City · Bunschoten, Utrecht

Bunschoten-Spakenburg: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Bunschoten-Spakenburg had 22,085 residents. 15.0% of them (3,315 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 Bunschoten (14.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.1%), Poland (2.8%) and other Europe (2.5%). 62.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 22,085 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.0% 3,315 people
Born abroad: 62.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

85% 15%

Dutch origin 85.0% 18,770
Migration background 15.0% 3,315

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.1% 680 people

Bunschoten 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

2.8% 625 people

Bunschoten 2.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.5% 550 people

Bunschoten 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

2.1% 470 people

Bunschoten 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 245 people

Bunschoten 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 210 people

Bunschoten 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.70% 155 people

Bunschoten 0.72% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.68% 150 people

Bunschoten 0.65% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.38% 85 people

Bunschoten 0.37% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.27% 60 people

Bunschoten 0.26% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.20% 45 people

Bunschoten 0.20% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.18% 40 people

Bunschoten 0.17% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.4% 2,070
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.6% 1,245

Men and women

Men: 11,065
Women: 11,020

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Bunschoten-Spakenburg 15.0%

Higher than 63% of all cities 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

15.0%

Bunschoten-Spakenburg
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Year	Bunschoten-Spakenburg	Bunschoten	Netherlands
1998	5.9%	5.8%	16.7%
1999	5.9%	5.8%	17.1%
2000	6.1%	5.9%	17.5%
2001	6.4%	6.2%	18.0%
2002	6.7%	6.5%	18.4%
2003	6.8%	6.5%	18.8%
2004	6.9%	6.7%	19.0%
2005	7.0%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	7.1%	6.8%	19.3%
2007	7.1%	6.9%	19.4%
2008	7.3%	7.0%	19.6%
2009	7.3%	7.1%	19.9%
2010	8.0%	7.7%	20.3%
2011	8.2%	7.9%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	8.0%	20.9%
2013	8.4%	8.1%	21.1%
2014	9.0%	8.7%	21.4%
2015	9.5%	9.2%	21.7%
2016	9.8%	9.5%	22.1%
2017	10.5%	10.2%	22.6%
2018	11.0%	10.7%	23.1%
2019	11.5%	11.2%	23.6%
2020	12.0%	11.7%	24.2%
2021	12.4%	12.0%	24.6%
2022	13.2%	12.9%	26.0%
2023	13.7%	13.4%	27.1%
2024	14.1%	13.7%	27.9%
2025	14.6%	14.2%	28.5%
2026	15.0%	14.7%	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).

Postcodes in Bunschoten-Spakenburg

				Largest group
3752 Blokhuiswetering, Broerswetering	14.7%	12,650	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
3751 Spakenburg, Rengerswetering	15.5%	9,435	+2.1 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	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	18,440	17,350	1,095	320	770	330	25	40	165	40	125	15	15	165	60	55	55	510	590
1999	18,325	17,225	1,090	325	770	330	30	50	165	35	125	15	15	170	45	70	45	510	585
2000	18,340	17,230	1,110	330	775	330	25	50	155	40	125	20	15	170	50	80	45	505	600
2001	18,485	17,305	1,180	350	835	345	25	50	145	45	130	25	15	180	65	110	50	520	670
2002	18,525	17,285	1,240	365	880	360	35	45	150	45	125	20	10	210	65	115	65	545	695
2003	18,580	17,320	1,260	375	890	365	30	45	150	50	120	25	15	215	65	120	65	540	720
2004	18,605	17,320	1,285	385	905	380	35	45	135	45	120	30	20	215	75	135	55	540	745
2005	18,630	17,315	1,305	385	920	390	45	45	130	45	130	30	20	205	75	145	45	540	770
2006	18,590	17,280	1,315	395	925	385	40	50	130	40	125	35	25	210	80	145	55	545	770
2007	18,605	17,280	1,325	395	920	395	35	40	130	35	130	40	25	200	90	140	55	555	765
2008	18,730	17,365	1,365	430	935	390	35	40	125	40	130	50	25	225	90	155	60	580	775
2009	18,875	17,490	1,385	445	940	390	40	45	135	35	130	60	30	225	90	150	55	605	780
2010	19,135	17,600	1,530	535	1,005	395	40	50	145	45	130	120	30	255	90	175	65	695	835
2011	19,235	17,655	1,575	570	1,010	395	40	50	140	40	130	155	30	255	90	185	70	735	845
2012	19,335	17,740	1,595	590	1,010	390	35	50	130	40	130	180	30	250	100	205	60	745	845
2013	19,455	17,820	1,635	605	1,030	405	30	40	135	45	130	215	30	230	100	210	65	765	865
2014	19,630	17,860	1,770	750	1,025	395	35	40	135	40	130	335	35	250	90	215	75	905	870
2015	19,790	17,910	1,880	835	1,040	390	30	35	135	40	130	425	40	240	100	220	90	1,005	870
2016	19,975	18,020	1,955	860	1,095	410	35	30	135	40	135	430	35	260	110	240	95	1,030	925
2017	20,175	18,055	2,120	960	1,160	405	35	40	135	45	135	515	35	275	125	280	95	1,130	990
2018	20,430	18,185	2,245	1,020	1,225	405	40	45	145	40	130	555	40	295	135	320	95	1,200	1,050
2019	20,735	18,355	2,380	1,090	1,285	400	40	35	145	45	130	615	40	305	155	365	100	1,275	1,110
2020	21,040	18,510	2,530	1,185	1,340	395	45	45	145	40	130	675	35	345	165	395	110	1,365	1,160
2021	21,195	18,575	2,620	1,210	1,410	400	65	45	145	40	130	700	35	345	165	415	135	1,400	1,225
2022	21,500	18,655	2,845	1,240	1,600	405	70	40	165	50	140	705	40	355	190	510	175	1,440	1,285
2023	21,650	18,690	2,965	1,275	1,690	425	70	45	160	50	140	665	35	430	220	540	185	1,475	1,370
2024	21,805	18,740	3,065	1,290	1,775	445	75	50	160	60	150	640	40	465	220	580	185	–	–
2025	21,870	18,685	3,185	1,325	1,865	460	80	45	160	60	150	630	40	510	240	625	190	–	–
2026	22,085	18,770	3,315	1,355	1,955	470	85	45	155	60	150	625	40	550	245	680	210	–	–

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