Postcode · Leeuwarden, Friesland

Postcode 8914: Neighbourhoods Nijlân & De Zwette and Vossepark & Helicon

On 1 January 2026, postcode 8914 in Leeuwarden (Nijlân & De Zwette and Vossepark & Helicon) had 760 residents. 39.5% of them (300 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Leeuwarden (26.4%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (21.7%), Turkey (4.6%) and other Africa (4.6%). 88.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 31.3 percentage points.

Residents: 760 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 39.5% 300 people
Born abroad: 88.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +31.3 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

61% 39%

Dutch origin 60.5% 460
Migration background 39.5% 300

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 8914. For comparison, the line marks Leeuwarden and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

21.7% 165 people

Leeuwarden 6.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.6% 35 people

Leeuwarden 0.77% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.6% 35 people

Leeuwarden 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.9% 30 people

Leeuwarden 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.0% 15 people

Leeuwarden 5.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.3% 10 people

Leeuwarden 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.3% 10 people

Leeuwarden 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Leeuwarden 1.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Leeuwarden 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Leeuwarden 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Leeuwarden 0.58% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Leeuwarden 0.22% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

88%

Born abroad (first generation) 88.3% 265
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 10.0% 30

Men and women

Men: 375
Women: 385

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 8914 39.5%

Higher than 86% 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

39.5%

8914
Leeuwarden
Netherlands

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Year	8914	Leeuwarden	Netherlands
1998	5.3%	13.9%	16.7%
1999	6.1%	14.4%	17.1%
2000	5.4%	14.8%	17.5%
2001	5.6%	15.5%	18.0%
2002	4.8%	16.0%	18.4%
2003	4.8%	16.6%	18.8%
2004	5.7%	16.7%	19.0%
2005	4.8%	16.6%	19.2%
2006	4.7%	16.5%	19.3%
2007	3.7%	16.6%	19.4%
2008	5.6%	16.7%	19.6%
2009	4.6%	17.2%	19.9%
2010	3.7%	17.5%	20.3%
2011	4.6%	18.0%	20.6%
2012	5.7%	18.2%	20.9%
2013	5.6%	18.4%	21.1%
2014	5.8%	18.5%	21.4%
2015	5.8%	18.4%	21.7%
2016	5.7%	18.7%	22.1%
2017	5.0%	19.2%	22.6%
2018	5.0%	19.7%	23.1%
2019	5.1%	20.3%	23.6%
2020	6.1%	21.0%	24.2%
2021	6.3%	21.4%	24.6%
2022	8.2%	22.8%	26.0%
2023	11.8%	23.9%	27.1%
2024	36.4%	24.9%	27.9%
2025	39.2%	25.8%	28.5%
2026	39.5%	26.4%	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
8915 Westeinde, Sonnenborgh	21.5%	5,270	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
8913 Vossepark & Helicon	20.0%	4,505	+7.2 pp	Other Europe
9033 Deinum	6.8%	1,025	−0.3 pp	Indonesia
9034 Marsum	13.2%	1,025	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
8912 Nijlân & De Zwette, Middelsee	50.3%	805	+29.5 pp	Other Europe
8919 Bilgaard & Havankpark, Westeinde	20.5%	805	+0.5 pp	Other Europe

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	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	565	535	30	15	5	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
1999	570	530	35	20	15	0	5	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	25	5
2000	560	530	30	15	15	0	0	15	5	0	10	0	0	5	30	5
2001	535	505	30	15	15	0	5	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	20	5
2002	525	495	25	15	15	0	0	10	5	0	10	0	0	5	25	5
2003	525	495	25	15	10	0	5	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2004	525	495	30	15	10	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
2005	520	495	25	20	5	0	0	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	25	0
2006	535	515	25	15	5	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	25	0
2007	540	515	20	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	20	0
2008	535	510	30	15	15	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	5	30	0
2009	545	525	25	15	5	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2010	545	520	20	15	10	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2011	545	520	25	15	10	0	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2012	530	505	30	15	10	0	5	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	25	0
2013	535	500	30	15	25	0	5	10	10	0	5	0	5	5	30	0
2014	520	490	30	10	20	0	0	15	10	0	0	0	0	5	30	0
2015	515	485	30	15	15	0	0	15	5	0	10	0	0	0	30	0
2016	525	495	30	20	10	0	0	5	10	5	5	0	0	5	25	5
2017	505	480	25	15	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	25	0
2018	505	480	25	10	10	0	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
2019	495	470	25	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	20	5
2020	490	460	30	20	10	0	0	5	10	0	10	5	0	0	25	0
2021	475	445	30	20	15	0	0	10	5	0	15	5	0	0	30	5
2022	490	450	40	15	25	0	0	10	10	0	5	5	5	0	30	10
2023	510	450	60	25	35	10	0	10	10	0	10	10	0	5	35	20
2024	715	455	260	30	230	45	0	10	10	0	20	30	135	15	–	–
2025	765	460	300	25	275	45	0	10	10	0	15	35	155	30	–	–
2026	760	460	300	25	275	35	0	10	10	0	15	35	165	30	–	–

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