City · Zeist, Utrecht

Den Dolder: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Den Dolder had 4,380 residents. 19.6% of them (860 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Zeist (27.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (3.3%), other Europe (3.3%) and other Asia (2.4%). 43.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 4,380 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.6% 860 people
Born abroad: 43.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.4% 3,520
Migration background 19.6% 860

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Den Dolder. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

Indonesia

3.3% 145 people

Municipality of Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 145 people

Municipality of Zeist 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.4% 105 people

Municipality of Zeist 4.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.1% 90 people

Municipality of Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.7% 75 people

Municipality of Zeist 5.7% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 75 people

Municipality of Zeist 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.4% 60 people

Municipality of Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.4% 60 people

Municipality of Zeist 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.80% 35 people

Municipality of Zeist 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.68% 30 people

Municipality of Zeist 0.77% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.68% 30 people

Municipality of Zeist 0.59% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.46% 20 people

Municipality of Zeist 0.63% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

43% 57%

Born abroad (first generation) 43.0% 370
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 57.0% 490

Men and women

Men: 2,245
Women: 2,135

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Den Dolder 19.6%

Higher than 80% 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

19.6%

Den Dolder
Municipality of Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	Den Dolder	Municipality of Zeist	Netherlands
1998	13.2%	18.4%	16.7%
1999	13.5%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	14.7%	19.4%	17.5%
2001	14.6%	19.7%	18.0%
2002	15.0%	19.9%	18.4%
2003	15.9%	20.0%	18.8%
2004	16.6%	20.2%	19.0%
2005	17.0%	20.6%	19.2%
2006	16.8%	20.8%	19.3%
2007	16.5%	20.9%	19.4%
2008	16.1%	21.2%	19.6%
2009	15.3%	21.4%	19.9%
2010	15.1%	21.7%	20.3%
2011	14.6%	21.9%	20.6%
2012	15.0%	22.3%	20.9%
2013	15.2%	22.5%	21.1%
2014	15.5%	22.7%	21.4%
2015	14.9%	23.0%	21.7%
2016	15.2%	23.1%	22.1%
2017	15.1%	23.4%	22.6%
2018	15.8%	23.6%	23.1%
2019	15.7%	23.4%	23.6%
2020	16.1%	23.6%	24.2%
2021	16.3%	23.7%	24.6%
2022	17.9%	25.6%	26.0%
2023	18.8%	26.5%	27.1%
2024	19.2%	26.8%	27.9%
2025	19.9%	27.1%	28.5%
2026	19.6%	27.4%	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).

Postcodes in Den Dolder

				Largest group
3734 Noord, Zuid	19.6%	4,380	+1.7 pp	Indonesia

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	3,825	3,320	505	190	315	10	20	60	150	25	95	5	15	75	15	5	30	355	150
1999	3,820	3,305	515	200	315	10	15	55	150	25	90	5	20	85	20	10	30	370	145
2000	3,870	3,300	570	235	335	10	25	55	145	30	100	5	20	110	15	20	35	405	165
2001	3,865	3,300	565	220	350	15	15	60	155	30	95	5	20	100	20	20	35	395	175
2002	3,845	3,275	575	225	350	10	30	60	150	35	95	10	20	100	15	20	30	390	185
2003	3,860	3,255	615	225	385	15	40	70	145	35	100	5	20	100	30	15	35	390	220
2004	3,860	3,220	640	225	405	15	50	75	145	35	105	5	15	100	25	20	40	395	250
2005	3,905	3,240	665	230	430	20	70	75	140	45	105	5	20	100	25	20	35	385	280
2006	3,875	3,225	650	225	425	20	75	70	130	40	105	5	20	95	35	20	35	375	275
2007	3,845	3,210	635	225	415	20	65	70	130	45	95	5	20	105	30	25	30	370	265
2008	3,905	3,270	630	225	420	20	55	70	135	50	95	5	20	105	25	20	45	370	260
2009	3,885	3,285	595	220	380	20	40	70	135	40	95	5	20	100	20	15	40	370	235
2010	3,940	3,340	595	210	380	15	45	70	140	40	90	5	15	100	25	10	35	360	240
2011	4,215	3,600	615	215	400	20	40	65	145	30	100	5	15	95	25	25	50	380	235
2012	4,295	3,650	645	230	410	20	65	70	140	25	100	10	15	105	30	20	40	385	260
2013	4,330	3,665	660	250	410	10	55	75	140	35	95	10	20	125	30	25	40	405	255
2014	4,250	3,590	660	230	425	20	60	70	135	35	90	10	15	115	35	25	45	380	275
2015	4,195	3,570	625	230	400	15	50	65	130	30	90	10	15	115	35	30	45	375	255
2016	4,255	3,610	645	240	405	20	50	55	135	30	90	15	15	120	45	30	40	390	255
2017	4,395	3,730	665	250	420	25	55	60	135	25	95	15	25	115	40	35	45	410	260
2018	4,370	3,680	690	260	430	20	65	65	140	25	100	5	20	135	40	35	40	405	280
2019	4,450	3,750	700	255	445	25	65	60	140	30	100	10	20	125	45	35	45	415	285
2020	4,530	3,800	730	275	460	30	65	60	140	30	95	10	20	150	45	40	50	430	305
2021	4,520	3,785	735	275	465	30	70	60	140	30	95	10	20	150	40	45	50	430	310
2022	4,515	3,700	810	285	530	25	70	65	145	40	105	10	20	145	60	65	55	425	320
2023	4,540	3,685	855	315	540	30	75	55	150	35	105	10	25	170	65	70	55	455	335
2024	4,495	3,625	865	310	555	35	60	65	140	30	100	15	25	170	65	95	65	–	–
2025	4,430	3,550	880	305	575	40	65	70	145	30	100	20	25	155	65	105	60	–	–
2026	4,380	3,520	860	280	580	35	75	60	145	30	90	20	30	145	75	105	60	–	–

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