Postcode · Wilhelminaoord, Drenthe

Postcode 8384: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8384 in Wilhelminaoord had 950 residents. 10.0% of them (95 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Westerveld (9.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.6%), other Asia (2.6%) and Indonesia (1.6%). 42.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 950 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.0% 95 people
Born abroad: 42.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

90%

Dutch origin 90.0% 855
Migration background 10.0% 95

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8384. For comparison, the line marks Westerveld and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

2.6% 25 people

Westerveld 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 25 people

Westerveld 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.6% 15 people

Westerveld 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.1% 10 people

Westerveld 1.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 10 people

Westerveld 0.80% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.53% 5 people

Westerveld 0.33% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.53% 5 people

Westerveld 0.25% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.13% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.08% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.25% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.58% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

42% 58%

Born abroad (first generation) 42.1% 40
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 57.9% 55

Men and women

Men: 465
Women: 485

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8384 10.0%

Higher than 19% of all postcodes 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

10.0%

8384
Westerveld
Netherlands

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Year	8384	Westerveld	Netherlands
1998	6.5%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	6.5%	5.3%	17.1%
2000	7.0%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	5.9%	5.2%	18.0%
2002	6.9%	6.1%	18.4%
2003	5.5%	5.7%	18.8%
2004	5.9%	5.6%	19.0%
2005	5.0%	5.4%	19.2%
2006	5.0%	5.8%	19.3%
2007	4.5%	6.0%	19.4%
2008	4.4%	5.6%	19.6%
2009	4.9%	5.5%	19.9%
2010	4.9%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	5.4%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	7.1%	6.0%	20.9%
2013	6.6%	5.7%	21.1%
2014	6.6%	5.7%	21.4%
2015	6.6%	6.3%	21.7%
2016	5.5%	6.0%	22.1%
2017	6.1%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	6.3%	6.1%	23.1%
2019	6.7%	6.3%	23.6%
2020	6.7%	6.5%	24.2%
2021	7.0%	6.6%	24.6%
2022	8.4%	7.7%	26.0%
2023	8.4%	7.9%	27.1%
2024	7.9%	8.9%	27.9%
2025	8.9%	9.2%	28.5%
2026	10.0%	9.4%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
8391 Rotanwijk	9.5%	3,620	+0.9 pp	Other Asia
8383 Nijensleek	7.2%	555	+0.5 pp	Germany
8385 Vledderveen (Westerveld)	6.3%	400	+0.6 pp	Other Europe
8382 Frederiksoord	16.9%	295	+3.6 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	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	920	860	60	35	20	0	0	5	0	20	0	5	10	5	5	5	40	15
1999	925	865	60	35	30	0	0	5	0	20	0	5	10	5	10	10	45	15
2000	930	870	65	40	25	0	0	10	5	25	0	5	10	5	5	0	50	10
2001	925	870	55	30	25	0	0	10	0	25	0	5	0	5	5	5	40	10
2002	945	880	65	30	30	0	5	10	0	25	0	5	0	5	10	0	50	20
2003	915	860	50	35	15	0	0	15	0	25	0	5	5	0	0	0	45	5
2004	930	875	55	35	15	0	0	15	0	25	0	5	5	5	0	0	45	5
2005	905	860	45	30	20	0	0	15	0	20	0	5	5	5	0	0	45	5
2006	900	850	45	30	20	0	0	15	0	15	0	5	10	5	0	0	45	10
2007	895	855	40	20	20	0	0	15	0	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	40	5
2008	910	865	40	20	15	0	0	15	0	20	0	5	0	5	0	0	35	5
2009	915	870	45	25	15	0	0	10	0	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	35	5
2010	915	870	45	25	15	0	0	10	5	20	0	5	0	5	0	0	35	5
2011	925	880	50	35	15	0	0	10	0	20	0	10	5	5	0	0	40	10
2012	920	850	65	35	35	0	0	10	0	20	0	5	10	15	5	5	45	20
2013	915	860	60	30	30	0	0	10	0	20	0	0	10	15	5	0	40	25
2014	915	855	60	25	35	0	0	10	5	20	0	0	5	15	5	0	35	30
2015	905	845	60	25	40	0	0	10	5	20	0	0	5	15	5	5	35	25
2016	910	860	50	30	25	0	0	10	5	15	0	0	15	5	0	5	35	15
2017	900	845	55	25	25	0	0	10	5	15	0	0	10	5	0	5	35	15
2018	870	815	55	25	30	5	0	10	5	15	0	0	10	0	5	5	35	20
2019	890	830	60	30	35	5	0	10	0	20	5	0	5	0	10	10	45	20
2020	900	840	60	30	30	0	0	10	5	15	5	0	10	10	5	0	40	20
2021	935	870	65	25	40	0	0	15	5	20	0	0	5	5	5	10	45	25
2022	950	875	80	35	50	0	0	15	10	20	5	0	10	10	5	5	45	30
2023	955	870	80	30	50	0	0	10	10	20	5	0	10	10	5	10	45	30
2024	950	875	75	30	45	0	0	10	10	20	5	0	10	10	10	5	–	–
2025	955	870	85	35	50	0	0	10	10	20	5	0	10	10	15	0	–	–
2026	950	855	95	35	55	0	0	15	5	25	5	0	10	10	25	0	–	–

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