Postcode · Den Helder, North Holland

Postcode 1781: Neighbourhood Stad binnen de Linie-Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1781 in Den Helder (Stad binnen de Linie-Oost) had 9,295 residents. 27.9% of them (2,595 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Den Helder (26.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.4%), other Asia (4.7%) and Indonesia (3.6%). 59.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.2 percentage points.

Residents: 9,295 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.9% 2,595 people
Born abroad: 59.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.2 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

72% 28%

Dutch origin 72.1% 6,705
Migration background 27.9% 2,595

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1781. For comparison, the line marks Den Helder and the circle the Netherlands.

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

5.4% 505 people

Den Helder 3.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.7% 435 people

Den Helder 5.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

3.6% 330 people

Den Helder 3.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.7% 255 people

Den Helder 3.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.5% 235 people

Den Helder 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.4% 220 people

Den Helder 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

2.2% 200 people

Den Helder 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.5% 140 people

Den Helder 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.4% 130 people

Den Helder 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.54% 50 people

Den Helder 0.68% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.54% 50 people

Den Helder 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.48% 45 people

Den Helder 0.43% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.5% 1,545
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.3% 1,045

Men and women

Men: 4,820
Women: 4,480

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1781 27.9%

Higher than 72% 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

27.9%

1781
Den Helder
Netherlands

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Year	1781	Den Helder	Netherlands
1998	16.6%	17.4%	16.7%
1999	14.9%	17.0%	17.1%
2000	15.4%	17.3%	17.5%
2001	16.0%	17.8%	18.0%
2002	16.5%	18.2%	18.4%
2003	17.1%	18.8%	18.8%
2004	16.7%	19.0%	19.0%
2005	17.6%	19.1%	19.2%
2006	17.7%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	18.2%	19.1%	19.4%
2008	18.1%	19.3%	19.6%
2009	18.4%	19.3%	19.9%
2010	18.4%	19.6%	20.3%
2011	18.7%	20.1%	20.6%
2012	19.2%	20.3%	20.9%
2013	19.0%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	19.1%	20.4%	21.4%
2015	19.7%	20.8%	21.7%
2016	19.9%	21.0%	22.1%
2017	20.4%	21.4%	22.6%
2018	20.3%	21.5%	23.1%
2019	20.8%	21.6%	23.6%
2020	21.3%	22.7%	24.2%
2021	22.2%	23.1%	24.6%
2022	23.7%	24.0%	26.0%
2023	25.4%	24.8%	27.1%
2024	26.3%	25.2%	27.9%
2025	27.2%	25.9%	28.5%
2026	27.9%	26.5%	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
1782 Stad binnen de Linie-West	22.4%	10,075	+0.5 pp	Other Europe
1785 De Schooten	19.7%	9,090	+1.2 pp	Indonesia
1786 Het Koegras	10.3%	145	−3.9 pp	Poland

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	9,895	8,245	1,645	595	1,050	15	15	70	435	95	190	25	30	350	40	280	100	1,075	575
1999	9,680	8,235	1,445	485	960	25	15	70	430	95	200	20	35	230	30	185	110	965	485
2000	9,520	8,055	1,470	520	960	20	15	75	400	105	205	25	35	255	45	190	110	970	495
2001	9,490	7,970	1,515	515	995	15	15	80	425	105	195	30	35	255	40	215	100	975	535
2002	9,435	7,870	1,560	495	1,065	20	20	90	420	110	185	30	35	245	55	255	95	955	605
2003	9,505	7,875	1,630	540	1,090	20	15	90	400	125	180	25	40	295	75	265	100	975	650
2004	9,425	7,850	1,570	520	1,045	20	15	90	390	130	170	25	50	275	70	235	95	950	625
2005	9,410	7,755	1,655	550	1,115	20	20	85	385	135	175	30	45	300	65	255	150	970	685
2006	9,350	7,690	1,655	500	1,155	15	20	90	385	160	165	30	45	260	60	260	165	920	735
2007	9,225	7,545	1,680	515	1,160	10	20	90	375	170	170	30	45	270	60	235	200	920	755
2008	9,110	7,465	1,645	525	1,130	10	20	110	375	190	170	35	40	280	65	225	135	935	715
2009	9,090	7,420	1,675	555	1,120	10	15	105	355	180	175	55	45	280	75	230	150	945	725
2010	9,090	7,410	1,675	550	1,125	15	30	105	360	175	165	65	50	270	70	230	140	955	725
2011	9,060	7,365	1,695	575	1,115	15	25	105	355	155	165	75	45	290	95	230	135	970	720
2012	9,075	7,330	1,740	580	1,155	15	25	120	355	165	160	75	55	290	100	225	150	970	775
2013	9,140	7,395	1,740	585	1,155	20	25	120	330	170	160	70	55	300	110	230	150	955	790
2014	9,040	7,310	1,730	560	1,165	15	25	115	335	185	150	70	50	290	95	230	165	920	805
2015	8,995	7,225	1,770	580	1,185	20	30	105	320	205	160	80	50	290	110	220	175	940	825
2016	9,045	7,245	1,800	600	1,195	25	25	120	325	205	155	95	45	305	115	220	160	965	830
2017	9,065	7,220	1,845	605	1,240	25	30	115	325	215	150	90	50	315	110	245	175	965	875
2018	9,045	7,210	1,835	600	1,235	25	30	115	320	225	145	90	45	320	100	240	180	960	870
2019	8,975	7,105	1,870	595	1,275	30	35	115	320	235	140	85	50	320	110	250	180	960	910
2020	9,050	7,125	1,925	625	1,300	25	35	120	320	230	145	100	50	330	115	260	195	995	930
2021	9,135	7,110	2,025	665	1,360	30	35	125	320	260	140	120	45	360	135	260	195	1,030	990
2022	9,045	6,900	2,145	705	1,450	25	35	120	340	265	155	130	45	375	155	295	215	1,055	1,005
2023	9,065	6,765	2,305	785	1,520	30	40	125	335	255	145	165	45	435	170	345	215	1,150	1,065
2024	9,175	6,765	2,410	805	1,610	35	50	130	340	270	145	165	45	455	180	370	235	–	–
2025	9,260	6,750	2,515	845	1,670	45	45	125	335	260	140	185	45	475	205	410	240	–	–
2026	9,295	6,705	2,595	895	1,695	50	45	130	330	255	140	200	50	505	220	435	235	–	–

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