City · Leeuwarden, Friesland

Swichum: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Swichum had 50 residents. 10.0% of them (5 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Leeuwarden (22.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). 0.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 10.0 percentage points.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 50 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.0% 5 people
Born abroad: 0.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +10.0 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

Dutch origin 90.0% 45
Migration background 10.0% 5

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.65% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.87% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.5% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.49% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 5.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 0.0% 0
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 100.0% 5

Men and women

Men: 25
Women: 25

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

10.0%

Swichum
Municipality of Leeuwarden
Netherlands

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Year	Swichum	Municipality of Leeuwarden	Netherlands
1998	0.0%	11.7%	16.7%
1999	0.0%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	0.0%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	0.0%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	0.0%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	0.0%	13.8%	18.8%
2004	0.0%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	0.0%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	0.0%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	0.0%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	0.0%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	0.0%	14.3%	19.9%
2010	0.0%	14.6%	20.3%
2011	0.0%	15.0%	20.6%
2012	10.0%	15.2%	20.9%
2013	10.0%	15.4%	21.1%
2014	10.0%	15.4%	21.4%
2015	10.0%	15.4%	21.7%
2016	9.1%	15.7%	22.1%
2017	9.1%	16.2%	22.6%
2018	10.0%	16.6%	23.1%
2019	0.0%	17.1%	23.6%
2020	10.0%	17.7%	24.2%
2021	9.1%	18.0%	24.6%
2022	0.0%	19.3%	26.0%
2023	10.0%	20.3%	27.1%
2024	11.1%	21.1%	27.9%
2025	11.1%	22.0%	28.5%
2026	10.0%	22.5%	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 Swichum

				Largest group
9087 Dorpen Zuid-Oost	10.0%	50	+10.0 pp	–

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	Outside Europe	Suriname	Indonesia	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	60	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	65	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	55	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	50	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	50	50	5	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2013	50	45	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5
2014	50	45	5	5	5	5	0	0	5	5
2015	50	45	5	5	5	5	0	0	5	5
2016	55	50	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	5
2017	55	50	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5
2018	50	45	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	5
2019	50	50	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	5
2020	50	45	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2021	55	50	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2022	50	45	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
2023	50	45	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	5
2024	45	40	5	5	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	45	40	5	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2026	50	45	5	5	0	0	0	0	–	–

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