Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3532: Neighbourhood West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3532 in Utrecht (West) had 6,760 residents. 38.1% of them (2,575 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Utrecht (43.1%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (9.8%), Morocco (5.9%) and other Asia (4.7%). 61.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.5 percentage points.

Residents: 6,760 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 38.1% 2,575 people
Born abroad: 61.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.5 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

62% 38%

Dutch origin 61.8% 4,180
Migration background 38.1% 2,575

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3532. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

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

9.8% 660 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

5.9% 400 people

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

4.7% 315 people

Utrecht 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.2% 285 people

Utrecht 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.6% 245 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.8% 190 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 125 people

Utrecht 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.7% 115 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.3% 85 people

Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.89% 60 people

Utrecht 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.81% 55 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.52% 35 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.0% 1,570
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.2% 1,010

Men and women

Men: 3,250
Women: 3,510

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3532 38.1%

Higher than 84% 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

38.1%

3532
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3532	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	35.9%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	34.2%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	34.9%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	34.8%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	34.5%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	35.3%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	35.4%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	34.2%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	33.6%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	33.0%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	33.4%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	33.6%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	33.2%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	32.2%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	31.7%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	31.7%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	31.1%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	31.2%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	31.4%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	31.9%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	32.5%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	32.8%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	34.2%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	34.6%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	36.6%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	37.5%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	37.2%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	37.4%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	38.1%	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
3531 West	42.2%	11,145	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
3533 West	33.1%	9,495	+4.4 pp	Other Asia
3551 Noordwest	37.3%	7,725	+2.9 pp	Other Europe
3513 Noordwest	40.9%	6,715	+4.1 pp	Other Europe
3534 West	27.9%	1,935	+6.9 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	6,955	4,460	2,495	455	2,040	695	695	220	220	40	115	20	20	300	65	70	35	690	1,805
1999	6,760	4,440	2,315	435	1,880	660	590	195	205	40	110	20	15	290	70	70	50	665	1,650
2000	6,495	4,230	2,265	445	1,820	645	550	190	195	45	110	15	25	295	60	90	45	670	1,600
2001	6,385	4,165	2,220	440	1,770	615	520	195	200	45	110	20	30	280	70	90	35	660	1,560
2002	6,305	4,130	2,175	430	1,750	610	520	170	200	40	105	20	20	285	75	85	50	650	1,530
2003	6,380	4,125	2,250	425	1,825	610	555	165	200	50	105	20	20	280	90	105	50	660	1,595
2004	6,435	4,160	2,275	435	1,840	595	580	160	200	50	105	20	20	290	95	100	60	670	1,610
2005	6,470	4,260	2,210	415	1,800	560	570	140	200	60	110	15	15	275	85	110	75	650	1,560
2006	6,435	4,280	2,160	425	1,725	515	570	125	195	60	105	25	15	280	80	110	70	655	1,505
2007	6,655	4,460	2,195	455	1,745	510	565	130	215	55	120	20	20	295	80	115	75	700	1,490
2008	6,830	4,550	2,280	465	1,825	495	615	130	225	50	105	20	20	320	80	130	100	725	1,555
2009	6,825	4,530	2,295	470	1,830	485	595	140	215	65	95	20	25	330	85	140	105	725	1,570
2010	6,915	4,625	2,295	515	1,780	440	575	140	215	55	105	25	30	355	110	140	105	780	1,515
2011	6,985	4,730	2,250	510	1,740	430	545	125	215	55	100	30	25	355	105	160	105	785	1,470
2012	6,995	4,785	2,215	520	1,695	395	550	115	205	50	90	35	25	370	100	155	125	790	1,425
2013	7,075	4,825	2,245	550	1,690	390	545	125	200	60	100	50	35	365	90	155	125	820	1,430
2014	7,160	4,935	2,225	555	1,675	370	530	130	195	55	105	45	35	370	105	150	140	820	1,405
2015	7,300	5,025	2,275	605	1,670	380	535	125	180	60	110	40	35	420	95	155	140	860	1,415
2016	7,285	4,995	2,290	625	1,665	355	505	120	175	70	125	35	40	425	120	170	150	880	1,410
2017	7,205	4,910	2,295	620	1,680	330	495	125	180	70	120	35	35	430	125	205	150	880	1,415
2018	7,180	4,850	2,330	615	1,715	350	505	120	175	65	120	30	45	420	130	215	155	880	1,450
2019	7,200	4,835	2,365	655	1,715	330	520	125	165	70	115	30	40	470	120	225	160	895	1,470
2020	7,115	4,685	2,430	705	1,725	330	495	115	155	60	125	25	40	515	140	265	165	935	1,495
2021	7,045	4,605	2,440	730	1,710	330	480	105	150	55	130	30	40	530	140	270	180	970	1,470
2022	7,060	4,480	2,585	805	1,775	315	455	110	150	60	130	45	50	580	180	295	215	1,025	1,470
2023	6,980	4,355	2,620	870	1,755	305	445	105	135	55	120	55	50	640	185	300	220	1,070	1,460
2024	7,055	4,435	2,625	915	1,710	290	415	100	140	55	125	45	55	690	180	300	230	–	–
2025	6,755	4,230	2,525	870	1,655	275	405	95	130	50	115	40	55	660	200	280	220	–	–
2026	6,760	4,180	2,575	875	1,700	285	400	85	125	55	115	35	60	660	190	315	245	–	–

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