Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3533: Neighbourhood West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3533 in Utrecht (West) had 9,495 residents. 33.1% of them (3,140 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 Asia (7.7%), other Europe (6.2%) and Morocco (4.3%). 63.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.4 percentage points.

Residents: 9,495 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.1% 3,140 people
Born abroad: 63.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.4 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

67% 33%

Dutch origin 66.9% 6,355
Migration background 33.1% 3,140

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3533. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.7% 735 people

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

6.2% 585 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

4.3% 405 people

Utrecht 9.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.2% 400 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.4% 225 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.2% 210 people

Utrecht 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.9% 180 people

Utrecht 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.5% 145 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.95% 90 people

Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.68% 65 people

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

0.58% 55 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.42% 40 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

63% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.2% 1,985
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.8% 1,155

Men and women

Men: 4,755
Women: 4,740

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3533 33.1%

Higher than 79% 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

33.1%

3533
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3533	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	21.6%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	19.4%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	19.2%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	21.1%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	22.5%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	23.4%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	23.3%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	23.8%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	23.6%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	23.3%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	23.8%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	23.9%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	24.0%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	24.7%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	25.0%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	24.7%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	24.6%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	24.6%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	24.1%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	26.2%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	25.4%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	26.1%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	27.1%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	26.2%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	28.7%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	29.5%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	30.8%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	31.4%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	33.1%	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
3527 Zuidwest	65.9%	13,680	+1.9 pp	Morocco
3541 Leidsche Rijn	46.1%	13,260	+1.6 pp	Morocco
3531 West	42.2%	11,145	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
3532 West	38.1%	6,760	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
3528 Leidsche Rijn	66.7%	15	+16.7 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	6,795	5,325	1,470	400	1,075	130	250	75	235	30	130	15	25	230	90	215	50	660	810
1999	6,645	5,355	1,290	385	910	135	245	80	230	30	135	20	30	200	35	95	60	635	655
2000	6,615	5,340	1,270	360	910	130	250	85	230	25	130	15	25	190	40	90	60	620	650
2001	6,720	5,305	1,415	380	1,035	120	240	75	230	35	125	15	30	210	85	190	60	650	765
2002	6,815	5,270	1,535	410	1,130	130	260	70	215	40	120	15	30	245	115	235	65	665	870
2003	7,000	5,360	1,635	445	1,185	130	265	70	225	45	120	15	35	275	145	230	75	710	920
2004	7,130	5,475	1,660	455	1,200	130	300	65	230	50	120	15	35	285	130	225	70	720	940
2005	7,445	5,675	1,770	490	1,280	135	340	80	220	50	130	20	35	305	130	250	75	750	1,015
2006	7,490	5,720	1,770	550	1,215	125	350	85	210	45	115	15	45	375	100	215	85	805	965
2007	7,530	5,775	1,755	560	1,195	120	345	80	200	55	110	15	45	390	95	220	80	805	950
2008	7,440	5,670	1,770	550	1,215	110	345	85	205	60	105	20	45	380	100	240	70	790	980
2009	7,375	5,610	1,765	500	1,260	100	355	80	205	50	110	20	40	330	130	265	75	745	1,025
2010	7,365	5,600	1,765	455	1,305	80	385	80	205	50	110	20	40	285	145	270	90	700	1,060
2011	7,445	5,605	1,840	480	1,365	85	375	70	215	55	110	15	35	320	190	280	95	735	1,105
2012	7,485	5,620	1,870	505	1,360	80	370	70	220	50	110	15	40	340	190	290	90	765	1,105
2013	7,700	5,805	1,900	495	1,410	75	380	75	215	45	120	15	35	325	210	325	85	740	1,160
2014	7,945	5,990	1,955	495	1,465	75	385	70	220	40	115	15	35	330	235	340	100	760	1,195
2015	7,975	6,015	1,960	500	1,460	75	390	85	215	50	120	20	35	325	205	360	80	755	1,205
2016	8,455	6,420	2,035	540	1,495	75	355	95	215	55	125	20	40	355	210	380	110	825	1,215
2017	8,740	6,450	2,290	550	1,735	85	335	90	220	50	120	20	50	360	205	630	120	840	1,450
2018	8,895	6,640	2,255	605	1,655	105	355	95	225	40	130	20	50	405	210	485	140	910	1,350
2019	9,050	6,685	2,365	625	1,740	105	355	100	230	40	130	25	55	415	225	550	135	930	1,435
2020	9,125	6,655	2,470	635	1,835	115	350	100	220	45	135	20	60	420	280	570	155	935	1,530
2021	9,330	6,885	2,445	655	1,795	105	370	100	210	50	140	30	55	430	255	530	175	955	1,490
2022	9,245	6,585	2,655	700	1,955	130	375	100	225	55	140	40	55	460	275	595	200	995	1,560
2023	9,245	6,520	2,730	750	1,975	150	420	95	220	60	145	35	65	505	250	575	220	1,055	1,580
2024	9,245	6,400	2,845	815	2,025	155	425	95	210	50	140	35	70	570	260	610	225	–	–
2025	9,315	6,390	2,925	840	2,085	160	420	85	215	50	145	40	70	585	300	630	220	–	–
2026	9,495	6,355	3,140	840	2,300	180	405	90	210	55	145	40	65	585	400	735	225	–	–

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