City · Dantumadiel, Friesland

Damwâld: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Damwâld had 5,655 residents. 6.5% of them (370 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Dantumadiel (7.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (1.9%), other Asia (1.5%) and other Africa (0.88%). 64.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 5,655 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.5% 370 people
Born abroad: 64.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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 93.4% 5,280
Migration background 6.5% 370

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.9% 105 people

Dantumadiel 1.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.5% 85 people

Dantumadiel 1.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.88% 50 people

Dantumadiel 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

0.71% 40 people

Dantumadiel 0.83% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.53% 30 people

Dantumadiel 0.47% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.44% 25 people

Dantumadiel 0.47% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.18% 10 people

Dantumadiel 0.13% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.09% 5 people

Dantumadiel 0.13% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.09% 5 people

Dantumadiel 0.03% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.09% 5 people

Dantumadiel 0.13% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.09% 5 people

Dantumadiel 0.08% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.09% 5 people

Dantumadiel 0.08% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

65% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.9% 240
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.5% 135

Men and women

Men: 2,835
Women: 2,820

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Damwâld 6.5%

Higher than 10% 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

6.5%

Damwâld
Dantumadiel
Netherlands

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Year	Damwâld	Dantumadiel	Netherlands
1998	2.8%	2.6%	16.7%
1999	2.6%	2.6%	17.1%
2000	2.7%	2.9%	17.5%
2001	2.8%	2.9%	18.0%
2002	3.0%	3.0%	18.4%
2003	2.8%	2.8%	18.8%
2004	2.8%	2.9%	19.0%
2005	3.1%	2.9%	19.2%
2006	2.9%	3.0%	19.3%
2007	2.9%	3.0%	19.4%
2008	2.9%	3.1%	19.6%
2009	3.1%	3.1%	19.9%
2010	3.0%	3.1%	20.3%
2011	3.2%	3.2%	20.6%
2012	3.6%	3.3%	20.9%
2013	3.3%	3.3%	21.1%
2014	3.4%	3.5%	21.4%
2015	3.5%	3.6%	21.7%
2016	3.6%	3.7%	22.1%
2017	3.7%	3.9%	22.6%
2018	3.8%	4.2%	23.1%
2019	3.8%	4.4%	23.6%
2020	4.0%	4.5%	24.2%
2021	3.9%	4.6%	24.6%
2022	4.8%	5.5%	26.0%
2023	7.3%	6.4%	27.1%
2024	6.2%	6.6%	27.9%
2025	6.5%	7.0%	28.5%
2026	6.5%	7.0%	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 Damwâld

				Largest group
9104 Centrum	6.5%	5,655	+1.7 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	5,925	5,760	165	60	105	0	0	5	30	5	45	5	0	10	25	20	20	100	65
1999	5,875	5,715	155	65	95	0	5	10	25	5	50	0	5	10	5	25	20	100	60
2000	5,840	5,685	160	60	100	0	5	5	25	5	45	0	0	15	5	35	20	95	70
2001	5,825	5,665	165	70	95	0	5	5	25	10	40	5	5	20	5	35	10	95	65
2002	5,840	5,665	175	80	90	0	5	5	25	5	45	5	5	25	0	35	15	105	70
2003	5,785	5,630	160	70	90	5	5	5	20	5	45	0	0	25	0	30	20	95	65
2004	5,795	5,625	165	75	95	0	10	5	20	5	45	0	5	25	0	35	25	100	65
2005	5,750	5,570	180	80	100	0	5	10	20	5	45	0	5	30	10	40	10	100	80
2006	5,670	5,505	165	75	95	5	5	5	20	5	40	0	5	30	5	40	10	105	60
2007	5,615	5,450	165	80	80	5	5	5	15	5	40	0	0	40	5	35	5	95	65
2008	5,570	5,410	160	75	85	5	5	5	15	5	40	5	0	30	5	30	15	100	60
2009	5,595	5,425	175	70	100	5	5	5	15	5	40	0	0	30	20	30	15	100	70
2010	5,575	5,400	170	75	90	5	5	5	15	10	40	0	0	35	15	25	10	100	70
2011	5,590	5,410	180	80	105	0	5	10	20	5	40	0	0	40	20	30	15	105	75
2012	5,630	5,430	200	80	120	0	5	5	20	5	40	0	0	40	20	45	20	105	85
2013	5,630	5,445	185	75	105	0	5	10	25	0	35	5	0	35	20	35	10	105	80
2014	5,645	5,455	190	75	110	0	5	5	20	5	35	5	0	35	25	45	5	100	90
2015	5,655	5,455	200	80	120	0	5	10	20	5	40	0	5	35	25	50	5	105	95
2016	5,640	5,435	205	80	120	0	5	5	20	5	40	0	0	40	25	45	15	105	95
2017	5,610	5,400	210	80	130	0	5	5	20	5	35	5	0	40	25	50	20	105	105
2018	5,590	5,375	215	80	135	0	5	5	25	5	35	0	5	40	35	40	20	115	105
2019	5,585	5,370	215	85	130	0	5	5	20	5	35	5	0	45	35	45	15	115	105
2020	5,615	5,390	225	90	135	0	5	10	25	5	40	5	0	45	30	40	20	120	100
2021	5,585	5,365	220	95	125	0	5	10	20	0	40	5	0	50	25	45	20	120	95
2022	5,595	5,320	270	110	160	0	0	10	30	5	40	5	5	65	35	55	20	135	110
2023	5,735	5,320	420	215	200	0	5	10	30	10	40	5	5	165	55	70	25	245	140
2024	5,670	5,320	350	165	185	0	5	10	35	10	40	5	5	115	45	60	25	–	–
2025	5,635	5,270	365	160	200	5	5	5	30	10	40	5	5	110	50	65	25	–	–
2026	5,655	5,280	370	155	220	5	5	5	30	10	40	5	5	105	50	85	25	–	–

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