Postcode · Nieuwegein, Utrecht

Postcode 3434: Neighbourhoods Lekboulevard and Fokkesteeg

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3434 in Nieuwegein (Lekboulevard and Fokkesteeg) had 8,760 residents. 29.1% of them (2,550 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Nieuwegein (35.6%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.1%), Morocco (5.3%) and other Europe (4.1%). 51.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.0 percentage points.

Residents: 8,760 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.1% 2,550 people
Born abroad: 51.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.0 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

71% 29%

Dutch origin 70.9% 6,210
Migration background 29.1% 2,550

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3434. For comparison, the line marks Nieuwegein and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.1% 535 people

Nieuwegein 9.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

5.3% 465 people

Nieuwegein 4.7% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.1% 360 people

Nieuwegein 5.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

2.7% 240 people

Nieuwegein 3.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

2.2% 195 people

Nieuwegein 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.2% 195 people

Nieuwegein 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 130 people

Nieuwegein 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.4% 125 people

Nieuwegein 2.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.4% 120 people

Nieuwegein 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 85 people

Nieuwegein 1.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.80% 70 people

Nieuwegein 1.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.40% 35 people

Nieuwegein 0.45% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.0% 1,300
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.0% 1,250

Men and women

Men: 4,325
Women: 4,435

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3434 29.1%

Higher than 74% of all postcodes 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

29.1%

3434
Nieuwegein
Netherlands

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Year	3434	Nieuwegein	Netherlands
1998	14.0%	17.8%	16.7%
1999	14.2%	18.3%	17.1%
2000	14.3%	18.7%	17.5%
2001	14.6%	19.3%	18.0%
2002	14.9%	19.8%	18.4%
2003	15.4%	20.3%	18.8%
2004	16.0%	20.7%	19.0%
2005	16.4%	20.9%	19.2%
2006	17.5%	21.2%	19.3%
2007	18.1%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	18.3%	21.9%	19.6%
2009	19.4%	22.5%	19.9%
2010	19.5%	22.9%	20.3%
2011	19.8%	23.4%	20.6%
2012	19.6%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	19.9%	23.9%	21.1%
2014	19.9%	24.2%	21.4%
2015	20.6%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	20.9%	25.4%	22.1%
2017	21.5%	25.8%	22.6%
2018	22.1%	26.3%	23.1%
2019	22.5%	27.0%	23.6%
2020	23.4%	27.9%	24.2%
2021	23.9%	28.6%	24.6%
2022	25.1%	30.1%	26.0%
2023	26.6%	31.5%	27.1%
2024	27.3%	32.8%	27.9%
2025	28.1%	34.0%	28.5%
2026	29.1%	35.6%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
3437 Batau Noord, Galecop	31.7%	13,445	+4.5 pp	Other Asia
3401 Achterveld-Noord	17.2%	12,150	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
4133 Monnikenhof, Amaliastein	22.1%	7,475	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
3432 Fokkesteeg, Merwestein	41.3%	6,670	+5.6 pp	Other Asia
4132 Vianen centrum	21.4%	5,255	+3.4 pp	Other Asia
3433 De Wiers, Vreeswijk	24.6%	3,635	+7.6 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	9,300	8,000	1,300	425	880	10	70	220	335	50	170	25	30	200	45	95	55	795	500
1999	9,200	7,885	1,310	430	880	10	80	210	320	55	180	20	40	190	45	95	65	790	520
2000	9,140	7,830	1,310	415	890	10	80	210	320	50	170	20	35	190	50	100	70	775	535
2001	9,035	7,720	1,315	435	885	10	80	205	300	50	165	20	30	220	60	110	70	770	540
2002	8,955	7,620	1,335	440	895	5	85	200	295	55	165	20	35	220	60	125	70	770	565
2003	8,910	7,530	1,375	445	930	10	90	200	295	50	165	25	30	225	65	140	80	780	600
2004	8,795	7,385	1,410	430	980	15	95	205	285	50	165	25	30	210	90	160	80	760	645
2005	8,725	7,295	1,430	455	970	10	125	210	270	60	165	25	30	235	65	165	65	765	670
2006	8,665	7,155	1,515	455	1,050	15	170	205	270	60	160	25	30	240	85	180	65	760	750
2007	8,610	7,055	1,555	460	1,090	20	210	210	255	65	165	25	30	240	80	190	60	755	795
2008	8,515	6,960	1,555	460	1,095	25	220	195	245	65	160	25	30	245	85	185	75	745	810
2009	8,545	6,895	1,655	465	1,190	30	250	205	255	70	160	30	30	245	90	210	80	760	895
2010	8,520	6,855	1,660	470	1,195	40	245	195	250	80	145	35	30	260	95	210	80	755	900
2011	8,495	6,810	1,680	465	1,215	45	250	195	250	75	150	35	25	255	95	220	85	755	925
2012	8,430	6,780	1,650	455	1,190	50	245	190	245	70	150	30	20	255	100	205	85	745	905
2013	8,335	6,675	1,660	465	1,200	45	245	200	235	65	145	35	20	265	100	215	95	740	920
2014	8,290	6,640	1,650	485	1,160	35	235	190	230	65	150	45	20	270	110	205	90	755	895
2015	8,265	6,565	1,700	490	1,210	40	260	195	230	70	130	60	25	275	110	215	90	755	945
2016	8,460	6,690	1,770	500	1,270	50	300	200	235	65	135	60	20	285	100	220	100	765	1,000
2017	8,495	6,665	1,830	500	1,330	50	335	205	235	65	130	65	20	285	110	245	85	770	1,055
2018	8,510	6,630	1,880	495	1,385	55	355	200	230	70	130	65	25	275	115	275	85	760	1,120
2019	8,550	6,625	1,925	525	1,400	70	350	210	220	80	130	70	25	300	125	265	80	780	1,145
2020	8,600	6,585	2,015	540	1,475	80	375	220	210	80	130	80	30	300	145	275	90	785	1,225
2021	8,700	6,620	2,080	555	1,530	80	400	230	210	75	135	70	30	320	155	285	95	800	1,285
2022	8,680	6,495	2,180	555	1,630	80	410	220	210	80	140	70	30	310	155	360	110	795	1,350
2023	8,690	6,380	2,310	585	1,730	95	425	235	215	85	140	75	30	335	165	405	110	830	1,435
2024	8,740	6,350	2,390	585	1,805	100	445	245	210	85	135	80	30	340	180	420	120	–	–
2025	8,775	6,310	2,465	580	1,885	110	465	240	210	85	125	75	30	350	190	460	130	–	–
2026	8,760	6,210	2,550	585	1,965	125	465	240	195	85	120	70	35	360	195	535	130	–	–

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