City · De Ronde Venen, Utrecht

Wilnis: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Wilnis had 7,530 residents. 17.3% of them (1,300 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of De Ronde Venen (21.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.4%), other Europe (2.9%) and other Africa (1.5%). 52.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 7,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.3% 1,300 people
Born abroad: 52.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.3 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 82.7% 6,230
Migration background 17.3% 1,300

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Wilnis. For comparison, the line marks De Ronde Venen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.4% 330 people

De Ronde Venen 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.9% 220 people

De Ronde Venen 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 115 people

De Ronde Venen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.3% 100 people

De Ronde Venen 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 100 people

De Ronde Venen 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.3% 95 people

De Ronde Venen 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

1.3% 95 people

De Ronde Venen 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.1% 80 people

De Ronde Venen 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.93% 70 people

De Ronde Venen 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.60% 45 people

De Ronde Venen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.46% 35 people

De Ronde Venen 0.58% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.27% 20 people

De Ronde Venen 0.44% 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) 52.3% 680
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.7% 620

Men and women

Men: 3,760
Women: 3,770

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Wilnis 17.3%

Higher than 73% 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

17.3%

Wilnis
De Ronde Venen
Netherlands

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Year	Wilnis	De Ronde Venen	Netherlands
1998	9.3%	11.2%	16.7%
1999	9.3%	11.6%	17.1%
2000	9.5%	11.7%	17.5%
2001	9.4%	11.8%	18.0%
2002	9.5%	12.2%	18.4%
2003	9.7%	12.2%	18.8%
2004	9.7%	12.3%	19.0%
2005	9.6%	12.4%	19.2%
2006	9.5%	12.6%	19.3%
2007	9.4%	12.9%	19.4%
2008	9.7%	13.0%	19.6%
2009	9.8%	13.3%	19.9%
2010	10.2%	13.5%	20.3%
2011	10.4%	13.7%	20.6%
2012	10.5%	14.0%	20.9%
2013	10.5%	14.2%	21.1%
2014	10.4%	14.4%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	14.6%	21.7%
2016	11.1%	15.1%	22.1%
2017	11.6%	15.6%	22.6%
2018	12.5%	16.2%	23.1%
2019	13.3%	16.8%	23.6%
2020	13.2%	17.1%	24.2%
2021	13.3%	17.5%	24.6%
2022	14.9%	18.7%	26.0%
2023	15.9%	19.8%	27.1%
2024	16.6%	20.6%	27.9%
2025	16.9%	21.1%	28.5%
2026	17.3%	21.5%	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 Wilnis

				Largest group
3648 de Maricken-Veenzijde	17.3%	7,530	+2.3 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	6,590	5,975	615	255	360	10	40	35	125	25	90	5	20	140	30	70	25	390	225
1999	6,590	5,980	615	250	370	10	45	35	120	25	90	10	20	130	30	75	30	385	225
2000	6,590	5,970	625	260	365	5	40	35	120	20	90	10	20	140	35	80	30	390	235
2001	6,565	5,945	620	245	375	10	45	35	120	20	85	5	20	135	25	85	35	380	245
2002	6,600	5,980	625	250	380	10	45	30	115	25	90	10	20	130	30	90	35	370	255
2003	6,635	5,995	645	260	385	5	45	35	110	20	85	5	20	150	25	105	40	380	260
2004	6,680	6,040	645	260	380	5	50	40	105	25	95	10	15	140	30	95	30	380	265
2005	6,690	6,050	640	265	370	5	45	40	100	20	90	15	15	145	30	100	30	380	260
2006	6,655	6,025	630	260	370	0	50	45	95	15	90	20	15	135	30	100	35	375	255
2007	6,595	5,975	620	245	365	0	45	45	90	15	90	20	15	120	30	100	40	360	260
2008	6,550	5,910	635	260	370	0	50	50	85	15	90	20	15	135	40	100	30	360	270
2009	6,620	5,975	650	255	395	5	60	50	90	15	90	30	15	120	40	90	45	370	280
2010	6,545	5,880	670	270	395	5	65	50	85	15	85	40	15	130	45	95	35	385	280
2011	6,520	5,840	680	275	410	5	60	55	85	15	90	40	15	130	55	100	35	390	295
2012	6,500	5,820	685	275	410	5	60	50	85	15	85	35	15	140	55	105	35	380	300
2013	6,410	5,745	670	265	405	5	55	40	85	15	80	35	10	140	60	105	40	365	295
2014	6,340	5,680	660	250	410	5	55	45	85	15	80	35	5	130	60	105	40	355	305
2015	6,325	5,655	670	260	410	10	60	40	80	15	80	40	10	130	60	105	40	360	315
2016	6,300	5,600	700	255	445	10	60	40	80	15	80	35	10	130	65	125	50	355	340
2017	6,385	5,645	740	280	465	15	60	50	75	20	75	60	15	130	70	130	45	380	365
2018	6,705	5,865	840	310	530	25	75	55	80	30	80	60	15	155	65	150	50	425	420
2019	6,800	5,895	905	325	585	30	65	65	85	30	75	70	20	160	75	175	60	445	465
2020	6,840	5,935	905	315	590	30	70	60	80	35	80	55	15	165	75	175	65	430	475
2021	6,985	6,055	930	320	610	30	80	70	90	35	70	65	15	170	65	180	60	440	495
2022	7,260	6,175	1,085	335	745	35	80	80	105	40	80	70	20	165	85	235	85	480	560
2023	7,505	6,315	1,190	365	825	35	95	95	100	45	80	65	15	205	90	280	90	505	635
2024	7,550	6,295	1,255	385	870	45	100	90	100	40	80	65	15	225	95	305	95	–	–
2025	7,565	6,285	1,280	385	890	50	100	90	100	35	80	75	15	215	110	315	95	–	–
2026	7,530	6,230	1,300	390	910	45	100	95	95	35	80	70	20	220	115	330	100	–	–

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