City · Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht

Driebergen-Rijsenburg: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Driebergen-Rijsenburg had 19,090 residents. 22.0% of them (4,195 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (19.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.5%), other Europe (3.4%) and Indonesia (3.0%). 49.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

Residents: 19,090 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 22.0% 4,195 people
Born abroad: 49.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.4 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

78% 22%

Dutch origin 78.1% 14,900
Migration background 22.0% 4,195

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. For comparison, the line marks Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 670 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 3.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.4% 640 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.0% 575 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.9% 550 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1.7% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 375 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.6% 310 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.87% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.6% 300 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 295 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.65% 125 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.53% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.63% 120 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.56% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.60% 115 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.60% 115 people

Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.58% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.8% 2,090
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.1% 2,100

Men and women

Men: 9,235
Women: 9,855

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Driebergen-Rijsenburg 22.0%

Higher than 85% 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

22.0%

Driebergen-Rijsenburg
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Netherlands

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Year	Driebergen-Rijsenburg	Utrechtse Heuvelrug	Netherlands
1998	13.7%	11.8%	16.7%
1999	14.2%	12.1%	17.1%
2000	14.3%	12.2%	17.5%
2001	14.9%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	15.2%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	15.4%	13.5%	18.8%
2004	15.4%	13.6%	19.0%
2005	15.3%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	15.5%	13.2%	19.3%
2007	15.5%	13.5%	19.4%
2008	15.6%	13.7%	19.6%
2009	15.6%	13.5%	19.9%
2010	15.9%	13.6%	20.3%
2011	16.3%	14.0%	20.6%
2012	16.2%	13.9%	20.9%
2013	16.4%	14.2%	21.1%
2014	16.8%	14.4%	21.4%
2015	17.3%	14.8%	21.7%
2016	17.7%	14.8%	22.1%
2017	17.9%	15.1%	22.6%
2018	18.2%	15.4%	23.1%
2019	18.4%	15.5%	23.6%
2020	18.8%	15.8%	24.2%
2021	18.8%	16.1%	24.6%
2022	20.6%	17.6%	26.0%
2023	21.0%	18.4%	27.1%
2024	21.2%	18.7%	27.9%
2025	21.8%	19.2%	28.5%
2026	22.0%	19.5%	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 Driebergen-Rijsenburg

				Largest group
3972 Driebergen	25.8%	11,005	+1.7 pp	Morocco
3971 Driebergen	16.8%	8,085	+1.0 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	18,480	15,945	2,540	755	1,780	235	340	80	630	60	365	20	80	290	145	140	150	1,495	1,050
1999	18,345	15,735	2,605	760	1,840	235	365	85	620	70	365	15	80	300	145	160	160	1,490	1,105
2000	18,335	15,700	2,630	760	1,875	245	370	90	620	65	365	15	80	300	155	170	160	1,500	1,140
2001	18,325	15,600	2,725	835	1,885	245	375	85	615	70	360	20	90	365	140	190	165	1,575	1,155
2002	18,435	15,630	2,805	860	1,960	250	375	80	625	75	365	25	90	380	155	215	185	1,595	1,210
2003	18,575	15,715	2,855	855	2,005	260	400	90	615	75	370	25	90	370	150	230	185	1,600	1,260
2004	18,560	15,710	2,850	840	2,015	265	435	95	620	70	355	35	90	360	130	210	190	1,585	1,265
2005	18,580	15,735	2,845	840	2,000	265	435	100	615	75	360	30	85	365	115	215	180	1,575	1,270
2006	18,575	15,705	2,870	845	2,040	270	460	95	600	75	360	35	90	360	115	230	195	1,565	1,300
2007	18,445	15,590	2,860	850	2,000	260	470	95	575	75	350	40	95	365	115	240	170	1,550	1,305
2008	18,490	15,605	2,880	865	2,020	270	485	100	560	80	340	50	100	375	115	230	180	1,545	1,335
2009	18,450	15,570	2,880	895	1,985	270	460	110	555	80	330	45	105	415	120	230	160	1,565	1,310
2010	18,415	15,495	2,920	930	2,005	270	460	110	545	90	325	45	105	455	130	240	160	1,590	1,325
2011	18,370	15,380	2,990	945	2,045	285	490	110	540	85	340	55	95	455	130	240	165	1,610	1,380
2012	18,220	15,280	2,945	895	2,070	290	490	105	520	85	320	50	90	435	145	260	175	1,535	1,410
2013	18,130	15,150	2,980	895	2,090	295	490	110	530	80	315	65	90	425	165	260	160	1,550	1,425
2014	18,030	15,000	3,030	890	2,140	295	510	100	515	80	300	75	95	420	185	285	170	1,535	1,500
2015	18,255	15,095	3,160	920	2,240	315	540	100	530	80	305	80	105	430	195	315	165	1,570	1,590
2016	18,480	15,205	3,275	960	2,320	300	555	100	540	85	305	95	100	460	210	350	180	1,625	1,650
2017	18,645	15,305	3,340	970	2,375	300	545	105	545	85	315	85	95	475	225	380	190	1,655	1,685
2018	18,760	15,350	3,410	985	2,425	285	550	95	555	85	305	90	100	490	235	420	200	1,690	1,720
2019	18,845	15,370	3,475	1,000	2,470	285	550	115	550	85	305	105	95	495	255	445	185	1,695	1,775
2020	18,880	15,340	3,540	1,010	2,525	290	565	115	550	80	300	105	100	505	245	480	200	1,705	1,835
2021	18,985	15,425	3,560	1,010	2,550	300	550	120	540	85	295	105	100	510	265	485	205	1,690	1,865
2022	18,945	15,050	3,895	1,060	2,830	315	545	125	600	105	315	105	105	520	300	580	265	1,700	1,890
2023	18,990	15,015	3,990	1,115	2,870	315	555	130	590	105	315	110	125	565	315	570	295	1,740	1,925
2024	18,995	14,975	4,025	1,115	2,915	320	555	125	590	105	310	105	125	580	330	595	290	–	–
2025	19,140	14,975	4,165	1,150	3,015	305	580	135	580	115	305	100	120	625	350	640	305	–	–
2026	19,090	14,900	4,195	1,170	3,025	310	550	125	575	120	300	115	115	640	375	670	295	–	–

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