	6,185	3,085	695	2,395	150	160	540	230	130	170	60	20	445	305	745	125	975	2,065
2023	9,550	6,120	3,425	920	2,505	155	170	550	230	130	170	55	25	675	300	845	130	1,205	2,180
2024	9,605	5,985	3,620	955	2,660	180	185	580	220	125	160	55	25	715	330	895	150	–	–
2025	9,630	5,935	3,695	985	2,710	170	185	575	220	125	155	55	25	750	350	935	150	–	–
2026	9,570	5,790	3,780	995	2,785	185	200	565	215	125	160	55	25	750	365	970	165	–	–

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