City · Ooststellingwerf, Friesland

Donkerbroek: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Donkerbroek had 1,940 residents. 5.7% of them (110 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (10.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.0%), other Europe (1.0%) and other Africa (1.0%). 63.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.7 percentage points.

Residents: 1,940 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.7% 110 people
Born abroad: 63.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.7 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

94%

Dutch origin 94.3% 1,830
Migration background 5.7% 110

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.0% 20 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.0% 20 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 20 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.0% 20 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

0.52% 10 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.26% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.39% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.26% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.33% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.6% 70
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.4% 40

Men and women

Men: 975
Women: 965

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Donkerbroek 5.7%

Higher than 6% 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

5.7%

Donkerbroek
Ooststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	Donkerbroek	Ooststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	3.4%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	3.7%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	3.4%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	3.2%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	2.9%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	2.9%	7.2%	18.8%
2004	3.2%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	2.9%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	3.2%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	2.9%	6.2%	19.4%
2008	2.9%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	2.9%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	2.7%	7.4%	20.3%
2011	2.9%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	3.0%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	2.9%	6.4%	21.1%
2014	2.7%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	3.0%	6.5%	21.7%
2016	3.0%	6.5%	22.1%
2017	3.5%	6.7%	22.6%
2018	3.3%	6.9%	23.1%
2019	2.9%	7.0%	23.6%
2020	3.4%	7.2%	24.2%
2021	3.4%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	4.9%	8.3%	26.0%
2023	5.4%	9.0%	27.1%
2024	5.2%	9.3%	27.9%
2025	4.9%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	5.7%	10.3%	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 Donkerbroek

				Largest group
8435 Zuid, Noord	5.7%	1,940	+0.7 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	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	1,890	1,830	65	25	35	0	0	15	0	25	0	0	0	0	10	10	50	15
1999	1,900	1,830	70	30	40	0	5	15	0	25	0	0	5	5	10	5	50	15
2000	1,895	1,825	65	35	35	0	5	15	0	25	0	5	5	5	10	0	50	15
2001	1,900	1,845	60	35	25	0	0	15	0	25	0	5	5	5	5	0	45	15
2002	1,895	1,835	55	30	25	0	5	10	0	30	0	5	0	5	5	0	50	15
2003	1,880	1,825	55	30	20	0	5	15	0	25	0	5	0	5	0	0	45	10
2004	1,875	1,815	60	30	25	0	0	15	0	30	0	0	0	5	0	5	45	15
2005	1,895	1,840	55	30	30	0	5	15	5	25	0	0	5	5	0	0	45	10
2006	1,875	1,815	60	25	30	0	0	15	5	20	0	5	0	5	0	5	45	15
2007	1,880	1,820	55	30	30	0	0	10	0	20	0	5	5	5	5	10	45	15
2008	1,890	1,835	55	30	25	0	5	10	0	20	0	5	5	5	0	5	40	15
2009	1,875	1,820	55	25	30	0	0	10	5	15	0	5	5	5	5	5	40	20
2010	1,885	1,830	50	25	25	0	0	5	5	15	5	0	5	5	10	0	35	15
2011	1,875	1,815	55	30	20	0	5	10	5	15	5	0	10	5	0	0	35	20
2012	1,850	1,800	55	20	25	0	0	5	5	15	5	0	0	5	5	5	35	20
2013	1,880	1,825	55	30	25	0	5	10	5	15	5	0	10	5	0	0	40	15
2014	1,875	1,825	50	20	30	0	5	10	0	15	0	5	0	5	5	5	40	15
2015	1,850	1,795	55	20	30	0	0	10	5	10	0	5	5	5	5	5	35	20
2016	1,840	1,785	55	20	35	0	0	15	0	10	5	0	5	10	0	10	40	15
2017	1,835	1,770	65	25	40	0	0	15	0	15	0	0	10	10	5	10	40	20
2018	1,830	1,770	60	20	40	0	0	10	5	15	0	0	5	5	10	10	35	20
2019	1,865	1,810	55	15	40	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	10	10	5	30	25
2020	1,900	1,835	65	20	45	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	10	15	10	5	35	30
2021	1,895	1,830	65	25	45	0	0	10	5	15	0	0	10	15	10	5	40	25
2022	1,925	1,830	95	40	60	0	5	15	0	20	0	0	15	10	15	5	50	25
2023	1,930	1,820	105	50	55	5	5	15	5	20	0	5	30	10	15	5	60	25
2024	1,920	1,820	100	40	60	0	5	15	5	20	0	0	20	15	20	5	–	–
2025	1,930	1,830	95	35	60	0	5	10	5	20	0	0	15	15	20	5	–	–
2026	1,940	1,830	110	40	70	0	5	10	5	20	0	0	20	20	20	5	–	–

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