City · Heerenveen, Friesland

Oudehorne: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Oudehorne had 830 residents. 3.6% of them (30 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 Germany (1.2%), Indonesia (0.60%) and other Europe (0.60%). 33.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 830 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 3.6% 30 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

97%

Dutch origin 97.0% 805
Migration background 3.6% 30

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.60% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.60% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.60% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
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%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.59% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% 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% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 66.7% 20

Men and women

Men: 420
Women: 410

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Oudehorne 3.6%

Higher than 1% 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

3.6%

Oudehorne
Municipality of Heerenveen
Netherlands

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Year	Oudehorne	Municipality of Heerenveen	Netherlands
1998	3.0%	8.8%	16.7%
1999	3.6%	9.0%	17.1%
2000	3.6%	9.1%	17.5%
2001	3.6%	9.8%	18.0%
2002	3.5%	10.3%	18.4%
2003	3.5%	10.4%	18.8%
2004	3.5%	10.7%	19.0%
2005	3.5%	10.2%	19.2%
2006	3.5%	9.9%	19.3%
2007	3.4%	9.9%	19.4%
2008	4.0%	10.2%	19.6%
2009	4.7%	10.3%	19.9%
2010	4.1%	10.5%	20.3%
2011	3.5%	10.5%	20.6%
2012	3.5%	10.7%	20.9%
2013	2.9%	10.7%	21.1%
2014	3.6%	10.7%	21.4%
2015	3.0%	10.9%	21.7%
2016	2.5%	11.1%	22.1%
2017	3.0%	11.4%	22.6%
2018	3.6%	11.6%	23.1%
2019	3.0%	12.0%	23.6%
2020	3.1%	12.3%	24.2%
2021	3.1%	12.4%	24.6%
2022	3.7%	13.5%	26.0%
2023	3.7%	14.4%	27.1%
2024	3.0%	14.8%	27.9%
2025	3.6%	15.2%	28.5%
2026	3.6%	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 Oudehorne

				Largest group
8413 Jubbega	3.6%	830	−0.1 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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	835	810	25	20	10	0	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	30	0
1999	840	815	30	20	10	0	0	10	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	30	0
2000	845	810	30	20	10	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	0	5	0	35	0
2001	840	810	30	25	10	0	0	10	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	30	0
2002	850	815	30	20	10	0	5	10	0	15	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
2003	860	825	30	25	10	0	0	10	0	10	0	15	0	0	0	30	5
2004	850	815	30	25	10	5	0	10	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	30	5
2005	850	820	30	25	10	0	0	10	0	20	0	5	0	0	5	30	0
2006	865	835	30	20	10	0	0	10	0	15	5	0	0	0	0	30	5
2007	880	845	30	20	10	0	5	10	0	15	5	0	0	0	0	30	0
2008	865	825	35	25	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	5	0	5	0	35	0
2009	855	815	40	20	10	0	0	15	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	35	5
2010	855	820	35	20	15	0	0	10	0	15	0	5	0	5	0	30	5
2011	850	815	30	15	20	0	0	10	0	15	0	0	0	5	5	25	5
2012	855	830	30	15	15	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	0	5	0	30	0
2013	850	825	25	15	10	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2014	845	815	30	15	15	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	25	5
2015	830	805	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	25	5
2016	815	795	20	15	10	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	5	0	0	20	5
2017	835	810	25	15	10	0	5	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	25	5
2018	840	810	30	15	10	0	0	5	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	20	5
2019	840	815	25	10	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	15	10
2020	815	790	25	10	10	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	15	5
2021	805	780	25	15	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	0	0	5	20	5
2022	815	785	30	10	15	0	0	5	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2023	820	780	30	20	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	25	10
2024	830	805	25	15	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	–	–
2025	825	800	30	15	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	–	–
2026	830	805	30	15	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	5	0	–	–

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