Postcode · Alkmaar, North Holland

Postcode 1816: Neighbourhood West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1816 in Alkmaar (West) had 8,755 residents. 32.0% of them (2,805 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Alkmaar (29.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (7.1%), other Europe (5.3%) and Turkey (3.7%). 58.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.8 percentage points.

Residents: 8,755 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.0% 2,805 people
Born abroad: 58.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.8 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 68.0% 5,950
Migration background 32.0% 2,805

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1816. For comparison, the line marks Alkmaar and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.1% 625 people

Alkmaar 5.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.3% 460 people

Alkmaar 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

3.7% 320 people

Alkmaar 2.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

3.4% 300 people

Alkmaar 2.3% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.4% 295 people

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

2.1% 180 people

Alkmaar 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.8% 155 people

Alkmaar 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.7% 145 people

Alkmaar 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 115 people

Alkmaar 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.0% 90 people

Alkmaar 0.78% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

1.0% 85 people

Alkmaar 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.40% 35 people

Alkmaar 0.37% 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) 58.3% 1,635
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.7% 1,170

Men and women

Men: 4,350
Women: 4,405

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1816 32.0%

Higher than 78% 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

32.0%

1816
Alkmaar
Netherlands

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Year	1816	Alkmaar	Netherlands
1998	22.9%	20.1%	16.7%
1999	23.6%	20.5%	17.1%
2000	23.4%	20.8%	17.5%
2001	25.0%	21.4%	18.0%
2002	26.2%	21.8%	18.4%
2003	25.3%	22.1%	18.8%
2004	27.0%	22.5%	19.0%
2005	28.2%	22.5%	19.2%
2006	27.9%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	26.3%	22.4%	19.4%
2008	26.2%	22.6%	19.6%
2009	26.7%	22.8%	19.9%
2010	27.4%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	28.0%	23.3%	20.6%
2012	28.5%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	29.3%	23.5%	21.1%
2014	28.9%	23.5%	21.4%
2015	29.1%	23.6%	21.7%
2016	29.4%	23.9%	22.1%
2017	31.7%	24.4%	22.6%
2018	30.4%	24.6%	23.1%
2019	26.9%	24.6%	23.6%
2020	27.0%	25.0%	24.2%
2021	27.3%	25.3%	24.6%
2022	31.3%	26.7%	26.0%
2023	32.1%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	31.4%	28.2%	27.9%
2025	31.0%	28.6%	28.5%
2026	32.0%	29.1%	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
1851 Midden, Ypestein	15.0%	12,760	+1.4 pp	Other Europe
1815 Zuid, Centrum	21.2%	7,400	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
1861 Binnen	20.4%	6,325	+2.5 pp	Other Europe
1817 West	28.4%	4,415	+9.5 pp	Other Europe
1934 Egmond aan den Hoef	13.0%	3,510	+0.6 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	7,795	6,010	1,785	565	1,230	325	165	70	165	80	180	20	35	330	145	200	80	755	1,030
1999	7,890	6,020	1,865	570	1,305	330	175	70	170	90	180	20	30	340	155	235	80	770	1,100
2000	7,895	6,045	1,850	555	1,290	345	185	75	165	100	170	20	35	330	140	200	80	755	1,090
2001	8,020	6,010	2,005	565	1,435	335	205	75	160	110	165	20	35	345	150	305	95	765	1,245
2002	8,130	6,000	2,130	605	1,515	350	220	85	160	115	170	30	30	375	160	320	105	810	1,315
2003	8,040	6,005	2,035	605	1,440	360	205	75	165	125	170	25	35	375	140	270	100	815	1,225
2004	8,285	6,050	2,235	655	1,580	360	225	85	180	120	165	30	30	430	190	310	110	880	1,355
2005	8,400	6,035	2,365	660	1,710	370	240	90	180	120	165	30	30	435	215	370	125	890	1,475
2006	8,525	6,150	2,380	695	1,690	405	230	85	180	115	165	30	35	465	225	325	125	930	1,450
2007	8,495	6,260	2,235	610	1,625	395	245	90	180	115	170	35	35	370	190	290	120	860	1,375
2008	8,460	6,235	2,220	590	1,635	395	255	75	175	125	170	30	35	355	200	295	115	825	1,395
2009	8,425	6,180	2,250	600	1,645	390	245	90	170	110	165	35	35	365	210	305	125	835	1,415
2010	8,655	6,280	2,370	620	1,740	395	270	95	185	115	170	40	40	370	245	315	120	865	1,510
2011	8,675	6,250	2,425	645	1,775	380	270	95	180	115	175	35	40	395	260	360	115	880	1,545
2012	8,555	6,120	2,435	655	1,780	385	280	95	170	110	160	35	40	420	245	375	120	875	1,555
2013	8,735	6,180	2,555	695	1,855	395	285	95	180	100	165	40	40	450	230	445	125	930	1,620
2014	8,700	6,190	2,510	695	1,810	370	285	95	185	90	165	50	40	440	240	415	130	940	1,570
2015	8,720	6,180	2,540	665	1,870	365	300	80	185	85	155	45	45	420	255	465	135	915	1,630
2016	8,710	6,150	2,560	645	1,915	365	305	70	190	90	150	45	40	410	290	480	125	885	1,675
2017	8,985	6,140	2,845	665	2,180	340	305	70	175	90	150	50	35	430	275	785	140	890	1,950
2018	8,855	6,160	2,695	645	2,050	345	305	75	175	100	150	60	35	400	280	635	135	870	1,830
2019	8,420	6,155	2,265	615	1,655	335	315	80	185	100	145	65	40	365	160	345	135	850	1,420
2020	8,420	6,145	2,275	610	1,660	340	295	85	175	115	145	75	35	355	170	340	140	835	1,435
2021	8,405	6,110	2,295	610	1,680	330	295	85	180	110	145	70	35	360	170	370	140	840	1,450
2022	8,640	5,940	2,700	630	2,070	355	315	85	180	115	150	70	40	375	230	595	185	855	1,765
2023	8,745	5,940	2,805	705	2,110	365	300	100	170	110	145	75	35	450	260	625	185	915	1,820
2024	8,540	5,850	2,685	725	1,965	340	295	80	165	105	135	80	35	475	245	545	185	–	–
2025	8,520	5,875	2,645	730	1,915	310	295	90	160	110	150	85	35	460	245	520	185	–	–
2026	8,755	5,950	2,805	730	2,075	320	300	85	155	115	145	90	35	460	295	625	180	–	–

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