City · Ooststellingwerf, Friesland

Nijeberkoop: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Nijeberkoop had 260 residents. 5.8% of them (15 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 Indonesia (1.9%), Germany (1.9%) and other Europe (1.9%). 33.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 260 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.8% 15 people
Born abroad: 33.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.1 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

94%

Dutch origin 94.2% 245
Migration background 5.8% 15

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

1.9% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.9% 5 people

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

1.9% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.33% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

33% 67%

Born abroad (first generation) 33.3% 5
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 66.7% 10

Men and women

Men: 130
Women: 135

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

5.8%

Nijeberkoop
Ooststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	Nijeberkoop	Ooststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	3.6%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	1.8%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	3.5%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	1.8%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	1.7%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	1.7%	7.2%	18.8%
2004	3.4%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	5.2%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	1.8%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	3.5%	6.2%	19.4%
2008	3.6%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	1.8%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	1.8%	7.4%	20.3%
2011	1.8%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	1.8%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	1.8%	6.4%	21.1%
2014	1.8%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	1.8%	6.5%	21.7%
2016	1.9%	6.5%	22.1%
2017	1.9%	6.7%	22.6%
2018	1.9%	6.9%	23.1%
2019	1.9%	7.0%	23.6%
2020	1.9%	7.2%	24.2%
2021	3.6%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	5.7%	8.3%	26.0%
2023	5.5%	9.0%	27.1%
2024	7.5%	9.3%	27.9%
2025	7.7%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	5.8%	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 Nijeberkoop

				Largest group
8422 Nijeberkoop	5.8%	260	+0.1 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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	280	275	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	5
1999	285	275	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2000	285	280	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2001	285	285	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	0
2002	290	285	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
2003	290	290	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2004	295	285	10	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	5
2005	290	275	15	5	15	0	5	0	5	5	5	5	5
2006	275	265	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2007	285	280	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2008	280	275	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2009	275	270	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2010	275	270	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2011	285	275	5	10	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	0
2012	280	280	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0
2013	275	270	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2014	275	270	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2015	280	275	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2016	265	260	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
2017	265	260	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
2018	265	260	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0
2019	265	260	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2020	270	265	5	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	10	0
2021	275	265	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	0
2022	265	255	15	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	0
2023	275	260	15	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	10	5
2024	265	250	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	–	–
2025	260	245	20	10	5	0	0	5	10	0	0	–	–
2026	260	245	15	10	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	–	–

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