Postcode · Sneek, Friesland

Postcode 8605: Neighbourhoods Het Eiland and Omgeving Leeuwarderweg en bungalowpark

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8605 in Sneek (Het Eiland and Omgeving Leeuwarderweg en bungalowpark) had 1,960 residents. 13.0% of them (255 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Sneek (17.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (2.8%), other Asia (2.8%) and Germany (1.8%). 54.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 0.7 percentage points.

Residents: 1,960 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.0% 255 people
Born abroad: 54.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.7 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.7% 1,700
Migration background 13.0% 255

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8605. For comparison, the line marks Sneek and the circle the Netherlands.

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

2.8% 55 people

Sneek 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.8% 55 people

Sneek 4.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.8% 35 people

Sneek 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 35 people

Sneek 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.5% 30 people

Sneek 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 20 people

Sneek 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.51% 10 people

Sneek 0.82% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.51% 10 people

Sneek 0.48% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 5 people

Sneek 0.42% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.26% 5 people

Sneek 0.22% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.26% 5 people

Sneek 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Sneek 0.25% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

55% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.9% 140
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.1% 120

Men and women

Men: 930
Women: 1,030

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8605 13.0%

Higher than 33% 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

13.0%

8605
Sneek
Netherlands

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Year	8605	Sneek	Netherlands
1998	7.1%	10.0%	16.7%
1999	7.4%	10.3%	17.1%
2000	7.3%	10.3%	17.5%
2001	8.3%	10.6%	18.0%
2002	8.3%	11.1%	18.4%
2003	8.0%	11.1%	18.8%
2004	8.1%	10.4%	19.0%
2005	8.2%	10.4%	19.2%
2006	8.7%	10.3%	19.3%
2007	8.3%	10.4%	19.4%
2008	8.6%	10.4%	19.6%
2009	8.3%	10.5%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	10.5%	20.3%
2011	8.7%	10.6%	20.6%
2012	8.7%	10.8%	20.9%
2013	9.6%	10.9%	21.1%
2014	9.7%	10.9%	21.4%
2015	10.0%	11.1%	21.7%
2016	10.3%	11.2%	22.1%
2017	11.0%	12.1%	22.6%
2018	10.6%	12.6%	23.1%
2019	10.2%	12.7%	23.6%
2020	9.6%	13.2%	24.2%
2021	11.3%	13.3%	24.6%
2022	13.7%	14.6%	26.0%
2023	14.6%	15.1%	27.1%
2024	14.4%	15.4%	27.9%
2025	14.0%	16.1%	28.5%
2026	13.0%	17.0%	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
8604 De Domp, Stadsfenne	10.6%	5,340	+0.3 pp	Other Europe
8603 Noordoosthoek, Zwetteplan	9.9%	5,220	+1.2 pp	Other Europe
8601 Hemdijk, Sneek binnen de grachten	15.0%	3,425	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
8606 Sperkhem en industrieterrein Houkesloot	23.5%	2,960	+11.3 pp	Other Europe
8631 Sneek	9.1%	55	−0.9 pp	Morocco

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	2,045	1,895	145	80	60	5	0	5	25	0	45	0	5	30	15	10	0	110	40
1999	2,085	1,930	155	90	70	5	0	5	30	0	45	0	0	45	15	15	0	120	35
2000	2,110	1,955	155	95	60	0	0	5	35	5	50	0	0	45	5	10	0	125	30
2001	2,115	1,935	175	90	80	5	0	10	40	0	45	0	0	45	5	20	0	140	35
2002	2,115	1,940	175	85	95	5	0	10	35	0	45	0	0	40	10	25	10	130	45
2003	2,125	1,955	170	105	70	0	0	10	30	0	50	0	5	50	10	15	5	125	40
2004	2,105	1,935	170	100	65	5	0	10	30	5	50	0	5	45	5	15	0	135	35
2005	2,130	1,950	175	100	75	5	0	5	30	0	50	0	5	45	10	20	5	130	45
2006	2,130	1,950	185	105	90	0	0	10	30	0	50	0	5	50	15	25	10	135	50
2007	2,170	1,990	180	95	85	5	0	5	30	0	50	0	10	35	15	20	10	130	50
2008	2,160	1,975	185	95	90	5	5	10	30	5	50	0	5	40	15	20	0	125	55
2009	2,230	2,045	185	90	95	5	5	10	40	5	50	0	5	35	15	15	0	130	50
2010	2,240	2,050	190	90	95	0	5	15	35	5	50	0	5	35	20	15	0	125	60
2011	2,175	1,990	190	85	100	5	5	15	35	0	50	0	0	35	20	15	5	125	60
2012	2,190	2,005	190	95	95	0	5	10	35	5	55	0	5	35	20	15	5	130	60
2013	2,190	1,980	210	90	115	5	5	10	40	0	55	0	5	30	20	25	10	135	75
2014	2,155	1,945	210	95	110	0	5	5	35	5	50	0	5	40	25	25	10	125	80
2015	2,160	1,945	215	90	120	5	0	5	35	5	55	0	0	35	30	30	10	130	80
2016	2,175	1,950	225	90	130	0	5	5	35	5	50	0	5	35	25	35	20	135	85
2017	2,190	1,950	240	85	150	5	5	10	35	5	40	0	10	35	40	35	15	130	110
2018	2,215	1,980	235	90	145	0	5	10	35	5	40	0	5	45	40	40	10	120	110
2019	2,165	1,945	220	85	135	0	5	5	30	5	45	0	5	35	40	40	10	120	100
2020	2,140	1,935	205	85	125	0	5	10	30	0	40	5	5	35	35	40	5	115	95
2021	2,120	1,880	240	95	145	0	0	15	25	0	40	5	5	45	45	50	10	125	115
2022	2,115	1,820	290	105	185	10	0	10	30	5	45	5	5	50	50	60	15	135	135
2023	2,090	1,785	305	110	190	10	5	10	30	5	40	5	5	65	55	60	15	140	140
2024	2,020	1,725	290	110	185	10	5	10	30	5	40	5	5	55	55	55	15	–	–
2025	1,960	1,685	275	105	170	10	0	15	30	10	40	5	5	55	35	60	20	–	–
2026	1,960	1,700	255	95	160	10	0	10	30	5	35	5	5	55	35	55	20	–	–

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