Postcode · Den Helder, North Holland

Postcode 1784: Neighbourhood Nieuw Den Helder-Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1784 in Den Helder (Nieuw Den Helder-Oost) had 9,720 residents. 36.9% of them (3,590 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 higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (10.6%), other Africa (5.4%) and Dutch Caribbean (5.0%). 61.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.9 percentage points.

Residents: 9,720 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.9% 3,590 people
Born abroad: 61.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.9 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 63.1% 6,130
Migration background 36.9% 3,590

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1784. For comparison, the line marks Den Helder and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

10.6% 1,035 people

Den Helder 5.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

5.4% 525 people

Den Helder 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

5.0% 485 people

Den Helder 3.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.1% 395 people

Den Helder 3.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.3% 320 people

Den Helder 3.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.3% 225 people

Den Helder 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

2.0% 195 people

Den Helder 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.5% 150 people

Den Helder 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.2% 120 people

Den Helder 0.68% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.57% 55 people

Den Helder 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.51% 50 people

Den Helder 0.43% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.41% 40 people

Den Helder 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.3% 2,200
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.7% 1,390

Men and women

Men: 4,855
Women: 4,865

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1784 36.9%

Higher than 83% 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

36.9%

1784
Den Helder
Netherlands

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Year	1784	Den Helder	Netherlands
1998	25.8%	17.4%	16.7%
1999	25.8%	17.0%	17.1%
2000	26.5%	17.3%	17.5%
2001	27.8%	17.8%	18.0%
2002	28.2%	18.2%	18.4%
2003	29.0%	18.8%	18.8%
2004	29.6%	19.0%	19.0%
2005	29.1%	19.1%	19.2%
2006	28.2%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	28.4%	19.1%	19.4%
2008	28.5%	19.3%	19.6%
2009	28.0%	19.3%	19.9%
2010	28.0%	19.6%	20.3%
2011	28.2%	20.1%	20.6%
2012	28.5%	20.3%	20.9%
2013	28.2%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	28.0%	20.4%	21.4%
2015	27.9%	20.8%	21.7%
2016	29.7%	21.0%	22.1%
2017	30.7%	21.4%	22.6%
2018	31.6%	21.5%	23.1%
2019	30.8%	21.6%	23.6%
2020	32.5%	22.7%	24.2%
2021	33.1%	23.1%	24.6%
2022	33.0%	24.0%	26.0%
2023	33.2%	24.8%	27.1%
2024	33.7%	25.2%	27.9%
2025	35.5%	25.9%	28.5%
2026	36.9%	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
1787 Het Koegras, Duinzoom	13.7%	3,605	+1.4 pp	Other Europe
1783 Nieuw Den Helder-West	23.6%	2,585	+1.7 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	10,340	7,675	2,665	495	2,175	75	60	320	555	455	210	30	45	210	235	320	155	1,080	1,590
1999	9,930	7,370	2,560	490	2,070	55	60	290	535	465	210	35	40	205	195	310	160	1,060	1,500
2000	9,745	7,155	2,585	465	2,120	60	40	275	500	555	205	30	40	190	185	350	155	1,005	1,590
2001	9,740	7,040	2,705	470	2,240	65	45	285	490	620	205	20	40	205	195	375	165	995	1,705
2002	9,670	6,940	2,730	460	2,265	80	45	280	485	620	200	25	40	195	180	410	165	970	1,760
2003	9,440	6,700	2,740	430	2,315	75	45	260	470	635	180	25	40	185	190	455	185	945	1,800
2004	9,450	6,650	2,800	435	2,365	75	45	260	480	635	185	20	40	190	195	480	195	960	1,840
2005	9,350	6,630	2,725	410	2,315	80	55	270	455	595	180	20	40	170	185	485	190	910	1,820
2006	9,360	6,720	2,640	405	2,240	90	55	265	445	570	175	20	40	170	165	465	185	885	1,750
2007	9,285	6,645	2,640	440	2,200	80	55	270	440	525	190	20	40	190	165	470	195	920	1,725
2008	9,130	6,525	2,600	440	2,160	90	55	265	425	505	195	25	35	185	150	490	180	905	1,700
2009	9,170	6,605	2,565	435	2,135	85	65	260	420	470	175	20	35	205	135	510	190	885	1,680
2010	9,200	6,620	2,580	455	2,125	90	60	250	405	480	180	25	35	215	140	505	195	890	1,690
2011	9,285	6,665	2,620	455	2,160	95	55	255	410	455	185	30	40	200	160	535	195	905	1,715
2012	9,260	6,630	2,635	460	2,170	95	55	245	420	445	190	35	30	205	160	555	195	915	1,710
2013	9,175	6,580	2,590	465	2,125	95	55	245	415	430	185	40	35	205	175	535	175	920	1,675
2014	9,115	6,565	2,550	475	2,075	95	45	235	395	430	190	30	40	215	180	530	165	905	1,645
2015	9,010	6,495	2,515	450	2,065	85	45	245	390	425	180	35	35	200	185	535	155	875	1,635
2016	9,100	6,395	2,705	445	2,260	85	40	235	380	415	175	35	35	200	275	675	155	850	1,855
2017	9,190	6,370	2,820	460	2,360	85	45	235	385	410	175	30	40	215	275	770	155	880	1,945
2018	9,285	6,355	2,930	480	2,450	95	45	230	385	395	175	30	40	235	325	810	165	905	2,025
2019	9,200	6,365	2,835	460	2,375	90	45	225	380	415	160	30	30	240	340	710	170	875	1,960
2020	9,380	6,330	3,050	480	2,570	110	45	220	360	435	150	30	35	265	390	845	165	880	2,175
2021	9,480	6,345	3,135	490	2,645	105	50	210	355	440	150	35	35	270	400	905	180	885	2,250
2022	9,305	6,235	3,070	470	2,600	95	50	210	350	460	145	35	35	260	385	865	180	860	2,155
2023	9,330	6,230	3,100	510	2,590	110	45	210	335	475	135	35	30	305	375	850	190	875	2,160
2024	9,295	6,170	3,130	565	2,565	100	40	205	330	495	135	40	35	355	390	805	200	–	–
2025	9,590	6,190	3,400	575	2,825	115	45	195	325	500	135	50	35	350	520	910	215	–	–
2026	9,720	6,130	3,590	640	2,955	120	50	195	320	485	150	55	40	395	525	1,035	225	–	–

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