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City · Leeuwarden, Friesland

LeonsMigration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Leons had 25 residents. 0.0% of them (0 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%). Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents
25 on 1 January 2026
Migration background
0.0% 0 people
Born abroad
– of those with a migration background
Change since 2022
±0.0 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

  • Dutch origin 100.0% 25
  • Migration background 0.0% 0

Largest origin groups

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

  • 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%
  • Germany
    0.0% 0 people
    Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
  • 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 Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland
    0.0% 0 people
    Municipality of Leeuwarden 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
  • Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco
    0.0% 0 people
    Municipality of Leeuwarden 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
  • Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey
    0.0% 0 people
    Municipality of Leeuwarden 5.2% Netherlands 5.3%
  • 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.

  • Born abroad (first generation) – 0
  • Born in the Netherlands (second generation) – 0

Men and women

Men
10
Women
15

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

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

Measure
  • Leons
  • Municipality of Leeuwarden
  • Netherlands
Show as table
Year LeonsMunicipality of LeeuwardenNetherlands
1998 0.0%11.7%16.7%
1999 0.0%12.1%17.1%
2000 0.0%12.4%17.5%
2001 0.0%12.9%18.0%
2002 0.0%13.3%18.4%
2003 0.0%13.8%18.8%
2004 0.0%13.8%19.0%
2005 0.0%13.8%19.2%
2006 0.0%13.8%19.3%
2007 0.0%13.9%19.4%
2008 0.0%14.0%19.6%
2009 0.0%14.3%19.9%
2010 0.0%14.6%20.3%
2011 0.0%15.0%20.6%
2012 0.0%15.2%20.9%
2013 0.0%15.4%21.1%
2014 0.0%15.4%21.4%
2015 0.0%15.4%21.7%
2016 0.0%15.7%22.1%
2017 0.0%16.2%22.6%
2018 0.0%16.6%23.1%
2019 0.0%17.1%23.6%
2020 0.0%17.7%24.2%
2021 0.0%18.0%24.6%
2022 0.0%19.3%26.0%
2023 0.0%20.3%27.1%
2024 0.0%21.1%27.9%
2025 0.0%22.0%28.5%
2026 0.0%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 Leons

Largest group
8833 Dorpen Zuid-West 25 ±0.0 pp –

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year Total residentsDutch originMigration backgroundEuropeOutside EuropeTurkeyMoroccoSurinameIndonesiaDutch CaribbeanGermanyPolandBelgiumOther EuropeOther AfricaOther AsiaOther Americas & OceaniaWestern migration backgroundNon-Western migration background
1998 202000000000000000000
1999 202000000000000000000
2000 202000000000000000000
2001 202000000000000000000
2002 252500000000000000000
2003 252000000000000000000
2004 252500000000000000000
2005 252500000000000000000
2006 252500000000000000000
2007 202000000000000000000
2008 252500000000000000000
2009 252500000000000000000
2010 252500000000000000000
2011 252500000000000000000
2012 252500000000000000000
2013 302500000000000000000
2014 303000000000000000000
2015 252500000000000000000
2016 252500000000000000000
2017 252500000000000000000
2018 252500000000000000000
2019 252500000000000000000
2020 252500000000000000000
2021 252500000000000000000
2022 252500000000000000000
2023 252500000000000000000
2024 2525000000000000000––
2025 2020000000000000000––
2026 2525000000000000000––

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