Postcode · Utrecht, Utrecht

Postcode 3563: Neighbourhood Overvecht

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3563 in Utrecht (Overvecht) had 7,805 residents. 57.5% of them (4,490 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 (23.8%), other Asia (8.1%) and Turkey (7.2%). 52.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 7,805 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 57.5% 4,490 people
Born abroad: 52.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.0 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

43% 58%

Dutch origin 42.5% 3,320
Migration background 57.5% 4,490

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3563. For comparison, the line marks Utrecht and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

23.8% 1,855 people

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

8.1% 630 people

Utrecht 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

7.2% 560 people

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

5.2% 405 people

Utrecht 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.8% 375 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

2.8% 215 people

Utrecht 2.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

1.7% 135 people

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

1.2% 95 people

Utrecht 3.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.1% 85 people

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

0.77% 60 people

Utrecht 0.88% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.45% 35 people

Utrecht 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.45% 35 people

Utrecht 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.9% 2,375
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.1% 2,115

Men and women

Men: 3,810
Women: 3,995

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3563 57.5%

Higher than 95% 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

57.5%

3563
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	3563	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	25.5%	28.6%	16.7%
1999	27.0%	29.1%	17.1%
2000	28.4%	29.8%	17.5%
2001	30.5%	30.5%	18.0%
2002	32.6%	31.1%	18.4%
2003	34.7%	31.6%	18.8%
2004	36.1%	31.9%	19.0%
2005	37.7%	32.2%	19.2%
2006	39.5%	32.4%	19.3%
2007	40.2%	32.6%	19.4%
2008	42.0%	32.7%	19.6%
2009	44.1%	33.2%	19.9%
2010	46.0%	33.4%	20.3%
2011	47.5%	33.7%	20.6%
2012	48.3%	33.9%	20.9%
2013	50.1%	34.0%	21.1%
2014	50.9%	34.0%	21.4%
2015	52.1%	34.2%	21.7%
2016	52.5%	34.7%	22.1%
2017	53.0%	35.6%	22.6%
2018	53.9%	36.3%	23.1%
2019	53.3%	37.0%	23.6%
2020	53.8%	37.9%	24.2%
2021	54.0%	38.1%	24.6%
2022	55.5%	40.0%	26.0%
2023	56.0%	41.4%	27.1%
2024	56.0%	41.9%	27.9%
2025	56.6%	42.5%	28.5%
2026	57.5%	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
3564 Overvecht	70.0%	9,765	+2.1 pp	Morocco
3562 Overvecht	68.4%	8,605	+5.0 pp	Morocco
3555 Noordwest	41.0%	8,445	+3.0 pp	Morocco
3552 Noordwest	41.6%	8,165	+6.4 pp	Other Europe
3554 Noordwest	48.9%	7,640	+0.9 pp	Morocco
3565 Overvecht	50.0%	40	+12.5 pp	Turkey

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	6,050	4,505	1,545	285	1,260	275	315	270	215	35	130	10	20	125	30	100	20	510	1,035
1999	6,045	4,415	1,630	285	1,350	280	380	250	200	50	125	15	15	130	45	125	20	495	1,135
2000	5,980	4,275	1,700	285	1,425	295	430	255	195	50	120	15	15	135	45	135	20	480	1,220
2001	5,940	4,130	1,810	285	1,530	350	470	245	200	40	120	15	15	135	55	150	20	495	1,315
2002	6,020	4,055	1,965	280	1,675	385	555	250	205	35	110	25	15	130	55	170	20	500	1,465
2003	6,010	3,925	2,085	285	1,810	395	630	250	210	45	110	25	15	135	75	175	30	510	1,580
2004	6,090	3,895	2,200	290	1,905	410	710	240	205	40	110	20	15	145	90	180	30	510	1,685
2005	6,120	3,810	2,310	290	2,015	400	830	255	195	45	110	15	15	150	90	175	25	500	1,810
2006	6,095	3,680	2,410	295	2,115	425	885	245	185	50	115	15	15	150	100	190	35	495	1,915
2007	6,095	3,645	2,450	300	2,155	405	945	255	175	55	110	15	10	165	100	185	35	490	1,960
2008	6,060	3,515	2,545	305	2,235	420	1,005	265	165	60	110	15	15	165	105	185	30	490	2,055
2009	6,140	3,430	2,710	310	2,400	410	1,115	260	155	65	105	20	10	175	130	225	40	490	2,220
2010	6,235	3,365	2,865	325	2,540	440	1,190	255	155	75	100	20	15	190	145	235	45	500	2,370
2011	6,235	3,280	2,960	320	2,640	445	1,280	240	155	55	95	20	10	195	160	255	50	485	2,475
2012	6,265	3,240	3,025	335	2,685	440	1,310	240	150	50	95	20	15	205	185	270	40	500	2,520
2013	6,220	3,105	3,115	335	2,775	460	1,360	235	145	50	95	15	20	205	200	285	40	495	2,625
2014	6,445	3,165	3,280	350	2,930	490	1,460	235	145	50	95	25	20	210	215	280	55	515	2,770
2015	6,900	3,305	3,595	405	3,185	545	1,580	250	145	65	95	30	25	255	245	300	55	570	3,025
2016	7,085	3,365	3,720	460	3,260	560	1,595	240	150	65	90	40	20	310	250	330	70	635	3,085
2017	7,240	3,405	3,835	490	3,345	575	1,665	235	150	60	95	50	25	320	245	360	55	660	3,180
2018	7,280	3,355	3,925	520	3,410	560	1,690	235	155	50	95	55	25	345	265	385	70	690	3,235
2019	7,715	3,600	4,115	540	3,570	595	1,730	240	155	50	100	45	20	375	280	440	80	720	3,390
2020	7,775	3,595	4,180	550	3,630	585	1,760	240	145	50	90	50	25	385	300	470	80	720	3,460
2021	7,705	3,545	4,160	530	3,630	580	1,775	230	150	45	90	45	25	370	300	465	85	700	3,455
2022	7,695	3,425	4,270	525	3,750	585	1,800	230	145	55	100	40	25	360	320	525	85	690	3,540
2023	7,705	3,385	4,315	535	3,780	575	1,815	225	150	50	95	40	30	370	330	550	85	700	3,575
2024	7,790	3,425	4,365	570	3,800	580	1,795	220	140	60	100	45	35	390	355	570	80	–	–
2025	7,770	3,375	4,395	535	3,860	570	1,820	215	135	60	85	35	35	380	360	610	90	–	–
2026	7,805	3,320	4,490	555	3,930	560	1,855	215	135	60	85	35	35	405	375	630	95	–	–

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