Municipality · Utrecht

Municipality of Utrecht: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Utrecht had 378,125 residents. 41.5% of them (156,790 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Utrecht (28.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (8.5%), other Europe (8.1%) and other Asia (7.3%). 58.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.3 percentage points.

Residents: 378,125 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 41.5% 156,790 people
Born abroad: 58.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.3 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

59% 41%

Dutch origin 58.5% 221,340
Migration background 41.5% 156,790

Largest origin groups

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

Morocco

8.5% 32,265 people

Utrecht 4.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

8.1% 30,680 people

Utrecht 4.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.3% 27,430 people

Utrecht 5.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.1% 15,465 people

Utrecht 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.9% 10,835 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.8% 10,655 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

2.0% 7,700 people

Utrecht 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

1.9% 7,370 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.7% 6,525 people

Utrecht 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.86% 3,265 people

Utrecht 0.75% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.68% 2,560 people

Utrecht 0.50% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.53% 1,995 people

Utrecht 0.67% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.1% 91,145
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.9% 65,660

Men and women

Men: 184,670
Women: 193,435

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Utrecht 41.5%

Higher than 96% of all municipalities 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

41.5%

Municipality of Utrecht
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Utrecht	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	27.2%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	27.7%	17.0%	17.1%
2000	28.3%	17.4%	17.5%
2001	28.9%	17.8%	18.0%
2002	29.5%	18.2%	18.4%
2003	30.0%	18.5%	18.8%
2004	30.3%	18.8%	19.0%
2005	30.5%	19.0%	19.2%
2006	30.7%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	31.0%	19.3%	19.4%
2008	31.0%	19.5%	19.6%
2009	31.5%	19.8%	19.9%
2010	31.7%	20.0%	20.3%
2011	31.9%	20.2%	20.6%
2012	32.1%	20.5%	20.9%
2013	32.3%	20.7%	21.1%
2014	32.3%	20.9%	21.4%
2015	32.5%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	33.0%	21.5%	22.1%
2017	33.8%	22.0%	22.6%
2018	34.6%	22.5%	23.1%
2019	35.2%	22.9%	23.6%
2020	36.1%	23.5%	24.2%
2021	36.4%	23.8%	24.6%
2022	38.2%	25.3%	26.0%
2023	39.6%	26.4%	27.1%
2024	40.2%	27.0%	27.9%
2025	40.9%	27.6%	28.5%
2026	41.5%	28.1%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Utrecht

