City · Ooststellingwerf, Friesland

Waskemeer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Waskemeer had 835 residents. 6.0% of them (50 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Ooststellingwerf (10.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Suriname (1.2%), Indonesia (0.60%) and Dutch Caribbean (0.60%). 60.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.6 percentage points.

Residents: 835 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.0% 50 people
Born abroad: 60.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.6 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

94%

Dutch origin 94.0% 785
Migration background 6.0% 50

Largest origin groups

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

Suriname

1.2% 10 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.39% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.33% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.60% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.0% 30
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.0% 20

Men and women

Men: 430
Women: 405

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Waskemeer 6.0%

Higher than 7% 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

6.0%

Waskemeer
Ooststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	Waskemeer	Ooststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	2.3%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	1.7%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	2.3%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	2.3%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	2.3%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	1.2%	7.2%	18.8%
2004	1.2%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	1.7%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	2.9%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	2.3%	6.2%	19.4%
2008	2.3%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	2.3%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	3.5%	7.4%	20.3%
2011	2.4%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	2.4%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	3.0%	6.4%	21.1%
2014	3.0%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	2.9%	6.5%	21.7%
2016	2.9%	6.5%	22.1%
2017	2.4%	6.7%	22.6%
2018	2.4%	6.9%	23.1%
2019	3.0%	7.0%	23.6%
2020	4.2%	7.2%	24.2%
2021	4.2%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	5.4%	8.3%	26.0%
2023	6.0%	9.0%	27.1%
2024	6.6%	9.3%	27.9%
2025	5.5%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	6.0%	10.3%	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 Waskemeer

				Largest group
8434 Waskemeer	6.0%	835	+0.6 pp	Suriname

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	875	855	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	15	0
1999	885	870	15	10	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2000	870	850	20	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
2001	875	855	20	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2002	875	855	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2003	860	850	10	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2004	850	840	10	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
2005	865	845	15	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	15	0
2006	870	840	25	15	15	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	0	5	20	5
2007	865	845	20	20	10	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	20	5
2008	885	860	20	15	10	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	20	5
2009	855	840	20	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	15	0
2010	865	840	30	15	15	5	0	0	5	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	25	5
2011	845	825	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	20	5
2012	850	825	20	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	15	0
2013	845	820	25	15	5	0	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2014	845	820	25	15	10	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	10	5	0	0	15	5
2015	855	830	25	15	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	5	5	5	0	0	20	5
2016	850	825	25	15	10	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	20	5
2017	835	815	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	20	5
2018	830	810	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	20	5
2019	840	815	25	15	15	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	5	0	5	20	5
2020	840	805	35	20	15	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	10	0	0	0	20	15
2021	840	805	35	15	25	0	0	5	5	0	5	5	5	5	0	10	20	10
2022	835	790	45	20	20	0	0	10	5	5	5	10	10	5	5	0	25	15
2023	830	780	50	30	25	0	0	10	5	5	5	15	5	0	5	5	30	15
2024	835	780	55	25	25	0	0	10	5	0	5	15	10	0	5	5	–	–
2025	825	785	45	15	25	0	0	10	5	0	5	5	5	0	5	5	–	–
2026	835	785	50	15	30	0	0	10	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	–	–

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