Postcode · Zeist, Utrecht

Postcode 3703: Neighbourhoods West and Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3703 in Zeist (West and Centrum) had 6,145 residents. 31.9% of them (1,960 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Zeist (29.2%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (10.0%), other Asia (6.8%) and other Europe (3.1%). 53.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 6,145 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.9% 1,960 people
Born abroad: 53.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 68.2% 4,190
Migration background 31.9% 1,960

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3703. For comparison, the line marks Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

10.0% 615 people

Zeist 6.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.8% 415 people

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

3.1% 190 people

Zeist 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.0% 185 people

Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 130 people

Zeist 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.9% 115 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 95 people

Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

1.1% 65 people

Zeist 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 60 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.57% 35 people

Zeist 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.49% 30 people

Zeist 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.33% 20 people

Zeist 0.66% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

53% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.3% 1,045
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.4% 910

Men and women

Men: 2,955
Women: 3,190

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3703 31.9%

Higher than 78% 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

31.9%

3703
Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	3703	Zeist	Netherlands
1998	18.7%	19.4%	16.7%
1999	19.0%	20.0%	17.1%
2000	19.6%	20.4%	17.5%
2001	20.3%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	21.3%	21.0%	18.4%
2003	21.7%	21.2%	18.8%
2004	22.5%	21.3%	19.0%
2005	22.5%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	22.7%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	22.9%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	23.7%	22.4%	19.6%
2009	24.2%	22.6%	19.9%
2010	24.8%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	25.2%	23.5%	20.6%
2012	25.0%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	25.5%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	26.5%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	26.4%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	26.9%	24.8%	22.1%
2017	27.5%	25.1%	22.6%
2018	27.6%	25.2%	23.1%
2019	27.7%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	28.2%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	28.5%	25.5%	24.6%
2022	30.2%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	31.3%	28.0%	27.1%
2024	31.7%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	31.7%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	31.9%	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
3704 West, Noord	32.3%	10,260	+2.2 pp	Morocco
3981 Bunnik	19.8%	7,465	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
3708 Oost	22.0%	6,875	+0.3 pp	Morocco
3701 Centrum	26.7%	6,510	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
3702 Centrum	23.5%	3,960	+1.8 pp	Morocco
3709 Oost	23.4%	320	+0.7 pp	Indonesia

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	5,855	4,760	1,095	275	815	20	255	105	275	25	145	0	35	95	40	65	30	565	530
1999	5,800	4,695	1,100	275	830	30	260	90	290	20	140	5	30	100	45	50	45	580	525
2000	5,830	4,690	1,140	280	865	35	295	90	285	30	145	5	30	100	40	50	40	580	560
2001	5,835	4,655	1,185	290	895	45	305	100	280	25	150	0	30	110	35	65	40	590	590
2002	5,910	4,650	1,260	290	970	50	340	95	280	25	150	5	30	105	65	80	35	600	660
2003	5,840	4,575	1,265	290	975	45	375	100	275	25	155	5	25	105	55	65	35	580	690
2004	5,835	4,525	1,310	290	1,020	45	405	100	280	30	155	5	25	105	60	70	30	580	725
2005	5,810	4,500	1,305	290	1,025	40	430	90	260	25	160	0	25	105	65	75	40	565	745
2006	5,825	4,510	1,320	290	1,025	40	440	95	245	25	150	5	25	110	60	85	35	555	765
2007	5,860	4,520	1,340	290	1,050	45	465	90	240	25	150	5	30	105	60	85	40	555	785
2008	5,870	4,480	1,390	305	1,085	45	495	90	225	20	145	5	35	120	65	100	45	565	830
2009	5,880	4,450	1,425	315	1,110	45	535	85	215	25	160	15	35	105	55	105	45	560	870
2010	5,885	4,425	1,460	335	1,130	45	550	80	215	25	165	20	35	115	70	105	40	585	880
2011	5,910	4,425	1,490	345	1,145	40	565	85	215	20	160	20	30	135	70	110	40	585	900
2012	5,930	4,440	1,485	330	1,155	50	555	85	225	20	165	10	25	130	70	110	40	580	910
2013	5,925	4,410	1,510	335	1,175	50	575	85	220	30	165	15	30	125	75	105	35	580	930
2014	5,935	4,365	1,570	335	1,240	60	615	85	220	20	160	10	25	140	75	125	40	580	990
2015	5,950	4,380	1,570	325	1,250	55	620	75	215	30	145	10	25	145	85	130	40	565	1,010
2016	5,980	4,370	1,610	330	1,285	50	625	80	215	30	150	5	25	150	70	180	35	575	1,040
2017	5,910	4,285	1,625	320	1,305	55	635	80	205	20	155	5	25	135	65	200	45	560	1,065
2018	5,935	4,295	1,640	315	1,325	55	635	75	200	25	140	10	25	140	75	210	50	550	1,090
2019	5,940	4,295	1,645	335	1,310	50	635	75	185	25	135	10	30	160	85	215	40	545	1,100
2020	5,985	4,295	1,690	340	1,350	50	625	75	190	30	135	15	30	160	85	235	60	565	1,125
2021	5,990	4,285	1,705	355	1,345	50	595	85	185	30	135	20	25	175	85	255	60	580	1,120
2022	6,150	4,295	1,855	400	1,455	55	615	85	195	35	140	20	45	195	95	300	70	595	1,185
2023	6,175	4,250	1,930	440	1,490	55	625	85	195	35	140	25	40	235	105	330	65	635	1,225
2024	6,150	4,200	1,950	440	1,510	60	630	85	190	30	140	35	40	225	105	350	65	–	–
2025	6,070	4,140	1,925	390	1,540	65	605	90	185	30	125	30	40	190	125	375	60	–	–
2026	6,145	4,190	1,960	365	1,595	65	615	95	185	30	115	20	35	190	130	415	60	–	–

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