Municipality · Friesland

Municipality of Waadhoeke: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Waadhoeke had 47,155 residents. 12.3% of them (5,815 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Friesland (13.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.0%), other Asia (2.6%) and Germany (1.3%). 63.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 47,155 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.3% 5,815 people
Born abroad: 63.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.3 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

88%

Dutch origin 87.7% 41,340
Migration background 12.3% 5,815

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.0% 1,435 people

Friesland 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 1,205 people

Friesland 3.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.3% 630 people

Friesland 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 580 people

Friesland 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

1.0% 475 people

Friesland 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.92% 435 people

Friesland 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.84% 395 people

Friesland 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.39% 185 people

Friesland 0.60% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.34% 160 people

Friesland 0.43% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.28% 130 people

Friesland 0.51% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.15% 70 people

Friesland 0.17% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.13% 60 people

Friesland 0.35% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

64% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.7% 3,705
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.6% 2,130

Men and women

Men: 23,905
Women: 23,255

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Waadhoeke 12.3%

Higher than 18% of all municipalities 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

12.3%

Waadhoeke
Friesland
Netherlands

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Year	Waadhoeke	Friesland	Netherlands
1998	5.0%	7.0%	16.7%
1999	5.3%	7.3%	17.1%
2000	5.4%	7.5%	17.5%
2001	5.9%	7.9%	18.0%
2002	6.7%	8.2%	18.4%
2003	6.5%	8.4%	18.8%
2004	7.2%	8.4%	19.0%
2005	7.3%	8.4%	19.2%
2006	7.0%	8.2%	19.3%
2007	6.6%	8.1%	19.4%
2008	6.5%	8.2%	19.6%
2009	6.8%	8.3%	19.9%
2010	6.9%	8.5%	20.3%
2011	7.3%	8.5%	20.6%
2012	7.2%	8.7%	20.9%
2013	7.2%	8.7%	21.1%
2014	7.5%	8.8%	21.4%
2015	7.6%	9.0%	21.7%
2016	7.6%	9.1%	22.1%
2017	8.0%	9.5%	22.6%
2018	8.5%	9.8%	23.1%
2019	8.8%	10.0%	23.6%
2020	9.1%	10.3%	24.2%
2021	9.2%	10.5%	24.6%
2022	10.1%	11.5%	26.0%
2023	10.7%	12.3%	27.1%
2024	11.3%	12.8%	27.9%
2025	11.5%	13.3%	28.5%
2026	12.3%	13.7%	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).

