Postcode · Zeist, Utrecht

Postcode 3701: Neighbourhood Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3701 in Zeist (Centrum) had 6,510 residents. 26.7% of them (1,735 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Zeist (29.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.8%), other Asia (3.8%) and Indonesia (3.0%). 59.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.6 percentage points.

Residents: 6,510 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.7% 1,735 people
Born abroad: 59.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.6 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 73.3% 4,775
Migration background 26.7% 1,735

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3701. For comparison, the line marks Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

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

5.8% 375 people

Zeist 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 250 people

Zeist 5.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

3.0% 195 people

Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.9% 190 people

Zeist 6.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.4% 155 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.9% 125 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 120 people

Zeist 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

1.5% 95 people

Zeist 0.66% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

1.2% 75 people

Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 65 people

Zeist 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.77% 50 people

Zeist 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.61% 40 people

Zeist 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.4% 1,030
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.6% 705

Men and women

Men: 3,135
Women: 3,375

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3701 26.7%

Higher than 70% 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

26.7%

3701
Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	3701	Zeist	Netherlands
1998	14.2%	19.4%	16.7%
1999	13.9%	20.0%	17.1%
2000	14.5%	20.4%	17.5%
2001	14.5%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	14.0%	21.0%	18.4%
2003	14.0%	21.2%	18.8%
2004	13.8%	21.3%	19.0%
2005	14.1%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	14.4%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	14.7%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	15.4%	22.4%	19.6%
2009	15.7%	22.6%	19.9%
2010	16.2%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	16.9%	23.5%	20.6%
2012	17.0%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	17.1%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	17.5%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	17.5%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	18.1%	24.8%	22.1%
2017	19.7%	25.1%	22.6%
2018	19.3%	25.2%	23.1%
2019	19.5%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	20.3%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	21.2%	25.5%	24.6%
2022	23.1%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	24.7%	28.0%	27.1%
2024	26.0%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	26.8%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	26.7%	29.2%	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
3708 Oost	22.0%	6,875	+0.3 pp	Morocco
3701 Centrum	26.7%	6,510	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
3703 West, Centrum	31.9%	6,145	+1.7 pp	Morocco
3707 Centrum	23.7%	6,090	+4.9 pp	Other Asia
3702 Centrum	23.5%	3,960	+1.8 pp	Morocco

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	5,310	4,555	755	310	450	15	30	50	200	20	135	10	40	125	50	55	30	530	220
1999	5,315	4,575	740	295	450	15	30	55	205	20	130	5	35	125	45	45	35	520	215
2000	5,480	4,685	795	305	490	10	40	55	210	20	125	5	35	140	60	55	40	545	250
2001	5,435	4,645	790	300	485	5	45	60	200	30	135	10	30	125	40	70	35	525	260
2002	5,430	4,670	760	275	480	5	40	60	205	35	130	10	35	100	40	70	25	500	260
2003	5,565	4,780	780	295	485	5	45	55	200	30	130	10	40	115	45	75	30	510	265
2004	5,670	4,890	780	295	485	10	45	50	190	20	120	10	45	120	40	80	50	515	265
2005	5,610	4,815	790	295	495	10	55	55	190	15	115	5	50	125	40	85	45	515	280
2006	5,620	4,810	810	300	510	15	60	60	185	20	105	15	50	130	40	85	45	515	295
2007	5,670	4,835	835	320	520	20	60	65	180	25	100	20	55	145	35	85	50	520	310
2008	5,680	4,800	875	335	545	15	70	70	180	30	110	25	55	145	30	95	55	540	335
2009	5,665	4,770	890	345	550	20	70	65	185	30	105	35	50	155	30	95	55	555	335
2010	5,700	4,780	925	360	560	15	65	65	185	30	105	35	50	170	35	110	55	570	355
2011	5,725	4,765	965	360	600	15	75	60	195	40	105	40	40	175	45	110	60	585	380
2012	5,820	4,830	990	375	610	20	90	55	185	30	115	50	30	180	45	115	70	600	390
2013	5,840	4,845	1,000	355	640	20	100	60	190	30	105	35	30	185	50	115	75	580	415
2014	5,845	4,825	1,020	380	640	15	110	60	190	30	110	40	35	195	45	110	80	605	415
2015	5,900	4,865	1,035	390	640	25	105	60	185	35	110	45	35	200	50	110	70	615	420
2016	5,950	4,875	1,075	395	680	25	120	65	195	35	110	50	35	200	50	110	80	635	440
2017	6,090	4,890	1,200	460	740	30	130	55	205	40	110	75	35	240	60	140	80	715	490
2018	6,190	4,995	1,195	450	745	25	140	60	190	40	120	50	35	245	55	150	85	680	510
2019	6,280	5,055	1,225	440	785	25	155	55	190	55	105	50	30	255	55	165	85	670	555
2020	6,340	5,050	1,290	470	820	25	160	65	175	60	105	65	30	270	75	170	90	690	605
2021	6,405	5,050	1,355	490	865	30	150	75	185	50	105	70	35	280	80	180	115	725	625
2022	6,450	4,955	1,490	515	980	30	165	75	210	70	110	75	45	285	95	200	135	720	660
2023	6,495	4,890	1,605	565	1,040	35	180	70	205	75	115	80	40	330	115	220	140	775	715
2024	6,465	4,785	1,680	600	1,080	50	185	70	200	70	110	90	40	360	100	255	150	–	–
2025	6,545	4,790	1,755	640	1,120	55	195	75	200	65	125	105	40	370	125	240	160	–	–
2026	6,510	4,775	1,735	635	1,105	50	190	75	195	65	125	95	40	375	120	250	155	–	–

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