City · Leeuwarden, Friesland

Warten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Warten had 875 residents. 9.7% of them (85 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%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.7%), other Africa (1.7%) and Indonesia (1.1%). 52.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 875 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.7% 85 people
Born abroad: 52.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

91%

Dutch origin 90.9% 795
Migration background 9.7% 85

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.7% 15 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 15 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.1% 10 people

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

1.1% 10 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.5% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.1% 10 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.1% 10 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 5.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.57% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.65% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.57% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 0.87% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.57% 5 people

Municipality of Leeuwarden 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
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 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.

53% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.9% 45
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.2% 35

Men and women

Men: 450
Women: 425

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Warten 9.7%

Higher than 30% 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

9.7%

Warten
Municipality of Leeuwarden
Netherlands

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Year	Warten	Municipality of Leeuwarden	Netherlands
1998	3.7%	11.7%	16.7%
1999	3.0%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	3.0%	12.4%	17.5%
2001	3.1%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	3.0%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	4.0%	13.8%	18.8%
2004	3.9%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	3.4%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	3.5%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	3.5%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	3.5%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	3.5%	14.3%	19.9%
2010	4.5%	14.6%	20.3%
2011	4.1%	15.0%	20.6%
2012	4.2%	15.2%	20.9%
2013	4.8%	15.4%	21.1%
2014	4.8%	15.4%	21.4%
2015	5.4%	15.4%	21.7%
2016	6.5%	15.7%	22.1%
2017	6.0%	16.2%	22.6%
2018	6.6%	16.6%	23.1%
2019	6.6%	17.1%	23.6%
2020	6.1%	17.7%	24.2%
2021	5.9%	18.0%	24.6%
2022	6.6%	19.3%	26.0%
2023	6.7%	20.3%	27.1%
2024	7.7%	21.1%	27.9%
2025	8.5%	22.0%	28.5%
2026	9.7%	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 Warten

				Largest group
9003 Dorpen Zuid-Oost	9.7%	875	+3.1 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	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	955	925	35	15	20	0	0	5	10	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	20	10
1999	985	955	30	15	20	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	10
2000	985	960	30	15	15	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	10
2001	980	950	30	15	15	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	5
2002	1,000	970	30	15	20	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	10
2003	995	960	40	20	20	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	10	5	5	0	30	15
2004	1,025	980	40	20	25	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	25	15
2005	1,015	975	35	20	20	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	10	0	5	0	30	10
2006	995	955	35	20	15	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	25	10
2007	1,005	970	35	15	20	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	25	10
2008	995	955	35	20	15	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	30	5
2009	995	960	35	20	15	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	30	5
2010	990	945	45	25	20	0	0	0	10	5	15	0	0	10	0	0	5	35	5
2011	965	920	40	20	20	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	35	10
2012	950	910	40	25	15	0	0	0	10	10	15	0	0	10	0	0	0	35	10
2013	935	890	45	25	20	0	0	0	10	10	15	0	0	10	0	0	0	35	5
2014	940	895	45	25	20	0	0	0	10	10	15	0	0	10	0	0	0	35	10
2015	930	880	50	25	20	0	0	5	10	10	15	0	0	10	0	0	0	35	15
2016	925	865	60	25	35	0	0	5	10	15	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	35	25
2017	915	860	55	30	30	0	0	0	10	10	15	5	0	10	0	5	5	40	15
2018	910	850	60	25	30	0	0	5	10	10	15	0	0	10	5	0	0	40	20
2019	905	845	60	30	30	0	5	0	10	10	15	5	0	10	0	0	5	40	20
2020	900	845	55	25	30	0	5	0	10	10	10	0	5	10	0	5	0	35	15
2021	925	870	55	30	25	0	5	5	10	10	15	0	5	10	0	0	0	40	20
2022	905	845	60	30	35	0	5	0	10	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	35	20
2023	895	830	60	30	30	0	5	0	10	10	10	0	5	15	0	0	0	35	20
2024	905	835	70	35	35	5	5	0	10	10	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	–	–
2025	880	805	75	40	40	5	5	0	10	10	10	5	5	20	5	5	0	–	–
2026	875	795	85	30	55	5	5	5	10	10	15	0	0	10	15	10	0	–	–

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