Cities and villages in Waadhoeke

				Largest group
Franeker	15.7%	13,360	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
St.-Annaparochie	18.7%	5,005	+3.7 pp	Other Asia
Dronryp	6.7%	3,360	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
Menaam	9.5%	2,840	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
Berltsum	8.8%	2,680	+0.5 pp	Other Africa
Sexbierum	17.1%	1,755	+4.7 pp	Other Europe
Minnertsga	10.0%	1,745	+1.4 pp	Poland
St.-Jacobiparochie	16.3%	1,630	+0.9 pp	Other Europe
Tzummarum	11.2%	1,390	+1.6 pp	Other Europe
Tzum	8.1%	1,105	+0.9 pp	Other Europe
Winsum (Waadhoeke)	6.5%	1,080	+0.8 pp	Germany
Deinum	6.8%	1,025	−0.3 pp	Indonesia
Marsum	13.2%	1,025	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
Oudebildtzijl	7.3%	960	+0.4 pp	Other Europe
Bitgummole	10.1%	895	+1.9 pp	Other Asia
Bitgum	7.1%	770	+1.0 pp	Poland
Vrouwenparochie	12.8%	705	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
Achlum	5.1%	585	−0.9 pp	Indonesia
Oosterbierum	18.2%	550	+0.5 pp	Other Europe
Wjelsryp	3.4%	435	+0.2 pp	Germany
Ried	8.5%	410	−0.7 pp	Germany
Boksum	9.9%	405	+2.4 pp	Germany
Ingelum	5.5%	365	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
Dongjum	14.1%	355	−2.4 pp	Germany
Nij Altoenae	9.4%	320	+1.6 pp	Poland
Herbaijum	12.5%	280	+0.7 pp	Other Europe
Spannum	5.7%	265	−0.5 pp	Indonesia
Peins	7.8%	255	−3.7 pp	Indonesia
Westhoek	10.2%	245	±0.0 pp	Other Europe
Hitzum	4.4%	225	−2.2 pp	Indonesia
Wier	5.0%	200	+2.3 pp	Poland
Pietersbierum	6.9%	145	+3.4 pp	Germany
Schalsum	7.1%	140	+3.7 pp	Germany
Zweins	4.0%	125	±0.0 pp	Other Asia
Baaium	8.7%	115	−0.8 pp	Poland
Skingen	5.0%	100	±0.0 pp	–
Slappeterp	0.0%	80	±0.0 pp	–
Blessum	0.0%	75	±0.0 pp	–
Firdgum	7.7%	65	−7.7 pp	–
Boer	11.1%	45	−11.1 pp	Germany
Klooster Lidlum	0.0%	40	±0.0 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	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	45,995	43,665	2,310	1,080	1,220	15	110	130	400	50	680	60	45	335	165	195	200	1,615	690
1999	46,000	43,555	2,450	1,110	1,320	15	90	120	395	50	670	70	55	320	160	285	230	1,680	780
2000	46,180	43,680	2,500	1,155	1,355	30	100	125	370	35	700	55	45	360	175	310	220	1,675	805
2001	46,765	44,000	2,765	1,235	1,515	35	95	115	410	55	715	80	60	395	225	375	220	1,815	975
2002	47,485	44,325	3,170	1,330	1,830	50	85	125	430	60	745	60	60	480	370	470	260	1,920	1,250
2003	47,670	44,545	3,105	1,330	1,730	35	95	130	410	75	715	80	65	485	345	445	220	1,915	1,175
2004	48,065	44,650	3,480	1,490	1,965	55	105	115	415	55	725	65	80	635	485	470	285	2,070	1,380
2005	47,975	44,495	3,500	1,515	1,975	50	80	120	370	70	755	80	65	620	485	535	280	2,080	1,385
2006	47,890	44,535	3,355	1,475	1,875	65	90	110	385	70	730	75	65	620	405	495	270	2,045	1,335
2007	47,410	44,270	3,135	1,420	1,680	90	90	110	400	65	730	90	65	545	270	415	270	2,000	1,125
2008	47,185	44,080	3,090	1,460	1,640	50	95	120	385	70	710	90	85	585	265	405	260	2,020	1,090
2009	47,150	43,950	3,215	1,530	1,650	45	80	110	405	70	710	160	65	600	270	455	240	2,050	1,145
2010	47,220	43,935	3,260	1,580	1,695	55	80	115	405	85	715	195	60	620	270	490	235	2,150	1,125
2011	47,415	43,985	3,440	1,655	1,740	45	85	115	415	85	755	235	70	595	295	475	260	2,215	1,220
2012	47,020	43,650	3,375	1,685	1,695	50	80	110	405	80	735	240	60	660	260	475	255	2,215	1,130
2013	46,815	43,425	3,355	1,685	1,630	60	80	110	385	65	740	295	65	600	250	485	235	2,210	1,160
2014	46,685	43,175	3,510	1,665	1,840	60	80	105	390	80	715	300	55	600	340	530	285	2,225	1,265
2015	46,470	42,940	3,530	1,725	1,800	40	85	105	380	80	710	325	60	635	335	540	240	2,245	1,290
2016	46,245	42,710	3,535	1,740	1,805	50	75	120	395	75	685	360	60	635	325	535	255	2,260	1,280
2017	46,065	42,390	3,675	1,790	1,885	55	75	105	395	80	675	410	60	655	325	635	255	2,310	1,375
2018	46,100	42,185	3,915	1,805	2,095	70	70	105	390	95	675	415	65	655	435	725	235	2,355	1,565
2019	46,055	41,995	4,060	1,895	2,160	85	80	95	390	90	635	455	60	760	440	725	265	2,415	1,645
2020	46,085	41,895	4,190	2,005	2,205	75	65	110	380	105	620	485	55	850	460	740	300	2,525	1,675
2021	46,135	41,880	4,255	2,045	2,205	65	55	135	385	120	625	490	50	890	460	735	280	2,565	1,695
2022	46,320	41,650	4,665	2,080	2,595	90	65	135	425	145	635	455	65	885	505	870	380	2,610	1,785
2023	46,725	41,715	5,015	2,325	2,705	115	75	130	435	140	645	485	75	1,105	510	930	395	2,825	1,895
2024	46,915	41,580	5,300	2,450	2,875	125	60	150	415	165	620	495	60	1,240	520	1,040	385	–	–
2025	46,865	41,480	5,395	2,405	2,970	120	55	130	415	175	610	485	60	1,255	570	1,050	395	–	–
2026	47,155	41,340	5,815	2,630	3,200	160	60	130	395	185	630	475	70	1,435	580	1,205	435	–	–

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