City · Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland

Dokkum: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Dokkum had 13,040 residents. 10.6% of them (1,380 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân (8.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.4%), other Europe (2.8%) and other Americas & Oceania (0.88%). 64.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 13,040 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.6% 1,380 people
Born abroad: 64.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.4% 11,660
Migration background 10.6% 1,380

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Dokkum. For comparison, the line marks Noardeast-Fryslân and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.4% 445 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 360 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 1.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.88% 115 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.82% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.77% 100 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.56% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.77% 100 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.90% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.77% 100 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.86% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.38% 50 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.20% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.19% 25 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.14% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.19% 25 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.25% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.15% 20 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.29% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.15% 20 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.12% 15 people

Noardeast-Fryslân 0.08% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

64% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.5% 890
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.1% 485

Men and women

Men: 6,350
Women: 6,690

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Dokkum 10.6%

Higher than 35% 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

10.6%

Dokkum
Noardeast-Fryslân
Netherlands

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Year	Dokkum	Noardeast-Fryslân	Netherlands
1998	6.5%	4.8%	16.7%
1999	6.8%	4.9%	17.1%
2000	6.7%	4.8%	17.5%
2001	9.1%	5.5%	18.0%
2002	10.1%	6.0%	18.4%
2003	9.4%	5.9%	18.8%
2004	10.1%	5.7%	19.0%
2005	10.3%	5.7%	19.2%
2006	10.2%	5.7%	19.3%
2007	9.9%	5.5%	19.4%
2008	9.3%	5.5%	19.6%
2009	8.8%	5.3%	19.9%
2010	6.8%	4.8%	20.3%
2011	6.0%	4.7%	20.6%
2012	6.0%	4.7%	20.9%
2013	5.8%	4.7%	21.1%
2014	6.1%	4.9%	21.4%
2015	6.2%	5.0%	21.7%
2016	6.5%	5.3%	22.1%
2017	6.6%	5.6%	22.6%
2018	6.8%	5.7%	23.1%
2019	6.9%	5.8%	23.6%
2020	7.1%	5.8%	24.2%
2021	7.0%	6.0%	24.6%
2022	7.8%	6.8%	26.0%
2023	8.7%	7.1%	27.1%
2024	9.7%	7.7%	27.9%
2025	10.3%	8.1%	28.5%
2026	10.6%	8.4%	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 Dokkum

				Largest group
9101 Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken	12.9%	9,485	+3.5 pp	Other Asia
9103 Kooilanden, Jantjeszeepolder	5.0%	2,525	+0.9 pp	Other Asia
9102 Weeshuislanden	3.4%	1,030	−0.3 pp	Other Asia

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	12,545	11,730	820	280	550	0	5	40	120	15	125	5	5	145	120	190	60	415	400
1999	12,590	11,735	855	285	565	0	5	40	115	20	120	10	10	145	125	215	45	420	440
2000	12,440	11,615	830	285	555	5	5	40	115	20	125	10	15	135	135	185	50	430	405
2001	12,795	11,630	1,160	360	805	20	5	40	125	30	135	10	15	200	165	395	25	505	665
2002	12,980	11,670	1,310	380	935	25	5	40	125	25	125	15	10	230	220	445	50	535	780
2003	12,940	11,725	1,215	370	850	25	5	45	115	30	130	10	10	220	210	375	45	505	710
2004	13,010	11,695	1,315	400	900	40	5	45	105	35	130	10	10	250	230	390	50	550	765
2005	13,160	11,810	1,350	455	885	30	5	45	120	40	135	10	15	295	230	365	50	605	760
2006	13,150	11,810	1,340	470	875	25	5	40	110	35	130	15	10	315	240	350	70	620	720
2007	13,070	11,780	1,295	460	835	25	5	45	100	35	125	10	15	310	210	345	70	595	695
2008	12,980	11,775	1,210	410	800	20	10	40	105	30	125	15	10	260	180	350	65	550	660
2009	12,950	11,810	1,140	340	805	10	5	45	110	30	115	10	10	205	200	335	75	470	670
2010	12,710	11,845	865	310	555	10	15	45	100	25	105	10	10	185	75	225	60	435	425
2011	12,620	11,865	755	290	470	5	5	35	105	25	105	10	15	160	60	160	75	415	340
2012	12,645	11,885	765	285	475	5	15	45	105	25	105	10	15	155	50	165	70	410	340
2013	12,635	11,885	730	290	450	5	5	45	100	20	100	10	15	165	65	155	60	410	335
2014	12,615	11,845	770	305	460	0	10	45	100	20	110	10	15	170	55	175	60	425	335
2015	12,585	11,810	775	290	485	5	5	40	100	25	105	20	10	155	70	185	55	425	355
2016	12,515	11,705	810	305	500	5	15	40	95	20	100	25	15	165	65	205	55	425	380
2017	12,580	11,745	835	300	535	5	15	35	90	20	100	20	15	165	70	240	60	420	420
2018	12,545	11,695	850	300	550	5	10	35	95	20	105	20	10	165	75	250	65	415	430
2019	12,595	11,725	870	300	570	5	10	40	90	30	105	15	15	165	70	265	60	415	455
2020	12,670	11,775	895	305	590	5	15	40	95	35	95	20	20	170	70	260	70	420	475
2021	12,740	11,845	895	305	590	5	10	35	95	35	100	20	15	170	80	255	75	430	465
2022	12,825	11,820	1,005	310	700	10	15	40	105	35	105	25	15	175	80	325	95	430	510
2023	12,965	11,840	1,130	375	755	10	15	40	100	30	105	30	10	230	75	370	105	505	550
2024	13,040	11,780	1,260	465	800	15	15	50	105	30	105	20	10	315	85	395	105	–	–
2025	13,025	11,680	1,345	495	845	20	15	50	100	25	105	20	10	355	90	435	105	–	–
2026	13,040	11,660	1,380	505	875	25	15	50	100	25	100	20	20	360	100	445	115	–	–

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