Postcode · Elsloo (Ooststellingwerf), Friesland

Postcode 8424: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8424 in Elsloo (Ooststellingwerf) had 735 residents. 10.9% of them (80 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 Ooststellingwerf (10.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (7.5%), Germany (1.4%) and Indonesia (0.68%). 75.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.8 percentage points.

Residents: 735 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.9% 80 people
Born abroad: 75.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.8 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 89.8% 660
Migration background 10.9% 80

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8424. For comparison, the line marks Ooststellingwerf and the circle the Netherlands.

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

7.5% 55 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.4% 10 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.68% 5 people

Ooststellingwerf 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.68% 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%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Ooststellingwerf 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%

First and second generation

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

75% 19%

Born abroad (first generation) 75.0% 60
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 18.8% 15

Men and women

Men: 375
Women: 365

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8424 10.9%

Higher than 23% 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

10.9%

8424
Ooststellingwerf
Netherlands

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Year	8424	Ooststellingwerf	Netherlands
1998	3.9%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	3.9%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	4.5%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	5.2%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	5.2%	7.2%	18.4%
2003	5.2%	7.2%	18.8%
2004	5.1%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	4.6%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	5.4%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	4.7%	6.2%	19.4%
2008	4.7%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	4.6%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	5.4%	7.4%	20.3%
2011	5.6%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	4.8%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	5.0%	6.4%	21.1%
2014	5.1%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	4.4%	6.5%	21.7%
2016	4.3%	6.5%	22.1%
2017	4.2%	6.7%	22.6%
2018	5.7%	6.9%	23.1%
2019	4.7%	7.0%	23.6%
2020	4.6%	7.2%	24.2%
2021	4.4%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	5.1%	8.3%	26.0%
2023	4.4%	9.0%	27.1%
2024	5.1%	9.3%	27.9%
2025	4.3%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	10.9%	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
8426 Appelscha	10.1%	4,915	+2.5 pp	Other Europe
8423 Makkinga	4.4%	1,015	+1.1 pp	Germany
8392 Boijl	6.9%	865	+0.8 pp	Germany
8425 Langedijke	4.8%	315	+0.1 pp	Indonesia
8437 Zorgvlied	7.5%	265	+0.3 pp	Indonesia
8422 Nijeberkoop	5.8%	260	+0.1 pp	Indonesia
8438 Zorgvlied	6.5%	155	−0.7 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	Indonesia	Germany	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	645	625	25	15	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
1999	640	615	25	15	10	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	5	20	5
2000	660	630	30	20	10	0	10	15	0	5	0	0	5	30	5
2001	675	645	35	20	10	0	10	10	0	10	0	0	5	25	5
2002	675	640	35	25	10	0	10	15	0	10	0	0	5	30	5
2003	675	640	35	20	15	0	5	15	0	5	0	5	5	25	5
2004	685	650	35	20	10	0	10	15	0	5	0	0	5	35	5
2005	655	620	30	25	10	0	5	15	5	5	0	5	0	30	0
2006	650	620	35	20	15	0	5	15	0	5	0	5	5	30	5
2007	640	610	30	20	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	25	0
2008	645	610	30	25	10	0	10	10	0	15	0	0	5	25	0
2009	650	620	30	20	10	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	25	5
2010	650	615	35	20	15	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	5	30	5
2011	630	595	35	20	25	0	10	10	0	10	5	0	10	30	5
2012	625	600	30	20	10	0	10	10	0	10	0	0	5	25	5
2013	605	575	30	15	10	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2014	590	560	30	15	10	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	5	25	5
2015	565	540	25	20	10	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	20	0
2016	580	555	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	20	0
2017	595	570	25	10	15	0	5	10	0	0	0	5	5	20	0
2018	615	580	35	15	20	5	5	10	0	5	5	0	5	25	10
2019	635	605	30	20	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	25	5
2020	650	620	30	20	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	5	0	25	5
2021	685	655	30	20	10	0	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	25	10
2022	690	655	35	15	15	0	10	5	0	5	5	0	10	25	5
2023	675	645	30	15	20	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	5	25	5
2024	680	650	35	15	20	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	5	–	–
2025	690	660	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	5	–	–
2026	735	660	80	65	15	0	5	10	0	55	0	0	5	–	–

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