Postcode · Schagen, North Holland

Postcode 1742: Neighbourhoods West and Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1742 in Schagen (West and Zuid) had 6,510 residents. 18.8% of them (1,225 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Schagen (18.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.4%), other Europe (3.5%) and other Africa (2.3%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 6,510 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.8% 1,225 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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

81% 19%

Dutch origin 81.2% 5,285
Migration background 18.8% 1,225

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1742. For comparison, the line marks Schagen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.4% 350 people

Schagen 5.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.5% 230 people

Schagen 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 150 people

Schagen 1.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 120 people

Schagen 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.7% 110 people

Schagen 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 85 people

Schagen 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.92% 60 people

Schagen 0.67% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.84% 55 people

Schagen 0.57% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.54% 35 people

Schagen 0.62% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.23% 15 people

Schagen 0.35% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.23% 15 people

Schagen 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Schagen 0.07% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 700
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.9% 525

Men and women

Men: 3,265
Women: 3,245

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1742 18.8%

Higher than 53% 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

18.8%

1742
Schagen
Netherlands

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Year	1742	Schagen	Netherlands
1998	12.4%	11.1%	16.7%
1999	12.5%	11.3%	17.1%
2000	12.6%	11.4%	17.5%
2001	12.6%	11.4%	18.0%
2002	12.5%	11.3%	18.4%
2003	12.9%	11.4%	18.8%
2004	13.0%	13.7%	19.0%
2005	13.1%	14.1%	19.2%
2006	13.0%	13.7%	19.3%
2007	12.9%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	13.0%	13.6%	19.6%
2009	13.2%	12.2%	19.9%
2010	13.1%	11.9%	20.3%
2011	13.5%	12.1%	20.6%
2012	13.3%	12.1%	20.9%
2013	13.5%	12.2%	21.1%
2014	13.5%	12.1%	21.4%
2015	13.3%	12.2%	21.7%
2016	13.7%	12.4%	22.1%
2017	14.0%	12.6%	22.6%
2018	14.3%	12.8%	23.1%
2019	14.6%	13.2%	23.6%
2020	14.7%	13.3%	24.2%
2021	14.6%	13.5%	24.6%
2022	16.7%	15.0%	26.0%
2023	17.4%	15.8%	27.1%
2024	17.5%	16.4%	27.9%
2025	18.1%	17.1%	28.5%
2026	18.8%	18.1%	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
1741 Centrum, Oost	17.8%	13,590	+3.6 pp	Other Asia
1751 Schagerbrug	13.6%	2,275	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
1744 Sint Maarten	16.1%	1,955	+5.4 pp	Other Europe
1746 Dirkshorn	11.9%	1,685	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
1752 Sint Maartensbrug	10.9%	735	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
1769 Haringhuizen	10.3%	195	+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	7,215	6,325	895	330	560	5	5	80	220	40	145	10	15	160	50	125	35	570	320
1999	7,185	6,285	900	325	575	10	10	80	215	30	135	10	20	160	45	145	40	560	340
2000	7,200	6,295	905	325	585	5	5	75	210	35	130	10	20	165	40	165	50	560	345
2001	7,225	6,310	910	305	605	5	5	75	205	35	130	10	20	145	55	175	50	540	375
2002	7,145	6,255	890	305	585	10	10	80	195	30	125	10	20	150	45	165	50	530	365
2003	7,270	6,335	935	315	615	10	5	90	205	35	130	5	20	160	50	170	50	540	390
2004	7,175	6,245	935	330	605	15	10	85	190	35	140	5	25	160	50	170	50	545	385
2005	7,045	6,120	925	325	605	15	15	95	185	35	135	5	25	160	45	160	55	540	385
2006	7,020	6,110	910	325	580	5	5	95	185	35	135	10	20	160	35	175	45	525	385
2007	6,980	6,085	900	320	575	10	10	90	180	35	130	5	25	160	25	170	55	525	375
2008	6,960	6,055	905	325	580	10	5	85	170	30	135	5	25	160	30	190	60	525	380
2009	6,870	5,960	910	345	565	5	10	80	170	25	135	10	20	180	30	190	55	535	370
2010	6,880	5,980	900	325	570	10	10	75	165	25	125	10	20	170	30	195	60	515	385
2011	6,870	5,945	930	330	595	10	5	75	165	25	125	5	20	180	45	210	60	525	405
2012	6,860	5,940	910	330	585	10	5	75	160	25	125	5	20	180	50	205	55	515	395
2013	6,780	5,865	915	340	580	10	5	70	155	30	130	5	15	190	60	190	60	520	395
2014	6,640	5,745	895	340	555	10	0	70	145	30	130	10	20	180	60	195	45	505	390
2015	6,605	5,725	880	325	555	10	5	65	145	35	125	10	15	175	55	190	50	490	385
2016	6,585	5,680	905	315	590	15	5	60	145	30	125	10	15	165	70	210	55	485	425
2017	6,530	5,615	915	315	605	15	0	60	145	35	120	15	15	165	75	220	55	485	435
2018	6,490	5,560	930	320	610	10	0	60	145	30	115	15	15	175	80	230	55	480	450
2019	6,560	5,600	960	325	635	15	0	60	140	30	125	20	15	165	100	230	60	485	475
2020	6,530	5,570	960	330	630	20	0	55	135	35	120	20	15	175	110	230	45	490	475
2021	6,490	5,540	950	320	635	20	5	55	125	30	115	20	15	170	115	230	55	470	490
2022	6,470	5,395	1,080	345	735	25	0	60	135	40	125	35	20	170	135	270	80	490	530
2023	6,535	5,400	1,135	360	780	25	5	55	135	40	125	35	15	185	140	295	90	505	570
2024	6,565	5,415	1,150	360	790	20	0	65	125	40	120	35	15	190	145	315	80	–	–
2025	6,500	5,325	1,175	365	810	20	0	65	125	35	120	35	15	200	160	330	75	–	–
2026	6,510	5,285	1,225	410	815	15	0	60	120	35	110	55	15	230	150	350	85	–	–

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