Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3525: Neighbourhood Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3525 in Utrecht (Zuid) had 6,875 residents. 49.6% of them (3,410 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Utrecht (43.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (19.9%), other Asia (8.2%) and other Europe (5.5%). 55.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.2 percentage points.

Residents: 6,875 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 49.6% 3,410 people
Born abroad: 55.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.2 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

50% 50%

Dutch origin 50.4% 3,465
Migration background 49.6% 3,410

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3525. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

19.9% 1,365 people

Utrecht 9.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.2% 565 people

Utrecht 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.5% 375 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.9% 270 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

3.3% 230 people

Utrecht 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

2.2% 150 people

Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 135 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.4% 95 people

Utrecht 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.4% 95 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.80% 55 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.65% 45 people

Utrecht 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.44% 30 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.0% 1,875
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.0% 1,535

Men and women

Men: 3,375
Women: 3,500

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3525 49.6%

Higher than 92% 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

49.6%

3525
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3525	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	44.1%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	43.6%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	43.4%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	43.8%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	44.9%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	44.8%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	44.2%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	44.8%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	45.4%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	45.4%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	45.6%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	45.9%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	45.6%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	45.7%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	46.3%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	46.0%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	45.7%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	43.9%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	42.0%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	40.8%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	40.8%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	41.7%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	43.0%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	43.3%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	45.4%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	47.2%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	48.7%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	48.9%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	49.6%	43.1%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
3526 Zuidwest	66.6%	13,085	+1.4 pp	Morocco
3524 Zuid	37.1%	11,375	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
3523 Zuid	34.3%	10,515	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
3522 Zuidwest	36.6%	8,845	+3.2 pp	Morocco
3439 Rijnhuizen	52.0%	3,570	+11.8 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	6,185	3,455	2,730	360	2,365	385	1,225	270	140	75	105	20	15	220	105	125	40	505	2,220
1999	5,975	3,375	2,605	340	2,265	345	1,195	230	135	70	100	15	15	210	110	140	40	475	2,125
2000	5,730	3,245	2,485	310	2,170	330	1,140	205	125	75	100	5	20	185	95	160	40	445	2,040
2001	5,470	3,070	2,395	300	2,100	305	1,115	195	115	65	95	10	15	180	100	165	40	425	1,970
2002	5,580	3,075	2,505	310	2,190	300	1,200	185	120	80	95	0	15	200	95	175	35	440	2,070
2003	5,775	3,190	2,585	300	2,285	295	1,255	210	130	75	90	5	25	180	110	160	50	445	2,145
2004	5,720	3,190	2,530	300	2,235	250	1,230	200	125	95	85	5	15	195	115	155	65	435	2,100
2005	5,730	3,170	2,565	300	2,265	235	1,255	205	135	95	85	5	25	185	120	150	70	455	2,110
2006	5,665	3,095	2,570	295	2,280	240	1,295	200	125	95	85	5	25	180	110	150	65	430	2,140
2007	5,625	3,070	2,555	280	2,275	230	1,320	190	115	85	80	5	25	170	125	150	60	410	2,140
2008	5,700	3,100	2,600	305	2,295	220	1,370	170	125	75	85	15	25	180	140	140	55	445	2,150
2009	5,645	3,055	2,590	300	2,290	235	1,355	160	135	70	80	5	25	190	140	140	55	455	2,135
2010	5,700	3,095	2,600	310	2,300	230	1,370	170	125	65	85	10	25	190	125	145	70	460	2,140
2011	5,605	3,040	2,560	300	2,265	220	1,385	160	120	60	75	10	25	190	120	150	50	445	2,120
2012	5,640	3,030	2,610	325	2,285	220	1,385	150	130	60	70	10	25	220	130	155	55	475	2,135
2013	5,595	3,025	2,575	295	2,275	215	1,405	145	115	55	55	10	25	205	125	155	60	430	2,145
2014	5,795	3,145	2,650	305	2,345	225	1,450	140	115	55	65	15	30	195	130	170	60	440	2,215
2015	6,065	3,400	2,665	320	2,350	210	1,450	150	120	50	70	15	30	205	125	175	70	465	2,200
2016	5,960	3,455	2,505	325	2,180	195	1,305	140	120	50	65	10	35	215	125	175	70	475	2,035
2017	5,910	3,500	2,410	325	2,085	175	1,255	125	115	45	60	15	30	220	120	175	75	465	1,945
2018	5,920	3,505	2,415	335	2,080	160	1,235	120	115	45	60	15	35	225	120	200	85	490	1,925
2019	6,005	3,500	2,505	355	2,145	165	1,250	135	110	45	70	15	40	230	130	225	85	505	2,000
2020	6,115	3,485	2,630	390	2,240	170	1,280	140	105	50	75	15	45	255	145	265	85	530	2,095
2021	6,130	3,475	2,655	400	2,255	180	1,285	125	100	55	75	20	45	260	140	280	90	540	2,115
2022	6,095	3,335	2,765	425	2,335	180	1,275	130	100	45	80	20	45	285	180	320	105	565	2,150
2023	6,135	3,240	2,895	440	2,455	190	1,290	130	100	40	85	15	45	295	180	395	125	585	2,265
2024	6,410	3,290	3,120	495	2,630	215	1,355	140	105	45	95	25	40	335	220	435	110	–	–
2025	6,795	3,470	3,320	540	2,780	225	1,365	140	100	50	100	30	45	365	245	530	125	–	–
2026	6,875	3,465	3,410	540	2,865	230	1,365	150	95	55	95	30	45	375	270	565	135	–	–

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