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Municipality of Zeist: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Zeist had 66,640 residents. 27.4% of them (18,260 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Utrecht (28.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (5.7%), other Asia (4.7%) and other Europe (4.1%). 52.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 66,640 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.4% 18,260 people
Born abroad: 52.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 72.6% 48,400
Migration background 27.4% 18,260

Largest origin groups

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

Morocco

5.7% 3,820 people

Utrecht 4.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.7% 3,140 people

Utrecht 5.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.1% 2,740 people

Utrecht 4.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.8% 1,895 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 1,370 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.7% 1,160 people

Utrecht 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 1,095 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.5% 980 people

Utrecht 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

1.1% 720 people

Utrecht 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.77% 515 people

Utrecht 0.75% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.63% 420 people

Utrecht 0.67% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.59% 395 people

Utrecht 0.50% 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% 9,545
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.6% 8,695

Men and women

Men: 32,655
Women: 33,995

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Zeist 27.4%

Higher than 81% 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

27.4%

Municipality of Zeist
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Zeist	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	18.4%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	18.9%	17.0%	17.1%
2000	19.4%	17.4%	17.5%
2001	19.7%	17.8%	18.0%
2002	19.9%	18.2%	18.4%
2003	20.0%	18.5%	18.8%
2004	20.2%	18.8%	19.0%
2005	20.6%	19.0%	19.2%
2006	20.8%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	20.9%	19.3%	19.4%
2008	21.2%	19.5%	19.6%
2009	21.4%	19.8%	19.9%
2010	21.7%	20.0%	20.3%
2011	21.9%	20.2%	20.6%
2012	22.3%	20.5%	20.9%
2013	22.5%	20.7%	21.1%
2014	22.7%	20.9%	21.4%
2015	23.0%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	23.1%	21.5%	22.1%
2017	23.4%	22.0%	22.6%
2018	23.6%	22.5%	23.1%
2019	23.4%	22.9%	23.6%
2020	23.6%	23.5%	24.2%
2021	23.7%	23.8%	24.6%
2022	25.6%	25.3%	26.0%
2023	26.5%	26.4%	27.1%
2024	26.8%	27.0%	27.9%
2025	27.1%	27.6%	28.5%
2026	27.4%	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 Zeist

				Largest group
Zeist	29.2%	55,500	+2.2 pp	Morocco
Den Dolder	19.6%	4,380	+1.7 pp	Indonesia
Huis ter Heide (Zeist)	19.4%	3,190	−4.9 pp	Other Europe
Austerlitz	12.7%	1,855	+2.1 pp	Indonesia
Bosch en Duin	20.1%	1,715	+0.2 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	59,190	48,335	10,870	2,995	7,865	395	2,305	875	2,405	305	1,360	75	300	1,260	515	655	410	5,685	5,165
1999	59,795	48,485	11,310	3,100	8,215	405	2,375	855	2,440	325	1,350	95	315	1,340	610	780	430	5,795	5,510
2000	60,005	48,380	11,620	3,240	8,395	405	2,490	850	2,430	340	1,350	90	315	1,485	605	820	455	5,935	5,685
2001	59,810	48,050	11,780	3,200	8,585	400	2,550	860	2,400	365	1,330	105	320	1,445	620	880	510	5,880	5,875
2002	59,680	47,830	11,850	3,150	8,695	410	2,680	845	2,370	380	1,310	105	320	1,415	630	905	475	5,820	6,015
2003	59,780	47,805	11,985	3,225	8,760	405	2,755	840	2,335	405	1,335	120	320	1,450	655	885	480	5,845	6,140
2004	60,360	48,165	12,200	3,255	8,935	440	2,815	850	2,330	390	1,340	115	335	1,465	650	945	515	5,910	6,300
2005	60,395	47,965	12,415	3,270	9,135	460	2,970	840	2,320	385	1,345	105	335	1,485	650	985	525	5,900	6,530
2006	60,350	47,810	12,540	3,260	9,270	480	3,045	870	2,245	400	1,315	150	320	1,475	630	1,060	540	5,845	6,680
2007	60,310	47,725	12,580	3,245	9,355	505	3,115	875	2,225	390	1,270	155	335	1,485	620	1,060	565	5,770	6,790
2008	60,470	47,680	12,800	3,305	9,500	500	3,200	895	2,155	430	1,285	170	355	1,495	615	1,105	600	5,830	6,990
2009	60,370	47,475	12,890	3,370	9,540	530	3,255	895	2,110	415	1,270	200	325	1,575	600	1,125	610	5,840	7,070
2010	60,280	47,230	13,055	3,415	9,610	515	3,320	915	2,085	430	1,235	205	330	1,645	645	1,140	560	5,850	7,210
2011	60,820	47,480	13,340	3,495	9,860	535	3,420	920	2,070	400	1,245	250	325	1,675	695	1,195	625	5,940	7,405
2012	61,235	47,580	13,655	3,615	10,035	540	3,530	900	2,010	430	1,260	240	300	1,815	710	1,275	640	6,000	7,660
2013	61,430	47,590	13,815	3,635	10,180	540	3,565	905	2,020	470	1,220	240	310	1,865	730	1,330	620	6,030	7,775
2014	61,250	47,325	13,925	3,640	10,290	545	3,645	880	1,980	445	1,215	250	310	1,865	735	1,395	665	5,995	7,925
2015	61,640	47,450	14,190	3,700	10,495	535	3,645	910	1,960	450	1,200	280	310	1,910	855	1,490	650	6,030	8,160
2016	62,250	47,850	14,400	3,730	10,675	545	3,665	900	1,960	440	1,195	300	320	1,915	845	1,670	650	6,085	8,320
2017	62,825	48,120	14,705	3,760	10,945	570	3,670	920	1,930	405	1,195	330	310	1,925	865	1,885	700	6,110	8,595
2018	63,325	48,395	14,930	3,810	11,115	555	3,755	915	1,895	400	1,205	305	315	1,985	875	1,990	730	6,105	8,805
2019	63,920	48,955	14,965	3,855	11,110	580	3,770	895	1,895	420	1,185	300	315	2,055	890	1,940	720	6,140	8,830
2020	64,910	49,580	15,330	3,975	11,350	575	3,740	945	1,890	425	1,190	330	325	2,130	955	2,060	760	6,270	9,050
2021	65,045	49,600	15,445	4,045	11,410	590	3,735	920	1,870	430	1,175	335	355	2,180	965	2,095	805	6,340	9,100
2022	65,980	49,085	16,880	4,315	12,570	605	3,730	950	2,015	490	1,240	365	395	2,305	1,100	2,670	1,010	6,440	9,550
2023	66,625	48,950	17,670	4,715	12,960	625	3,770	920	2,000	520	1,250	405	395	2,650	1,225	2,900	1,020	6,835	9,955
2024	66,645	48,790	17,845	4,775	13,070	685	3,755	945	1,980	525	1,230	420	400	2,720	1,195	2,945	1,050	–	–
2025	66,660	48,575	18,090	4,870	13,245	705	3,775	950	1,940	515	1,215	440	400	2,795	1,270	2,980	1,070	–	–
2026	66,640	48,400	18,260	4,720	13,535	720	3,820	980	1,895	515	1,160	420	395	2,740	1,370	3,140	1,095	–	–

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