City · Medemblik, North Holland

Sijbekarspel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Sijbekarspel had 925 residents. 15.7% of them (145 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Medemblik (17.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (3.8%), other Asia (3.2%) and other Europe (2.7%). 58.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.2 percentage points.

Residents: 925 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.7% 145 people
Born abroad: 58.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.2 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 84.3% 780
Migration background 15.7% 145

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

3.8% 35 people

Municipality of Medemblik 3.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.2% 30 people

Municipality of Medemblik 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 25 people

Municipality of Medemblik 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.6% 15 people

Municipality of Medemblik 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.6% 15 people

Municipality of Medemblik 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.1% 10 people

Municipality of Medemblik 0.59% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.1% 10 people

Municipality of Medemblik 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.54% 5 people

Municipality of Medemblik 0.49% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.54% 5 people

Municipality of Medemblik 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Medemblik 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Medemblik 0.21% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Medemblik 0.28% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.6% 85
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.4% 60

Men and women

Men: 470
Women: 455

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Sijbekarspel 15.7%

Higher than 67% 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

15.7%

Sijbekarspel
Municipality of Medemblik
Netherlands

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Year	Sijbekarspel	Municipality of Medemblik	Netherlands
1998	5.4%	7.1%	16.7%
1999	6.5%	7.3%	17.1%
2000	6.6%	7.5%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	7.6%	18.0%
2002	6.7%	7.6%	18.4%
2003	7.3%	8.1%	18.8%
2004	6.7%	8.4%	19.0%
2005	7.2%	8.5%	19.2%
2006	7.7%	8.6%	19.3%
2007	9.0%	8.1%	19.4%
2008	8.5%	8.2%	19.6%
2009	8.4%	8.4%	19.9%
2010	7.8%	8.9%	20.3%
2011	7.5%	9.2%	20.6%
2012	9.6%	9.6%	20.9%
2013	9.7%	9.8%	21.1%
2014	9.3%	10.2%	21.4%
2015	9.2%	10.9%	21.7%
2016	10.8%	11.3%	22.1%
2017	11.7%	11.7%	22.6%
2018	12.2%	12.3%	23.1%
2019	11.6%	12.7%	23.6%
2020	12.2%	13.1%	24.2%
2021	12.0%	13.5%	24.6%
2022	14.5%	14.6%	26.0%
2023	15.0%	15.9%	27.1%
2024	15.6%	16.4%	27.9%
2025	15.1%	16.8%	28.5%
2026	15.7%	17.4%	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 Sijbekarspel

				Largest group
1655 Centrum	15.7%	925	+1.2 pp	Poland

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	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	925	870	50	25	30	0	5	0	15	5	10	0	15	0	5	5	45	10
1999	925	860	60	30	35	0	5	0	15	0	10	0	20	0	5	10	45	20
2000	910	855	60	30	25	0	0	0	15	0	10	0	20	0	0	10	45	15
2001	895	835	60	25	30	0	0	0	15	5	15	0	10	5	5	0	45	10
2002	900	835	60	25	30	0	0	0	15	0	15	5	5	5	5	5	50	15
2003	895	830	65	30	35	0	0	0	15	0	15	5	10	5	10	5	45	15
2004	895	835	60	30	40	0	0	0	15	0	15	0	15	5	10	10	45	15
2005	900	835	65	25	35	0	0	5	15	0	15	0	10	5	15	0	45	20
2006	905	835	70	25	45	0	0	5	15	0	15	5	5	5	20	0	45	25
2007	890	810	80	35	45	0	0	0	20	0	20	5	10	5	15	5	55	25
2008	880	805	75	35	45	0	0	0	15	0	15	10	10	5	25	0	50	25
2009	890	815	75	35	40	0	0	0	15	0	15	10	10	5	15	5	55	20
2010	895	820	70	40	25	0	0	5	15	0	15	15	10	0	5	0	60	10
2011	930	860	70	45	25	0	0	0	15	0	15	15	15	0	5	5	60	5
2012	935	845	90	55	40	5	0	5	15	0	15	25	15	0	10	5	70	20
2013	930	845	90	55	35	5	0	5	20	0	15	30	10	0	5	0	75	15
2014	910	825	85	55	30	0	0	5	15	0	15	25	15	0	5	5	75	15
2015	925	840	85	55	30	0	0	5	15	0	15	25	15	0	5	5	70	15
2016	925	825	100	65	35	0	0	5	20	0	15	30	20	0	0	10	80	15
2017	940	830	110	60	55	0	0	5	15	0	15	30	15	5	20	10	85	25
2018	940	825	115	65	45	0	0	0	15	5	15	35	15	5	15	5	85	30
2019	950	840	110	70	45	0	0	0	15	5	15	40	15	10	10	5	90	25
2020	945	830	115	65	50	5	0	5	15	0	15	35	15	10	10	5	85	30
2021	920	810	110	60	50	5	0	0	15	5	10	40	10	10	10	5	80	35
2022	930	795	135	70	65	0	0	10	15	0	10	40	25	10	20	10	90	45
2023	935	790	140	75	65	0	0	10	15	5	10	45	20	10	25	10	90	45
2024	930	785	145	75	70	0	0	10	15	5	10	40	25	10	25	5	–	–
2025	925	785	140	70	70	0	0	10	15	5	10	35	25	10	30	5	–	–
2026	925	780	145	70	75	0	0	10	15	5	10	35	25	15	30	5	–	–

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