Postcode · Makkinga, Friesland

Postcode 8423: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8423 in Makkinga had 1,015 residents. 4.4% of them (45 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 Germany (1.0%), Indonesia (0.49%) and Belgium (0.49%). 33.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.1 percentage points.

Residents: 1,015 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 4.4% 45 people
Born abroad: 33.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.1 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

96%

Dutch origin 95.6% 970
Migration background 4.4% 45

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8423. For comparison, the line marks Ooststellingwerf and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

1.0% 10 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.49% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.49% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.49% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.49% 5 people

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

0.49% 5 people

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

0.49% 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%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.39% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.23% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.33% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

33% 67%

Born abroad (first generation) 33.3% 15
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 66.7% 30

Men and women

Men: 515
Women: 495

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8423 4.4%

Higher than 1% 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

4.4%

8423
Ooststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	8423	Ooststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	3.9%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	3.4%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	3.9%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	3.4%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	3.8%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	3.8%	7.2%	18.8%
2004	3.8%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	3.8%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	3.8%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	3.4%	6.2%	19.4%
2008	3.4%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	3.4%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	3.4%	7.4%	20.3%
2011	3.4%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	3.4%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	3.4%	6.4%	21.1%
2014	2.9%	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	2.9%	6.9%	23.1%
2019	3.4%	7.0%	23.6%
2020	2.9%	7.2%	24.2%
2021	2.9%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	3.4%	8.3%	26.0%
2023	3.4%	9.0%	27.1%
2024	3.9%	9.3%	27.9%
2025	3.9%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	4.4%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
8431 Centrum-Noord-Oost	14.2%	9,905	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
8435 Zuid, Noord	5.7%	1,940	+0.7 pp	Germany
8412 Jubbega	4.2%	825	−0.1 pp	Germany
8424 Elsloo (Ooststellingwerf)	10.9%	735	+5.8 pp	Other Europe
8425 Langedijke	4.8%	315	+0.1 pp	Indonesia
8422 Nijeberkoop	5.8%	260	+0.1 pp	Indonesia

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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	1,030	985	40	30	15	0	0	5	0	20	0	5	5	5	5	0	35	5
1999	1,020	985	35	25	10	0	0	5	5	15	5	5	0	5	0	0	30	5
2000	1,020	980	40	25	15	0	0	5	0	15	0	10	0	5	5	0	35	5
2001	1,020	985	35	25	15	0	0	10	0	15	0	5	5	5	0	5	30	5
2002	1,055	1,010	40	30	20	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	15	5	0	5	35	5
2003	1,060	1,015	40	25	20	0	0	10	0	15	0	5	5	5	0	5	30	10
2004	1,060	1,020	40	25	15	0	0	5	5	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	30	10
2005	1,050	1,005	40	25	15	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	10	30	5
2006	1,040	1,000	40	25	15	0	5	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	30	10
2007	1,025	990	35	20	20	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	0	5	0	10	30	10
2008	1,025	990	35	25	15	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	10	5	0	5	25	5
2009	1,025	990	35	25	5	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	10	0	0	0	30	5
2010	1,030	995	35	25	10	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	30	5
2011	1,035	1,000	35	20	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	0	0	30	5
2012	1,040	1,010	35	20	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	0	0	25	10
2013	1,035	1,010	35	25	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	15	5	0	0	25	5
2014	1,040	1,010	30	20	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	25	5
2015	1,045	1,015	30	20	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	25	5
2016	1,040	1,010	30	20	10	0	5	5	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	20	10
2017	1,040	1,015	25	20	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	20	5
2018	1,040	1,010	30	20	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	25	5
2019	1,030	995	35	20	10	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	5	5	0	0	25	5
2020	1,020	990	30	20	5	0	0	5	0	15	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	5
2021	1,020	990	30	20	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	25	0
2022	1,040	1,010	35	25	10	5	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	25	5
2023	1,030	995	35	25	15	0	0	5	5	15	0	0	5	5	0	5	25	5
2024	1,035	995	40	25	15	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	5	5	0	–	–
2025	1,025	985	40	20	20	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	5	0	–	–
2026	1,015	970	45	20	25	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	5	5	–	–

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