Postcode · De Meern, Utrecht

Postcode 3454: Neighbourhood Vleuten-De Meern

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3454 in De Meern (Vleuten-De Meern) had 13,315 residents. 23.9% of them (3,185 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than De Meern (30.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.1%), other Asia (5.0%) and Morocco (2.6%). 50.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.9 percentage points.

Residents: 13,315 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.9% 3,185 people
Born abroad: 50.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.9 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

76% 24%

Dutch origin 76.1% 10,130
Migration background 23.9% 3,185

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3454. For comparison, the line marks De Meern and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.1% 675 people

De Meern 5.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.0% 660 people

De Meern 7.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

2.6% 345 people

De Meern 4.3% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.0% 265 people

De Meern 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 235 people

De Meern 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 230 people

De Meern 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.5% 200 people

De Meern 2.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

1.5% 195 people

De Meern 2.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.2% 155 people

De Meern 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.56% 75 people

De Meern 0.65% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.56% 75 people

De Meern 0.47% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.53% 70 people

De Meern 0.49% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.4% 1,605
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.6% 1,580

Men and women

Men: 6,555
Women: 6,765

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3454 23.9%

Higher than 65% 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

23.9%

3454
De Meern
Netherlands

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Year	3454	De Meern	Netherlands
1998	9.9%	9.9%	16.7%
1999	10.1%	10.1%	17.1%
2000	10.0%	10.4%	17.5%
2001	10.1%	12.4%	18.0%
2002	10.6%	15.0%	18.4%
2003	11.1%	15.9%	18.8%
2004	11.2%	16.0%	19.0%
2005	11.5%	16.5%	19.2%
2006	11.9%	17.4%	19.3%
2007	12.3%	18.4%	19.4%
2008	12.7%	18.7%	19.6%
2009	13.2%	19.5%	19.9%
2010	13.3%	19.8%	20.3%
2011	13.6%	20.0%	20.6%
2012	13.7%	20.1%	20.9%
2013	13.9%	20.5%	21.1%
2014	14.3%	21.0%	21.4%
2015	14.4%	21.2%	21.7%
2016	14.7%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	15.4%	22.1%	22.6%
2018	16.3%	22.7%	23.1%
2019	17.1%	23.3%	23.6%
2020	17.6%	23.8%	24.2%
2021	18.1%	24.3%	24.6%
2022	20.0%	25.9%	26.0%
2023	21.5%	27.3%	27.1%
2024	22.4%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	23.4%	29.4%	28.5%
2026	23.9%	30.0%	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
3544 Leidsche Rijn	45.9%	23,730	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
3452 De Meern	34.6%	14,895	+2.9 pp	Morocco
3451 De Meern	28.5%	13,160	+3.1 pp	Other Asia
3417 Tabakshof en Heeswijk	13.3%	9,910	+1.9 pp	Other Asia
3453 Vleuten-De Meern	39.1%	9,050	+4.8 pp	Other Asia
3481 Noord, Zuid	12.4%	8,125	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
3545 Leidsche Rijn	44.5%	3,065	+2.2 pp	Morocco
3546 Vleuten-De Meern	13.0%	230	+1.4 pp	Turkey

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	10,725	9,665	1,065	385	680	30	50	120	245	35	175	20	45	145	25	120	55	665	400
1999	10,845	9,755	1,090	400	685	30	45	115	240	45	180	15	40	165	25	135	50	680	410
2000	10,860	9,770	1,090	410	680	30	50	100	255	40	180	15	45	170	30	130	45	695	395
2001	10,740	9,655	1,090	400	690	35	55	95	245	35	180	20	45	155	30	145	50	685	400
2002	10,690	9,565	1,130	405	720	40	70	105	245	35	175	25	45	160	30	135	60	685	445
2003	10,680	9,500	1,185	415	765	45	95	115	230	40	175	20	45	175	40	145	55	690	490
2004	10,715	9,510	1,205	415	785	50	100	115	235	35	170	20	40	185	45	155	50	685	515
2005	10,730	9,500	1,235	425	810	45	105	115	235	45	175	20	35	195	45	165	55	695	535
2006	10,700	9,430	1,275	445	825	50	115	115	230	45	175	20	40	210	45	165	60	720	555
2007	10,800	9,480	1,325	470	855	65	115	125	225	50	170	25	40	235	60	170	45	730	595
2008	11,010	9,610	1,400	505	890	75	130	125	230	45	165	30	45	265	50	175	60	770	635
2009	11,370	9,870	1,500	535	965	85	140	115	235	55	175	40	45	275	55	205	75	815	690
2010	11,680	10,125	1,555	575	980	75	140	120	245	50	185	35	50	305	60	205	85	865	690
2011	11,760	10,160	1,600	595	1,005	85	140	125	245	60	185	35	50	325	60	210	80	885	715
2012	11,805	10,190	1,620	580	1,035	75	150	135	250	55	185	45	45	305	65	215	90	880	740
2013	11,740	10,105	1,635	595	1,035	75	155	130	235	60	190	55	45	305	60	220	100	875	755
2014	11,745	10,060	1,685	615	1,070	80	165	135	245	60	185	65	45	320	70	210	105	905	780
2015	11,800	10,105	1,695	630	1,065	80	150	130	245	55	185	80	45	320	85	220	100	920	780
2016	11,790	10,055	1,735	645	1,090	85	170	130	240	55	195	75	35	340	80	220	110	935	805
2017	11,980	10,135	1,845	660	1,185	85	185	145	255	60	180	75	40	365	100	240	115	965	880
2018	12,180	10,195	1,985	680	1,300	100	210	145	260	65	170	70	50	390	105	285	130	995	990
2019	12,425	10,295	2,130	710	1,420	115	225	165	270	65	170	70	55	415	115	335	130	1,035	1,100
2020	12,780	10,525	2,255	760	1,495	125	240	165	275	60	170	75	60	455	120	365	145	1,085	1,170
2021	12,895	10,565	2,330	780	1,550	135	240	175	280	60	170	80	65	465	125	370	165	1,120	1,215
2022	13,005	10,405	2,600	845	1,760	145	250	180	285	65	165	90	80	505	145	490	205	1,165	1,330
2023	13,185	10,360	2,830	930	1,900	175	295	190	280	65	170	100	80	580	155	530	215	1,255	1,475
2024	13,165	10,215	2,950	945	2,005	185	315	200	280	70	170	85	80	610	190	550	220	–	–
2025	13,220	10,125	3,095	965	2,130	205	325	205	275	70	175	80	80	635	225	595	230	–	–
2026	13,315	10,130	3,185	980	2,205	200	345	195	265	75	155	70	75	675	235	660	230	–	–

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