City · Weststellingwerf, Friesland

Boijl: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Boijl had 865 residents. 6.9% of them (60 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Weststellingwerf (10.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.7%), Belgium (1.2%) and other Europe (1.2%). 41.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.8 percentage points.

Residents: 865 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.9% 60 people
Born abroad: 41.7% 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 per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

93%

Dutch origin 93.1% 805
Migration background 6.9% 60

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.7% 15 people

Weststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.2% 10 people

Weststellingwerf 0.26% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 10 people

Weststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 10 people

Weststellingwerf 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.58% 5 people

Weststellingwerf 0.86% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.58% 5 people

Weststellingwerf 0.53% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.21% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.73% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.30% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.53% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 0.86% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Weststellingwerf 2.2% Netherlands 5.3%

First and second generation

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

42% 58%

Born abroad (first generation) 41.7% 25
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 58.3% 35

Men and women

Men: 450
Women: 420

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Boijl 6.9%

Higher than 12% of all cities 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

6.9%

Boijl
Weststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	Boijl	Weststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	6.2%	5.9%	16.7%
1999	5.6%	5.9%	17.1%
2000	5.6%	6.1%	17.5%
2001	5.6%	6.2%	18.0%
2002	5.7%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	6.1%	8.0%	18.8%
2004	5.5%	8.7%	19.0%
2005	4.4%	8.8%	19.2%
2006	4.9%	6.8%	19.3%
2007	4.9%	6.8%	19.4%
2008	5.0%	6.7%	19.6%
2009	5.5%	6.8%	19.9%
2010	5.1%	6.9%	20.3%
2011	5.1%	7.0%	20.6%
2012	5.6%	7.0%	20.9%
2013	5.6%	7.0%	21.1%
2014	6.2%	7.0%	21.4%
2015	6.7%	7.1%	21.7%
2016	6.3%	7.4%	22.1%
2017	5.7%	7.8%	22.6%
2018	6.2%	7.7%	23.1%
2019	5.7%	7.7%	23.6%
2020	5.1%	7.8%	24.2%
2021	5.6%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	6.2%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	7.4%	9.6%	27.1%
2024	6.9%	9.8%	27.9%
2025	7.0%	10.3%	28.5%
2026	6.9%	10.7%	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).

Postcodes in Boijl

				Largest group
8392 Boijl	6.9%	865	+0.8 pp	Germany

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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	890	835	55	40	10	10	5	25	0	5	10	0	0	0	50	5
1999	890	840	50	40	15	10	0	25	5	5	5	5	0	5	50	0
2000	895	845	50	40	10	10	0	20	0	5	15	0	0	0	50	0
2001	890	840	50	40	10	10	0	25	5	5	5	0	0	0	50	0
2002	870	825	50	40	10	10	0	25	0	5	10	0	0	0	50	0
2003	900	845	55	40	10	10	0	25	0	5	10	0	0	0	50	0
2004	915	870	50	35	10	10	0	20	0	10	5	0	0	0	45	0
2005	900	855	40	35	10	10	0	20	0	10	5	0	0	0	45	0
2006	920	880	45	35	5	10	0	20	0	5	10	0	0	0	45	0
2007	915	865	45	35	5	5	0	25	0	5	5	0	0	0	45	5
2008	905	855	45	40	10	5	0	25	0	5	10	0	5	0	50	5
2009	910	860	50	40	10	10	0	25	0	5	10	0	0	0	45	5
2010	880	830	45	35	10	10	0	20	0	10	5	0	0	0	45	0
2011	885	840	45	35	10	10	0	20	0	5	10	0	0	0	45	5
2012	890	840	50	40	15	10	0	20	0	5	15	5	0	0	50	5
2013	890	840	50	40	10	10	0	20	5	5	10	0	0	0	50	5
2014	890	835	55	45	5	5	0	25	5	5	10	0	0	0	50	0
2015	890	830	60	50	10	10	0	25	5	10	10	0	0	0	60	0
2016	880	825	55	45	10	5	0	20	5	10	10	0	5	0	50	0
2017	880	830	50	45	10	5	0	20	10	10	5	0	0	5	55	5
2018	890	835	55	40	15	5	0	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	50	5
2019	880	830	50	40	10	10	0	15	0	10	15	0	0	0	45	5
2020	890	845	45	35	15	10	0	15	0	5	15	0	0	5	40	5
2021	885	835	50	30	20	5	0	15	0	10	5	0	5	10	40	10
2022	890	830	55	30	20	5	0	15	5	10	10	0	0	10	40	10
2023	875	815	65	45	20	10	0	15	5	10	15	0	0	5	50	10
2024	865	805	60	40	20	10	0	15	0	10	15	0	0	10	–	–
2025	855	800	60	40	20	5	0	15	0	10	15	0	5	10	–	–
2026	865	805	60	40	25	5	0	15	5	10	10	0	0	10	–	–

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