Postcode · Alkmaar, North Holland

Postcode 1824: Neighbourhood Huiswaard

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1824 in Alkmaar (Huiswaard) had 7,785 residents. 33.9% of them (2,640 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 (8.2%), other Europe (6.3%) and other Africa (3.1%). 57.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 7,785 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.9% 2,640 people
Born abroad: 57.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.3 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

66% 34%

Dutch origin 66.1% 5,145
Migration background 33.9% 2,640

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1824. For comparison, the line marks Alkmaar and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.2% 640 people

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

6.3% 490 people

Alkmaar 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.1% 240 people

Alkmaar 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

3.0% 235 people

Alkmaar 2.3% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.8% 220 people

Alkmaar 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.1% 165 people

Alkmaar 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

2.1% 160 people

Alkmaar 2.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

2.0% 155 people

Alkmaar 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.8% 140 people

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

1.2% 95 people

Alkmaar 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.1% 85 people

Alkmaar 0.78% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.19% 15 people

Alkmaar 0.37% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.0% 1,505
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.0% 1,135

Men and women

Men: 3,775
Women: 4,010

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1824 33.9%

Higher than 80% 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

33.9%

1824
Alkmaar
Netherlands

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Year	1824	Alkmaar	Netherlands
1998	21.3%	20.1%	16.7%
1999	21.8%	20.5%	17.1%
2000	22.1%	20.8%	17.5%
2001	22.6%	21.4%	18.0%
2002	22.4%	21.8%	18.4%
2003	22.1%	22.1%	18.8%
2004	22.3%	22.5%	19.0%
2005	22.5%	22.5%	19.2%
2006	22.9%	22.5%	19.3%
2007	23.7%	22.4%	19.4%
2008	23.8%	22.6%	19.6%
2009	23.7%	22.8%	19.9%
2010	23.5%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	23.3%	23.3%	20.6%
2012	23.8%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	23.9%	23.5%	21.1%
2014	24.0%	23.5%	21.4%
2015	24.5%	23.6%	21.7%
2016	25.3%	23.9%	22.1%
2017	25.4%	24.4%	22.6%
2018	25.8%	24.6%	23.1%
2019	26.8%	24.6%	23.6%
2020	27.3%	25.0%	24.2%
2021	27.8%	25.3%	24.6%
2022	29.6%	26.7%	26.0%
2023	30.3%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	31.5%	28.2%	27.9%
2025	32.4%	28.6%	28.5%
2026	33.9%	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
1825 De Mare	29.7%	8,990	+2.0 pp	Other Europe
1824 Huiswaard	33.9%	7,785	+4.3 pp	Other Asia
1823 Oudorp	29.1%	7,535	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
1815 Zuid, Centrum	21.2%	7,400	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
1822 Vroonermeer, Oudorp	23.5%	6,520	+0.3 pp	Other Asia
1826 De Mare	27.7%	6,440	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
1817 West	28.4%	4,415	+9.5 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	7,645	6,015	1,630	630	995	70	135	150	250	85	220	30	20	360	80	105	120	935	695
1999	7,610	5,950	1,660	660	1,000	80	120	150	255	75	225	30	20	385	95	110	115	970	690
2000	7,565	5,895	1,670	670	1,005	85	120	155	250	85	230	35	20	385	90	110	110	960	715
2001	7,580	5,870	1,710	665	1,040	95	120	150	245	110	220	40	25	380	105	120	95	955	750
2002	7,480	5,805	1,675	650	1,025	95	125	140	240	110	205	30	20	395	95	120	100	925	750
2003	7,635	5,950	1,690	635	1,040	100	125	140	230	105	205	40	25	365	105	125	110	905	785
2004	7,585	5,900	1,690	645	1,045	95	120	150	230	100	200	40	25	380	85	145	120	920	770
2005	7,455	5,785	1,675	630	1,045	105	115	150	230	100	195	40	20	375	70	140	135	910	760
2006	7,455	5,750	1,710	640	1,065	125	125	160	230	95	190	40	15	395	70	130	130	920	790
2007	7,400	5,645	1,755	625	1,125	135	135	150	225	100	180	45	15	385	80	165	135	905	850
2008	7,345	5,595	1,745	630	1,115	125	135	160	220	95	175	50	10	395	80	165	135	900	850
2009	7,275	5,555	1,725	605	1,120	135	150	145	220	80	160	50	5	390	75	180	135	880	845
2010	7,250	5,545	1,705	595	1,115	125	130	145	215	90	170	45	10	370	95	175	140	850	850
2011	7,350	5,640	1,715	595	1,125	135	135	155	205	85	170	40	10	375	95	175	140	850	870
2012	7,430	5,665	1,770	615	1,150	145	130	155	205	90	165	50	10	390	100	190	135	870	895
2013	7,420	5,650	1,770	605	1,160	130	130	160	195	90	160	45	10	390	110	200	145	855	915
2014	7,475	5,680	1,795	610	1,185	125	125	170	200	95	160	50	5	395	105	220	145	855	940
2015	7,520	5,675	1,845	610	1,230	140	140	160	200	90	155	50	10	395	100	250	150	860	985
2016	7,525	5,620	1,905	620	1,285	140	145	155	185	90	155	55	5	405	125	300	145	850	1,055
2017	7,645	5,700	1,945	620	1,325	135	160	155	190	95	160	55	10	395	115	325	150	855	1,085
2018	7,615	5,650	1,965	610	1,355	120	160	145	195	95	165	60	10	375	115	375	150	850	1,115
2019	7,640	5,595	2,045	630	1,415	125	175	135	185	90	160	65	10	395	145	395	165	865	1,180
2020	7,570	5,505	2,065	650	1,415	125	175	140	180	90	160	65	10	415	140	410	155	875	1,195
2021	7,565	5,465	2,100	645	1,455	130	185	135	185	100	145	65	10	425	140	425	155	865	1,235
2022	7,585	5,345	2,245	665	1,575	135	185	150	185	100	155	65	15	425	155	475	190	890	1,295
2023	7,595	5,285	2,305	670	1,640	135	200	140	180	110	145	65	15	445	185	490	200	885	1,370
2024	7,720	5,290	2,430	675	1,755	145	200	150	180	105	130	75	15	455	205	570	195	–	–
2025	7,790	5,260	2,525	695	1,835	165	220	150	175	105	135	75	15	470	215	590	215	–	–
2026	7,785	5,145	2,640	725	1,915	160	235	155	165	95	140	85	15	490	240	640	220	–	–

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