City · Utrecht, Utrecht

De Meern: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, De Meern had 22,365 residents. 30.0% of them (6,720 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Utrecht (41.5%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (7.1%), other Europe (5.4%) and Morocco (4.3%). 52.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.2 percentage points.

Residents: 22,365 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 30.0% 6,720 people
Born abroad: 52.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.2 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

70% 30%

Dutch origin 70.0% 15,645
Migration background 30.0% 6,720

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of De Meern. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.1% 1,580 people

Municipality of Utrecht 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.4% 1,200 people

Municipality of Utrecht 8.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

4.3% 960 people

Municipality of Utrecht 8.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

2.6% 585 people

Municipality of Utrecht 4.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

2.5% 565 people

Municipality of Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

2.1% 470 people

Municipality of Utrecht 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 385 people

Municipality of Utrecht 2.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 360 people

Municipality of Utrecht 2.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 260 people

Municipality of Utrecht 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.65% 145 people

Municipality of Utrecht 0.86% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.49% 110 people

Municipality of Utrecht 0.53% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.47% 105 people

Municipality of Utrecht 0.68% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.0% 3,495
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.1% 3,230

Men and women

Men: 11,030
Women: 11,340

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% De Meern 30.0%

Higher than 94% 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

30.0%

De Meern
Municipality of Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	De Meern	Municipality of Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	9.9%	27.2%	16.7%
1999	10.1%	27.7%	17.1%
2000	10.4%	28.3%	17.5%
2001	12.4%	28.9%	18.0%
2002	15.0%	29.5%	18.4%
2003	15.9%	30.0%	18.8%
2004	16.0%	30.3%	19.0%
2005	16.5%	30.5%	19.2%
2006	17.4%	30.7%	19.3%
2007	18.4%	31.0%	19.4%
2008	18.7%	31.0%	19.6%
2009	19.5%	31.5%	19.9%
2010	19.8%	31.7%	20.3%
2011	20.0%	31.9%	20.6%
2012	20.1%	32.1%	20.9%
2013	20.5%	32.3%	21.1%
2014	21.0%	32.3%	21.4%
2015	21.2%	32.5%	21.7%
2016	21.6%	33.0%	22.1%
2017	22.1%	33.8%	22.6%
2018	22.7%	34.6%	23.1%
2019	23.3%	35.2%	23.6%
2020	23.8%	36.1%	24.2%
2021	24.3%	36.4%	24.6%
2022	25.9%	38.2%	26.0%
2023	27.3%	39.6%	27.1%
2024	28.4%	40.2%	27.9%
2025	29.4%	40.9%	28.5%
2026	30.0%	41.5%	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 De Meern

				Largest group
3454 Vleuten-De Meern	23.9%	13,315	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
3453 Vleuten-De Meern	39.1%	9,050	+4.8 pp	Other Asia

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	10,725	9,665	1,065	385	680	30	50	120	245	35	175	20	45	145	25	120	55	665	400
1999	10,845	9,755	1,090	400	685	30	45	115	240	45	180	15	40	165	25	135	50	680	410
2000	11,490	10,290	1,200	430	770	35	70	125	275	40	195	15	45	175	30	135	60	740	460
2001	13,415	11,755	1,665	495	1,175	90	165	225	330	50	215	25	50	205	40	195	80	875	790
2002	16,425	13,955	2,470	675	1,785	180	315	360	425	85	255	40	55	325	45	270	105	1,165	1,310
2003	17,100	14,390	2,715	725	1,990	195	380	410	435	95	265	35	60	365	65	290	120	1,230	1,480
2004	17,480	14,680	2,800	735	2,065	210	395	420	445	95	260	35	55	385	75	315	110	1,250	1,545
2005	17,940	14,980	2,960	760	2,195	225	430	435	455	105	275	35	45	405	85	335	125	1,285	1,670
2006	18,550	15,335	3,220	820	2,395	260	530	445	455	105	275	40	55	450	90	370	140	1,355	1,865
2007	19,300	15,750	3,560	880	2,680	295	660	500	455	115	285	45	60	490	120	405	130	1,405	2,150
2008	19,625	15,955	3,665	920	2,750	320	695	510	445	110	280	55	65	520	105	415	150	1,445	2,225
2009	20,425	16,445	3,980	995	2,985	340	765	540	455	120	290	65	65	575	125	465	175	1,540	2,445
2010	20,935	16,800	4,135	1,045	3,095	335	795	560	470	120	295	65	70	615	135	485	195	1,610	2,530
2011	21,090	16,880	4,210	1,080	3,130	360	805	555	470	125	295	75	70	640	130	495	190	1,660	2,550
2012	21,155	16,905	4,255	1,075	3,180	355	810	565	485	110	290	80	70	635	145	505	205	1,660	2,590
2013	21,095	16,770	4,325	1,105	3,210	370	825	550	465	115	295	90	75	645	145	530	210	1,670	2,655
2014	21,145	16,715	4,430	1,150	3,280	365	835	570	470	115	290	115	80	665	165	540	220	1,725	2,705
2015	21,230	16,725	4,505	1,175	3,330	370	840	565	470	110	290	130	75	680	180	575	220	1,735	2,770
2016	21,165	16,600	4,565	1,215	3,355	365	855	575	460	110	300	130	55	730	175	590	225	1,775	2,800
2017	21,415	16,680	4,735	1,255	3,480	370	875	595	485	120	295	125	65	770	190	620	225	1,835	2,900
2018	21,535	16,645	4,890	1,265	3,620	395	890	575	485	125	275	125	80	785	205	705	240	1,860	3,030
2019	21,725	16,665	5,060	1,290	3,770	395	910	590	505	125	270	125	85	810	215	790	240	1,900	3,165
2020	22,035	16,795	5,240	1,355	3,885	420	915	585	505	120	270	125	100	860	225	865	250	1,955	3,285
2021	22,100	16,735	5,365	1,370	4,000	440	915	600	500	130	265	125	95	885	225	910	280	1,965	3,405
2022	22,130	16,405	5,725	1,440	4,285	465	905	590	505	135	270	135	115	925	245	1,125	325	2,025	3,545
2023	22,270	16,200	6,075	1,535	4,540	515	955	585	485	135	270	140	105	1,015	275	1,250	345	2,120	3,810
2024	22,285	15,960	6,325	1,600	4,725	545	955	575	480	140	270	125	110	1,095	320	1,375	345	–	–
2025	22,355	15,790	6,565	1,650	4,915	575	960	580	480	135	280	120	110	1,145	365	1,465	355	–	–
2026	22,365	15,645	6,720	1,675	5,045	585	960	565	470	145	260	110	105	1,200	385	1,580	360	–	–

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