Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3561: Neighbourhood Overvecht

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3561 in Utrecht (Overvecht) had 9,395 residents. 63.0% of them (5,920 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 (25.3%), other Asia (9.0%) and Turkey (8.0%). 55.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 9,395 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 63.0% 5,920 people
Born abroad: 55.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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

37% 63%

Dutch origin 37.0% 3,475
Migration background 63.0% 5,920

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3561. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

25.3% 2,375 people

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

9.0% 850 people

Utrecht 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

8.0% 755 people

Utrecht 4.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.3% 685 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.6% 435 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

2.6% 245 people

Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

1.8% 165 people

Utrecht 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.4% 135 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.3% 125 people

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

0.85% 80 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.43% 40 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.37% 35 people

Utrecht 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.2% 3,270
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.8% 2,650

Men and women

Men: 4,760
Women: 4,635

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3561 63.0%

Higher than 97% 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

63.0%

3561
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3561	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	39.4%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	41.2%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	43.3%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	45.3%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	46.8%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	48.5%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	50.4%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	52.1%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	53.1%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	53.9%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	54.6%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	54.2%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	52.7%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	54.9%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	56.5%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	54.4%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	53.5%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	53.2%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	53.6%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	55.3%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	57.3%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	58.8%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	59.8%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	59.7%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	61.2%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	62.3%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	62.4%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	62.9%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	63.0%	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
3571 Noordoost	20.7%	9,970	+2.2 pp	Other Europe
3562 Overvecht	68.4%	8,605	+5.0 pp	Morocco
3552 Noordwest	41.6%	8,165	+6.4 pp	Other Europe
3566 Overvecht	17.9%	335	+1.7 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	8,060	4,880	3,175	445	2,720	500	1,220	415	235	65	125	20	35	265	85	175	25	705	2,475
1999	7,970	4,685	3,285	445	2,845	535	1,265	395	235	75	120	20	30	275	110	190	40	695	2,595
2000	7,930	4,500	3,430	455	2,970	575	1,370	350	235	65	130	20	30	275	135	205	35	700	2,730
2001	7,940	4,340	3,600	450	3,145	630	1,435	355	220	70	130	25	25	270	170	240	25	690	2,915
2002	8,000	4,260	3,740	470	3,265	610	1,540	330	205	65	130	15	25	300	165	315	35	690	3,050
2003	8,335	4,285	4,045	470	3,580	755	1,665	330	210	80	125	25	25	295	180	315	45	700	3,350
2004	8,355	4,140	4,215	455	3,765	805	1,755	335	210	80	120	20	25	290	185	340	55	685	3,530
2005	8,420	4,025	4,390	455	3,940	810	1,880	305	205	75	115	25	25	290	215	395	55	680	3,715
2006	8,545	4,005	4,540	465	4,075	840	2,020	310	195	70	110	25	20	310	200	400	40	680	3,860
2007	8,635	3,980	4,655	475	4,180	885	2,090	305	185	70	115	40	15	305	200	395	50	680	3,975
2008	8,625	3,920	4,705	480	4,225	900	2,155	290	185	60	110	35	15	320	205	385	45	695	4,015
2009	8,550	3,910	4,635	515	4,135	885	2,070	290	175	90	110	35	15	355	205	370	50	715	3,925
2010	8,755	4,145	4,610	535	4,085	875	2,010	290	185	85	105	50	30	350	210	365	65	745	3,865
2011	8,285	3,740	4,545	545	4,005	850	2,025	270	175	80	100	35	20	390	195	355	55	745	3,800
2012	7,995	3,470	4,520	525	3,990	865	2,015	260	170	70	95	40	20	370	195	360	55	715	3,805
2013	8,100	3,690	4,410	580	3,830	830	1,910	255	165	70	105	50	25	400	185	355	60	760	3,645
2014	8,550	3,975	4,575	585	3,990	825	2,015	280	180	70	100	55	25	405	195	355	70	790	3,775
2015	9,180	4,300	4,880	670	4,205	845	2,145	275	190	80	105	65	25	475	210	380	80	895	3,980
2016	9,315	4,320	4,995	715	4,275	840	2,200	265	185	80	105	60	25	525	230	400	75	935	4,060
2017	9,235	4,130	5,105	725	4,380	835	2,235	265	175	75	100	60	20	545	245	460	90	940	4,160
2018	9,055	3,870	5,185	705	4,480	845	2,265	270	165	65	90	55	10	550	265	520	85	910	4,270
2019	8,935	3,685	5,250	750	4,500	800	2,335	265	160	60	95	50	15	590	250	540	90	940	4,305
2020	8,950	3,595	5,355	785	4,575	760	2,335	250	175	65	100	50	20	615	290	590	110	1,005	4,355
2021	9,030	3,640	5,390	835	4,560	745	2,305	255	160	70	115	50	20	650	310	600	115	1,035	4,355
2022	9,130	3,545	5,585	845	4,740	765	2,335	250	160	75	120	45	25	660	340	700	120	1,045	4,495
2023	9,095	3,425	5,670	830	4,840	760	2,360	245	165	75	115	40	30	640	375	750	115	1,045	4,590
2024	9,160	3,435	5,720	825	4,895	745	2,375	240	160	80	115	40	30	645	390	785	115	–	–
2025	9,305	3,455	5,850	845	5,005	750	2,375	245	165	80	120	40	30	655	425	840	125	–	–
2026	9,395	3,475	5,920	880	5,040	755	2,375	245	165	80	125	40	35	685	435	850	135	–	–

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