				Largest group
Utrecht	43.1%	327,185	+3.1 pp	Morocco
Vleuten	31.7%	28,055	+2.9 pp	Other Asia
De Meern	30.0%	22,365	+4.2 pp	Other Asia
Haarzuilens	16.3%	520	+4.0 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	252,045	183,525	68,500	14,640	53,835	10,440	19,165	6,960	8,300	1,665	4,785	555	1,075	8,240	2,225	3,435	1,645	23,965	44,550
1999	252,145	182,245	69,890	14,915	54,980	10,730	19,785	6,800	8,145	1,740	4,700	545	1,055	8,620	2,395	3,615	1,780	24,080	45,775
2000	253,815	182,055	71,745	15,275	56,505	11,005	20,350	6,685	8,140	1,810	4,720	575	1,170	8,810	2,555	4,065	1,910	24,430	47,305
2001	256,080	182,120	73,985	15,635	58,380	11,290	20,980	6,710	8,130	1,920	4,680	585	1,170	9,200	2,785	4,540	2,035	24,910	49,045
2002	260,600	183,675	76,915	16,175	60,745	11,605	21,760	6,775	8,185	2,025	4,710	640	1,165	9,660	3,085	5,035	2,285	25,715	51,225
2003	265,150	185,660	79,510	16,605	62,895	11,860	22,535	6,860	8,210	2,150	4,690	630	1,275	10,010	3,310	5,435	2,545	26,255	53,260
2004	270,240	188,435	81,805	16,930	64,915	12,150	23,310	6,995	8,280	2,215	4,765	670	1,255	10,240	3,590	5,755	2,630	26,640	55,155
2005	275,245	191,230	84,015	17,250	66,785	12,435	24,050	7,095	8,335	2,280	4,805	710	1,270	10,470	3,655	6,145	2,800	27,095	56,925
2006	280,960	194,595	86,370	17,860	68,480	12,670	24,660	7,210	8,385	2,270	4,815	795	1,325	10,925	3,720	6,600	2,965	27,840	58,530
2007	288,390	199,060	89,365	18,570	70,740	12,925	25,385	7,430	8,490	2,400	4,920	860	1,360	11,430	3,885	7,000	3,250	28,870	60,475
2008	294,735	203,200	91,510	19,255	72,305	13,045	25,850	7,550	8,515	2,425	4,980	965	1,420	11,890	3,980	7,450	3,500	29,705	61,800
2009	299,875	205,480	94,390	20,150	74,205	13,220	26,445	7,660	8,445	2,480	5,040	1,055	1,475	12,585	4,275	8,040	3,655	30,605	63,780
2010	307,080	209,790	97,265	21,150	76,145	13,390	27,050	7,670	8,495	2,580	5,190	1,135	1,575	13,250	4,515	8,485	3,970	31,770	65,515
2011	311,380	212,060	99,265	21,955	77,315	13,500	27,585	7,600	8,520	2,590	5,250	1,190	1,535	13,980	4,550	8,795	4,175	32,685	66,630
2012	316,300	214,730	101,560	22,660	78,910	13,600	28,145	7,670	8,510	2,585	5,290	1,235	1,630	14,505	4,925	9,200	4,285	33,440	68,145
2013	321,895	218,045	103,850	23,470	80,430	13,705	28,575	7,710	8,405	2,600	5,330	1,290	1,690	15,165	5,080	9,820	4,540	34,255	69,600
2014	328,160	222,055	106,105	24,095	82,015	13,745	28,985	7,760	8,450	2,650	5,345	1,385	1,705	15,660	5,340	10,365	4,735	35,000	71,095
2015	334,180	225,515	108,665	25,085	83,580	13,760	29,605	7,810	8,340	2,650	5,395	1,470	1,760	16,460	5,465	10,985	4,985	36,020	72,650
2016	338,970	227,245	111,725	26,095	85,625	13,835	29,895	7,800	8,250	2,675	5,500	1,590	1,770	17,240	5,725	12,155	5,300	37,150	74,575
2017	343,035	227,075	115,960	27,595	88,360	13,830	30,315	7,795	8,150	2,720	5,645	1,625	1,855	18,470	6,020	13,750	5,800	38,830	77,135
2018	347,485	227,345	120,140	28,765	91,370	13,995	30,665	7,825	8,015	2,750	5,665	1,585	1,890	19,625	6,400	15,390	6,330	40,215	79,930
2019	352,540	228,430	124,110	30,205	93,900	14,055	31,070	7,825	7,980	2,830	5,765	1,610	1,965	20,870	6,765	16,675	6,710	41,670	82,435
2020	357,360	228,430	128,930	31,820	97,105	14,195	31,395	7,765	7,925	2,910	5,965	1,660	2,030	22,165	7,340	18,270	7,315	43,445	85,485
2021	359,185	228,430	130,755	32,625	98,125	14,300	31,560	7,750	7,755	2,955	6,075	1,750	2,105	22,695	7,590	18,745	7,470	44,040	86,705
2022	361,555	223,420	138,140	34,825	103,325	14,500	31,685	7,750	7,860	3,205	6,495	1,840	2,370	24,130	8,390	21,345	8,595	45,595	88,950
2023	367,745	222,230	145,495	38,205	107,320	14,900	31,845	7,760	7,750	3,265	6,435	1,935	2,410	27,400	9,090	23,400	9,320	49,225	92,690
2024	374,205	223,585	150,605	40,370	110,260	15,080	31,910	7,685	7,660	3,250	6,610	1,970	2,525	29,260	9,695	25,130	9,815	–	–
2025	376,760	222,735	154,010	41,260	112,750	15,305	32,125	7,710	7,540	3,235	6,560	2,020	2,520	30,145	10,195	26,375	10,255	–	–
2026	378,125	221,340	156,790	41,775	114,995	15,465	32,265	7,700	7,370	3,265	6,525	1,995	2,560	30,680	10,835	27,430	10,655	–	–

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