Disclosed is an optoelectronic semiconductor component (1) comprising a semiconductor member (2) that has a succession of semiconductor layers including an active region (20) for generating radiation, a first semiconductor layer (21), and a second semiconductor layer (22). The active region is located between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; the semiconductor member has a plurality of cavities (25) which extend through the second semiconductor layer and the active region; and from a bird's eye view onto the semiconductor member, the cavities are elongate and have a longitudinal axis (250).