City · Heerenveen, Friesland

Oudeschoot: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Oudeschoot had 1,400 residents. 17.5% of them (245 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Heerenveen (15.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.7%), other Europe (4.3%) and Germany (1.8%). 65.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.7 percentage points.

Residents: 1,400 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.5% 245 people
Born abroad: 65.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.7 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

83% 18%

Dutch origin 82.9% 1,160
Migration background 17.5% 245

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.7% 80 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.3% 60 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.8% 25 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.4% 20 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.1% 15 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.69% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.71% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.64% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.71% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.71% 10 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.36% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.36% 5 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerenveen 0.59% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 65.3% 160
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.7% 85

Men and women

Men: 695
Women: 705

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Oudeschoot 17.5%

Higher than 74% 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

17.5%

Oudeschoot
Municipality of Heerenveen
Netherlands

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Year	Oudeschoot	Municipality of Heerenveen	Netherlands
1998	3.6%	8.8%	16.7%
1999	3.7%	9.0%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	9.1%	17.5%
2001	3.8%	9.8%	18.0%
2002	3.6%	10.3%	18.4%
2003	3.4%	10.4%	18.8%
2004	11.9%	10.7%	19.0%
2005	11.0%	10.2%	19.2%
2006	11.4%	9.9%	19.3%
2007	11.9%	9.9%	19.4%
2008	12.0%	10.2%	19.6%
2009	11.7%	10.3%	19.9%
2010	11.9%	10.5%	20.3%
2011	12.1%	10.5%	20.6%
2012	12.7%	10.7%	20.9%
2013	11.4%	10.7%	21.1%
2014	11.0%	10.7%	21.4%
2015	11.4%	10.9%	21.7%
2016	11.5%	11.1%	22.1%
2017	11.2%	11.4%	22.6%
2018	11.3%	11.6%	23.1%
2019	12.0%	12.0%	23.6%
2020	11.8%	12.3%	24.2%
2021	11.0%	12.4%	24.6%
2022	12.8%	13.5%	26.0%
2023	12.8%	14.4%	27.1%
2024	13.6%	14.8%	27.9%
2025	15.6%	15.2%	28.5%
2026	17.5%	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 Oudeschoot

				Largest group
8451 Jubbega	17.5%	1,400	+4.7 pp	Other Asia

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	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	140	130	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
1999	135	125	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2000	130	125	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2001	130	125	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2002	140	135	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2003	145	140	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2004	1,515	1,335	180	75	105	10	20	10	25	5	45	0	0	30	20	10	5	115	70
2005	1,495	1,320	165	75	90	5	20	5	25	5	40	0	0	35	10	10	10	105	65
2006	1,485	1,315	170	80	90	5	15	5	20	5	40	0	0	40	25	10	5	105	65
2007	1,510	1,335	180	80	105	5	15	5	20	10	35	0	0	45	25	10	15	105	75
2008	1,505	1,325	180	70	115	5	20	10	20	10	30	0	0	40	25	15	10	90	85
2009	1,495	1,320	175	65	110	5	25	5	15	5	25	0	0	40	20	15	20	90	85
2010	1,510	1,330	180	70	115	0	25	10	15	15	25	0	0	45	25	15	10	90	90
2011	1,490	1,310	180	70	115	5	25	10	15	10	30	0	0	40	20	10	20	90	90
2012	1,495	1,305	190	75	120	10	30	5	15	15	30	0	0	45	20	5	20	95	95
2013	1,490	1,320	170	70	110	10	25	5	15	5	30	0	5	35	20	10	20	95	75
2014	1,460	1,300	160	75	85	5	20	10	10	0	30	0	5	40	20	10	10	95	65
2015	1,485	1,315	170	70	100	5	20	5	15	5	25	0	5	40	25	10	15	90	80
2016	1,480	1,310	170	65	100	5	20	10	15	5	25	0	0	40	25	10	10	85	85
2017	1,470	1,305	165	70	95	0	20	5	15	5	25	0	0	45	25	15	10	85	75
2018	1,465	1,300	165	65	100	0	20	5	15	5	25	0	0	40	25	20	10	85	75
2019	1,460	1,285	175	65	110	5	20	10	15	0	25	0	5	35	20	30	10	90	90
2020	1,445	1,275	170	75	95	0	15	5	15	5	30	0	0	45	15	30	10	95	75
2021	1,410	1,255	155	60	95	0	15	5	10	5	25	0	5	30	15	35	10	80	75
2022	1,405	1,220	180	70	115	0	10	5	15	5	30	0	0	40	25	45	10	90	85
2023	1,445	1,260	185	65	120	0	15	5	10	0	25	0	0	35	20	55	5	85	90
2024	1,395	1,205	190	70	120	0	15	5	10	5	25	5	5	40	20	50	10	–	–
2025	1,380	1,165	215	80	140	0	15	10	10	5	25	5	5	45	20	70	10	–	–
2026	1,400	1,160	245	95	150	0	15	10	10	0	25	5	5	60	20	80	10	–	–

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