Postcode · Alkmaar, North Holland

Postcode 1822: Neighbourhoods Vroonermeer and Oudorp

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1822 in Alkmaar (Vroonermeer and Oudorp) had 6,520 residents. 23.5% of them (1,530 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Alkmaar (29.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.1%), other Europe (4.8%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.8%). 47.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 6,520 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.5% 1,530 people
Born abroad: 47.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.3 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 76.5% 4,990
Migration background 23.5% 1,530

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1822. For comparison, the line marks Alkmaar and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.1% 335 people

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

4.8% 315 people

Alkmaar 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 120 people

Alkmaar 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 115 people

Alkmaar 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.7% 110 people

Alkmaar 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

1.6% 105 people

Alkmaar 2.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

1.6% 105 people

Alkmaar 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 95 people

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

1.4% 90 people

Alkmaar 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

1.2% 80 people

Alkmaar 2.3% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.54% 35 people

Alkmaar 0.78% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.46% 30 people

Alkmaar 0.37% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

47% 53%

Born abroad (first generation) 47.1% 720
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.9% 810

Men and women

Men: 3,310
Women: 3,210

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1822 23.5%

Higher than 64% 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

23.5%

1822
Alkmaar
Netherlands

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Year	1822	Alkmaar	Netherlands
1998	3.8%	20.1%	16.7%
1999	4.9%	20.5%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	20.8%	17.5%
2001	3.8%	21.4%	18.0%
2002	11.6%	21.8%	18.4%
2003	21.5%	22.1%	18.8%
2004	20.6%	22.5%	19.0%
2005	20.6%	22.5%	19.2%
2006	19.5%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	19.7%	22.4%	19.4%
2008	20.8%	22.6%	19.6%
2009	21.6%	22.8%	19.9%
2010	22.5%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	22.3%	23.3%	20.6%
2012	21.7%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	21.2%	23.5%	21.1%
2014	21.3%	23.5%	21.4%
2015	20.9%	23.6%	21.7%
2016	21.4%	23.9%	22.1%
2017	21.2%	24.4%	22.6%
2018	20.9%	24.6%	23.1%
2019	21.7%	24.6%	23.6%
2020	22.1%	25.0%	24.2%
2021	22.2%	25.3%	24.6%
2022	23.1%	26.7%	26.0%
2023	23.3%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	23.2%	28.2%	27.9%
2025	23.3%	28.6%	28.5%
2026	23.5%	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
1703 Edelstenenwijk, Rivierenwijk	28.0%	12,625	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
1704 De Noord, Butterhuizen	24.2%	10,445	+6.6 pp	Other Europe
1827 Daalmeer/Koedijk	24.4%	10,240	+2.0 pp	Other Asia
1824 Huiswaard	33.9%	7,785	+4.3 pp	Other Asia
1823 Oudorp	29.1%	7,535	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
1826 De Mare	27.7%	6,440	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
1834 Sint-Pancras kern, Twuyverhoek en Oostwal	13.3%	5,870	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
1829 Centrum, Noord en Oudorp-Oost	17.5%	4,025	+2.2 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	400	385	15	10	15	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	10	5
1999	410	390	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	5
2000	390	375	15	15	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	15	5
2001	395	380	15	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	10	0
2002	560	490	65	15	60	25	5	5	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	5	20	45
2003	1,515	1,190	325	70	255	75	10	40	40	15	20	5	5	40	25	40	10	120	210
2004	2,470	1,960	510	120	400	95	25	65	75	20	30	5	0	85	20	65	35	200	315
2005	3,325	2,640	685	170	520	105	30	85	95	30	45	10	5	110	30	95	50	275	415
2006	3,615	2,910	705	185	520	105	35	90	95	35	45	5	10	125	30	90	40	280	425
2007	3,790	3,040	745	205	535	110	35	90	90	30	50	10	10	135	45	100	35	300	440
2008	3,720	2,945	775	205	570	110	35	95	95	35	50	10	15	130	45	110	45	310	470
2009	3,700	2,900	800	225	580	110	40	85	90	35	60	10	15	140	45	115	60	330	475
2010	3,770	2,920	850	245	605	115	45	85	85	35	60	15	20	150	55	130	55	350	500
2011	3,770	2,930	840	260	580	105	45	80	85	35	65	15	20	160	55	125	50	350	485
2012	4,035	3,160	875	275	600	100	40	85	85	35	70	15	15	175	55	135	65	375	495
2013	4,155	3,270	880	285	590	100	45	90	85	30	70	20	15	180	50	135	55	390	490
2014	4,210	3,315	895	305	590	95	45	80	80	35	70	30	20	185	60	135	60	400	495
2015	4,285	3,390	895	295	605	90	45	85	85	35	70	25	10	190	65	135	65	390	500
2016	4,350	3,420	930	300	635	95	50	85	85	35	70	35	15	180	70	145	70	405	530
2017	4,425	3,485	940	300	640	85	45	90	85	50	65	35	20	180	80	145	60	395	545
2018	4,550	3,600	950	290	660	85	40	85	90	45	70	20	25	175	80	160	75	400	550
2019	4,915	3,850	1,065	320	745	85	60	95	95	55	70	20	25	205	75	205	75	425	640
2020	5,385	4,195	1,190	365	830	95	65	115	95	65	75	25	30	235	80	225	90	475	720
2021	5,620	4,370	1,250	380	875	105	65	105	100	80	80	30	20	250	90	240	90	505	745
2022	5,985	4,600	1,385	395	990	100	70	115	110	95	85	35	30	245	85	290	130	540	805
2023	6,255	4,800	1,460	455	1,010	105	70	120	110	90	90	35	35	295	85	305	120	595	820
2024	6,455	4,960	1,495	450	1,040	105	75	120	110	95	85	40	30	300	95	320	125	–	–
2025	6,535	5,010	1,525	465	1,060	105	80	120	105	90	95	35	30	305	100	330	130	–	–
2026	6,520	4,990	1,530	475	1,055	105	80	110	105	90	95	35	30	315	115	335	120	–	–

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