City · Heerenveen, Friesland

Mildam: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Mildam had 685 residents. 7.3% of them (50 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Heerenveen (15.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.5%), Germany (1.5%) and Poland (1.5%). 40.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.7 percentage points.

Residents: 685 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.3% 50 people
Born abroad: 40.0% 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

93%

Dutch origin 92.7% 635
Migration background 7.3% 50

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

1.5% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.5% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.73% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.59% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.73% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.73% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.69% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.64% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

40% 60%

Born abroad (first generation) 40.0% 20
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 60.0% 30

Men and women

Men: 350
Women: 335

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Mildam 7.3%

Higher than 15% 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

7.3%

Mildam
Municipality of Heerenveen
Netherlands

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Year	Mildam	Municipality of Heerenveen	Netherlands
1998	4.7%	8.8%	16.7%
1999	4.1%	9.0%	17.1%
2000	4.1%	9.1%	17.5%
2001	4.1%	9.8%	18.0%
2002	5.6%	10.3%	18.4%
2003	4.8%	10.4%	18.8%
2004	5.4%	10.7%	19.0%
2005	5.5%	10.2%	19.2%
2006	5.5%	9.9%	19.3%
2007	4.9%	9.9%	19.4%
2008	5.7%	10.2%	19.6%
2009	4.9%	10.3%	19.9%
2010	4.9%	10.5%	20.3%
2011	5.0%	10.5%	20.6%
2012	5.7%	10.7%	20.9%
2013	5.9%	10.7%	21.1%
2014	5.8%	10.7%	21.4%
2015	5.1%	10.9%	21.7%
2016	5.8%	11.1%	22.1%
2017	5.1%	11.4%	22.6%
2018	5.1%	11.6%	23.1%
2019	4.4%	12.0%	23.6%
2020	4.5%	12.3%	24.2%
2021	5.9%	12.4%	24.6%
2022	6.6%	13.5%	26.0%
2023	8.1%	14.4%	27.1%
2024	5.8%	14.8%	27.9%
2025	6.8%	15.2%	28.5%
2026	7.3%	15.7%	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 Mildam

				Largest group
8454 Jubbega	7.3%	685	+0.7 pp	Indonesia

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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	750	715	35	15	25	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	5	5	10	25	5
1999	740	710	30	10	15	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	25	5
2000	725	700	30	15	10	0	5	0	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	25	10
2001	725	695	30	15	10	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	25	5
2002	720	680	40	20	15	0	5	0	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	30	10
2003	725	690	35	20	10	0	10	0	15	0	0	5	0	0	0	30	5
2004	740	700	40	25	15	0	10	0	20	0	0	5	0	5	0	35	5
2005	730	690	40	25	20	0	10	0	20	0	0	5	0	5	5	35	5
2006	725	685	40	20	15	0	10	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	35	5
2007	715	675	35	20	10	0	10	0	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	0
2008	705	665	40	25	15	0	10	0	15	0	0	10	0	5	0	35	0
2009	715	685	35	20	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	5	25	10
2010	710	675	35	20	20	0	5	0	10	0	0	10	0	10	5	30	10
2011	705	665	35	20	20	0	10	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	5	30	5
2012	700	660	40	20	15	0	5	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	5	30	10
2013	680	640	40	20	15	5	5	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	0	30	10
2014	685	645	40	20	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	5	30	10
2015	680	645	35	25	15	5	10	0	10	0	0	15	0	0	0	30	10
2016	685	645	40	20	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	0	0	10	30	10
2017	685	650	35	20	20	5	5	0	5	0	5	10	0	5	5	25	15
2018	685	650	35	15	20	5	5	0	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	10
2019	675	645	30	15	15	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	0	5	5	20	5
2020	670	640	30	15	15	0	5	5	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	20	10
2021	675	635	40	20	15	0	10	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	5	30	10
2022	685	640	45	20	20	5	5	0	10	5	5	0	5	5	5	30	10
2023	680	630	55	30	25	0	10	0	15	5	5	10	5	5	5	35	10
2024	685	640	40	20	25	0	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	5	5	–	–
2025	665	625	45	20	25	0	10	5	10	10	0	0	0	5	5	–	–
2026	685	635	50	20	30	0	10	5	10	10	0	0	0	5	5	–	–

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