Postcode · Beverwijk, North Holland

Postcode 1946: Neighbourhood Oosterwijk en Zwaansmeer

On 1 January 2026, postcode 1946 in Beverwijk (Oosterwijk en Zwaansmeer) had 4,655 residents. 51.8% of them (2,410 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Beverwijk (33.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (14.0%), Turkey (11.5%) and other Europe (6.4%). 57.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.7 percentage points.

Residents: 4,655 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 51.8% 2,410 people
Born abroad: 57.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.7 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

48% 52%

Dutch origin 48.2% 2,245
Migration background 51.8% 2,410

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 1946. For comparison, the line marks Beverwijk and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

14.0% 650 people

Beverwijk 7.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

11.5% 535 people

Beverwijk 6.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.4% 300 people

Beverwijk 6.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.9% 230 people

Beverwijk 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

4.0% 185 people

Beverwijk 2.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

2.6% 120 people

Beverwijk 1.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.1% 100 people

Beverwijk 1.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.8% 85 people

Beverwijk 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 70 people

Beverwijk 1.1% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.4% 65 people

Beverwijk 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.1% 50 people

Beverwijk 0.56% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.64% 30 people

Beverwijk 0.42% 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) 57.9% 1,395
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.1% 1,015

Men and women

Men: 2,280
Women: 2,375

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 1946 51.8%

Higher than 93% 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

51.8%

1946
Beverwijk
Netherlands

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Year	1946	Beverwijk	Netherlands
1998	22.6%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	23.1%	17.2%	17.1%
2000	23.8%	17.6%	17.5%
2001	24.6%	18.2%	18.0%
2002	24.6%	18.4%	18.4%
2003	25.5%	18.7%	18.8%
2004	27.0%	19.3%	19.0%
2005	27.5%	19.3%	19.2%
2006	28.1%	19.8%	19.3%
2007	29.8%	20.2%	19.4%
2008	30.9%	20.9%	19.6%
2009	32.7%	21.8%	19.9%
2010	33.8%	22.5%	20.3%
2011	34.8%	22.9%	20.6%
2012	36.7%	23.6%	20.9%
2013	37.2%	24.2%	21.1%
2014	38.5%	24.7%	21.4%
2015	39.4%	25.0%	21.7%
2016	40.1%	25.7%	22.1%
2017	42.2%	26.5%	22.6%
2018	43.8%	27.1%	23.1%
2019	44.2%	27.5%	23.6%
2020	45.2%	28.2%	24.2%
2021	46.5%	29.0%	24.6%
2022	48.0%	30.3%	26.0%
2023	49.3%	31.2%	27.1%
2024	49.7%	32.1%	27.9%
2025	50.4%	32.7%	28.5%
2026	51.8%	33.5%	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
1945 Meerestein	34.7%	7,300	+3.6 pp	Other Asia
1948 de Pijp en Wijkerbroek, Broekpolder	29.4%	6,205	+2.7 pp	Turkey
1965 Hoogdorp en Waterakkers, Assumburg	15.1%	5,960	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
1967 Broekpolder, Hofland, Oosterwijk en Zuidbroek	24.7%	5,185	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
1966 Hofland, Oosterwijk en Zuidbroek	43.8%	5,075	+4.3 pp	Other Asia
1947 Centrum, Oranjebuurt	44.9%	3,835	+2.7 pp	Turkey

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	4,315	3,345	975	405	570	200	55	45	140	10	115	10	15	265	35	65	20	550	425
1999	4,295	3,305	990	390	595	200	45	40	145	10	110	5	15	260	40	85	30	545	445
2000	4,340	3,305	1,035	405	630	210	55	45	140	15	105	10	15	275	40	85	40	560	480
2001	4,385	3,305	1,080	420	660	225	45	55	145	15	110	5	20	285	40	100	35	575	500
2002	4,430	3,340	1,090	415	675	230	50	55	140	10	105	5	20	285	40	105	45	560	525
2003	4,455	3,320	1,135	420	715	250	50	60	135	10	110	5	20	285	45	120	45	565	570
2004	4,400	3,215	1,190	420	770	270	55	55	135	15	110	10	25	275	55	135	50	565	625
2005	4,350	3,155	1,195	415	780	280	60	40	125	15	105	15	20	275	60	155	45	555	645
2006	4,300	3,090	1,210	405	805	305	55	45	120	15	105	20	20	260	65	155	45	540	670
2007	4,345	3,050	1,295	395	895	350	65	45	125	30	95	15	20	265	65	170	45	530	765
2008	4,235	2,920	1,310	395	915	370	65	40	115	25	95	15	15	270	80	180	40	520	795
2009	4,425	2,980	1,445	415	1,030	425	75	45	115	30	100	20	15	280	85	210	45	545	900
2010	4,355	2,885	1,470	395	1,075	430	80	50	115	35	95	20	20	260	100	215	50	520	950
2011	4,405	2,870	1,535	400	1,130	435	85	60	115	30	90	35	20	255	115	230	60	535	1,000
2012	4,415	2,795	1,620	415	1,205	455	90	55	120	35	85	45	25	260	115	270	65	545	1,070
2013	4,405	2,765	1,640	430	1,205	460	100	55	110	25	85	65	20	260	120	270	65	565	1,080
2014	4,430	2,725	1,705	470	1,235	485	95	55	120	30	80	95	20	275	135	250	65	605	1,100
2015	4,420	2,680	1,740	475	1,265	495	105	55	110	30	75	110	20	270	140	265	65	605	1,135
2016	4,450	2,665	1,785	495	1,290	490	100	50	105	35	80	115	20	280	150	295	65	625	1,165
2017	4,455	2,575	1,880	525	1,350	515	115	50	95	35	75	130	25	295	150	320	70	640	1,240
2018	4,550	2,555	1,995	550	1,440	525	115	65	95	35	80	130	25	315	170	360	75	665	1,330
2019	4,510	2,515	1,995	545	1,455	525	120	60	90	35	75	145	25	300	175	375	75	650	1,345
2020	4,545	2,490	2,055	550	1,505	520	115	65	90	40	75	150	25	300	190	420	65	660	1,400
2021	4,545	2,430	2,115	565	1,555	535	110	70	95	40	70	160	30	305	190	440	75	675	1,445
2022	4,610	2,390	2,215	560	1,665	550	115	65	95	50	75	170	30	285	195	505	90	680	1,520
2023	4,670	2,365	2,300	565	1,740	555	120	65	80	40	70	185	30	275	205	575	90	670	1,610
2024	4,665	2,345	2,320	575	1,745	555	115	65	80	45	70	175	35	295	215	580	90	–	–
2025	4,650	2,305	2,345	570	1,775	550	115	70	85	45	65	175	35	300	220	600	95	–	–
2026	4,655	2,245	2,410	575	1,835	535	120	70	85	50	65	185	30	300	230	650	100	–	–

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