Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3554: Neighbourhood Noordwest

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3554 in Utrecht (Noordwest) had 7,640 residents. 48.9% of them (3,735 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 (15.5%), Turkey (7.9%) and other Asia (6.9%). 56.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.9 percentage points.

Residents: 7,640 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 48.9% 3,735 people
Born abroad: 56.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.9 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

51% 49%

Dutch origin 51.2% 3,910
Migration background 48.9% 3,735

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3554. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

15.5% 1,185 people

Utrecht 9.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

7.9% 600 people

Utrecht 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.9% 525 people

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

6.3% 480 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.3% 250 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

2.4% 185 people

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

2.0% 155 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.6% 120 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.2% 95 people

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

0.79% 60 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.52% 40 people

Utrecht 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.46% 35 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.4% 2,105
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.6% 1,630

Men and women

Men: 3,685
Women: 3,955

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3554 48.9%

Higher than 91% 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

48.9%

3554
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3554	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	37.6%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	38.6%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	39.2%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	40.3%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	41.0%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	41.6%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	41.6%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	41.7%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	41.5%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	41.1%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	40.6%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	42.0%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	42.3%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	42.2%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	41.6%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	43.1%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	43.2%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	43.2%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	43.6%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	44.3%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	44.9%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	45.8%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	46.7%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	47.0%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	48.0%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	49.0%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	49.4%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	49.0%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	48.9%	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
3555 Noordwest	41.0%	8,445	+3.0 pp	Morocco
3552 Noordwest	41.6%	8,165	+6.4 pp	Other Europe
3563 Overvecht	57.5%	7,805	+2.0 pp	Morocco
3553 Noordwest	30.1%	6,970	+1.8 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	6,715	4,195	2,525	370	2,150	530	1,045	270	120	50	110	15	15	230	45	75	15	500	2,030
1999	6,760	4,150	2,610	380	2,230	570	1,045	280	125	50	100	15	15	250	55	90	15	515	2,095
2000	7,200	4,380	2,825	375	2,455	650	1,070	320	140	70	105	25	15	230	65	110	30	515	2,305
2001	7,375	4,395	2,975	395	2,580	680	1,100	350	150	65	105	20	10	260	70	140	25	555	2,420
2002	7,510	4,435	3,080	410	2,670	685	1,140	345	125	90	110	20	15	265	95	155	35	545	2,535
2003	7,580	4,425	3,155	425	2,735	675	1,185	340	120	90	110	20	20	275	105	170	50	555	2,605
2004	7,640	4,470	3,175	425	2,755	670	1,200	330	115	80	95	15	20	295	110	185	65	560	2,610
2005	7,570	4,415	3,155	455	2,705	640	1,230	295	110	90	100	15	15	325	100	185	55	585	2,575
2006	7,865	4,600	3,265	465	2,800	675	1,240	310	140	85	90	20	15	340	100	195	55	630	2,640
2007	7,740	4,560	3,180	470	2,705	635	1,175	300	145	100	100	15	20	335	110	200	40	635	2,540
2008	7,710	4,575	3,130	470	2,660	635	1,145	290	150	90	100	15	25	330	105	195	50	645	2,485
2009	7,330	4,250	3,075	485	2,595	605	1,090	270	140	85	90	20	25	350	110	230	65	655	2,420
2010	7,360	4,250	3,110	535	2,575	600	1,080	265	125	90	105	25	30	375	115	225	75	700	2,410
2011	7,235	4,180	3,055	485	2,565	635	1,095	255	110	85	105	25	20	335	100	215	70	630	2,425
2012	7,095	4,140	2,955	445	2,515	630	1,090	245	115	80	100	20	15	310	80	210	65	600	2,355
2013	7,360	4,180	3,175	495	2,685	650	1,165	260	125	80	100	20	20	355	105	240	60	645	2,530
2014	7,470	4,245	3,225	540	2,685	635	1,195	250	120	80	110	25	25	380	110	235	60	690	2,540
2015	7,520	4,275	3,245	550	2,690	615	1,225	230	115	85	110	30	30	380	125	230	65	695	2,545
2016	7,535	4,250	3,285	545	2,740	620	1,235	225	120	80	105	20	30	390	130	250	80	710	2,575
2017	7,555	4,210	3,345	550	2,795	625	1,190	230	120	75	110	20	35	385	140	310	105	715	2,630
2018	7,545	4,160	3,385	595	2,790	620	1,170	230	110	80	105	20	35	435	145	350	85	755	2,630
2019	7,630	4,135	3,495	620	2,880	620	1,215	230	110	70	115	30	35	440	150	390	95	780	2,715
2020	7,790	4,150	3,640	650	2,990	630	1,255	215	100	65	105	35	40	470	175	435	115	815	2,825
2021	7,730	4,095	3,635	660	2,970	625	1,230	200	100	70	110	35	40	475	185	450	110	820	2,810
2022	7,725	4,020	3,710	680	3,030	620	1,240	200	105	65	125	30	40	480	185	485	120	840	2,820
2023	7,750	3,955	3,800	730	3,070	615	1,210	190	110	60	125	40	45	515	215	540	130	895	2,850
2024	7,740	3,920	3,820	705	3,115	635	1,205	190	100	65	115	35	50	505	230	545	145	–	–
2025	7,700	3,930	3,770	690	3,080	620	1,200	185	100	65	110	30	40	505	235	530	145	–	–
2026	7,640	3,910	3,735	675	3,055	600	1,185	185	95	60	120	35	40	480	250	525	155	–	–

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