City · Leeuwarden, Friesland

Easterlittens: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Easterlittens had 430 residents. 4.7% of them (20 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Leeuwarden (22.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.2%), other Europe (1.2%) and other Asia (1.2%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.1 percentage points.

Residents: 430 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 4.7% 20 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.1 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

95%

Dutch origin 95.3% 410
Migration background 4.7% 20

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.2% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 5.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.65% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.87% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.5% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.49% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 10

Men and women

Men: 225
Women: 200

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

4.7%

Easterlittens
Municipality of Leeuwarden
Netherlands

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Year	Easterlittens	Municipality of Leeuwarden	Netherlands
1998	3.8%	11.7%	16.7%
1999	3.9%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	3.5%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	3.4%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	4.6%	13.8%	18.8%
2004	3.4%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	3.3%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	4.3%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	4.2%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	4.2%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	4.3%	14.3%	19.9%
2010	3.3%	14.6%	20.3%
2011	4.3%	15.0%	20.6%
2012	3.3%	15.2%	20.9%
2013	4.4%	15.4%	21.1%
2014	3.3%	15.4%	21.4%
2015	3.2%	15.4%	21.7%
2016	3.3%	15.7%	22.1%
2017	4.5%	16.2%	22.6%
2018	4.6%	16.6%	23.1%
2019	3.6%	17.1%	23.6%
2020	3.7%	17.7%	24.2%
2021	4.8%	18.0%	24.6%
2022	3.5%	19.3%	26.0%
2023	3.4%	20.3%	27.1%
2024	3.5%	21.1%	27.9%
2025	4.7%	22.0%	28.5%
2026	4.7%	22.5%	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).

Postcodes in Easterlittens

				Largest group
8835 Dorpen Zuid-West	4.7%	430	+1.1 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	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	395	385	15	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	10	0	0	10	0
1999	385	375	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	10	0
2000	390	380	15	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	0
2001	430	415	15	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	15	0
2002	435	415	15	10	5	0	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	15	0
2003	435	420	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	0
2004	440	420	15	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	15	0
2005	455	435	15	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	0
2006	470	455	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	15	0
2007	475	455	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	15	5
2008	480	465	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	0
2009	465	450	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	5
2010	455	445	15	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	0
2011	460	440	20	10	10	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	15	0
2012	450	435	15	5	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	5
2013	455	435	20	10	5	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	5
2014	460	445	15	10	5	0	0	5	10	0	0	0	5	15	5
2015	465	450	15	10	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	5	15	0
2016	450	435	15	5	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	5
2017	440	420	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	10	10
2018	435	415	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	5	0	10	10
2019	415	400	15	5	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	5
2020	405	390	15	10	5	0	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	10	5
2021	415	395	20	10	10	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	5	15	10
2022	425	405	15	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	5	10	5
2023	440	420	15	10	10	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	5	5
2024	425	410	15	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	–	–
2025	430	410	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	0	–	–
2026	430	410	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	0	–	–

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