Postcode · Zeist, Utrecht

Postcode 3704: Neighbourhoods West and Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3704 in Zeist (West and Noord) had 10,260 residents. 32.3% of them (3,315 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 (11.0%), other Asia (5.9%) and other Europe (2.8%). 52.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Residents: 10,260 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.3% 3,315 people
Born abroad: 52.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.2 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 67.7% 6,945
Migration background 32.3% 3,315

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3704. For comparison, the line marks Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

11.0% 1,130 people

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

5.9% 605 people

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

2.8% 290 people

Zeist 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.4% 245 people

Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

2.1% 220 people

Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 215 people

Zeist 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 155 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.4% 140 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.3% 130 people

Zeist 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.78% 80 people

Zeist 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.49% 50 people

Zeist 0.66% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.49% 50 people

Zeist 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.3% 1,735
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.7% 1,580

Men and women

Men: 5,030
Women: 5,230

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3704 32.3%

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

32.3%

3704
Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	3704	Zeist	Netherlands
1998	24.2%	19.4%	16.7%
1999	24.7%	20.0%	17.1%
2000	24.8%	20.4%	17.5%
2001	25.6%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	25.5%	21.0%	18.4%
2003	25.8%	21.2%	18.8%
2004	25.6%	21.3%	19.0%
2005	26.3%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	26.2%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	26.5%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	26.3%	22.4%	19.6%
2009	26.7%	22.6%	19.9%
2010	26.9%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	27.5%	23.5%	20.6%
2012	27.1%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	27.3%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	27.6%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	27.9%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	28.1%	24.8%	22.1%
2017	28.0%	25.1%	22.6%
2018	28.2%	25.2%	23.1%
2019	28.5%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	28.7%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	29.4%	25.5%	24.6%
2022	30.1%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	30.6%	28.0%	27.1%
2024	31.3%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	31.9%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	32.3%	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
3705 Noord	27.9%	10,190	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
3584 Oost	49.5%	7,655	+7.2 pp	Other Europe
3981 Bunnik	19.8%	7,465	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
3703 West, Centrum	31.9%	6,145	+1.7 pp	Morocco
3706 Noord	46.4%	5,150	+1.1 pp	Morocco
3732 Oost	22.4%	4,675	+1.0 pp	Other Europe
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	9,695	7,350	2,350	505	1,840	95	740	250	415	50	200	15	60	230	115	100	75	965	1,380
1999	9,730	7,325	2,405	490	1,915	95	795	260	400	55	190	20	60	220	125	105	80	940	1,460
2000	9,700	7,290	2,405	495	1,905	85	805	270	390	50	180	15	70	230	120	115	70	925	1,480
2001	9,740	7,255	2,490	490	2,005	80	880	265	395	60	175	20	70	225	120	115	90	930	1,560
2002	9,635	7,175	2,455	485	1,965	70	900	255	370	60	180	15	70	220	120	115	75	900	1,555
2003	9,540	7,075	2,465	485	1,980	70	935	245	365	80	180	20	60	225	120	100	65	890	1,580
2004	9,560	7,110	2,450	470	1,980	85	955	240	350	75	175	15	60	220	105	100	70	865	1,590
2005	9,515	7,015	2,500	475	2,020	85	1,010	230	345	65	185	15	55	220	100	110	75	865	1,635
2006	9,450	6,970	2,480	450	2,030	85	1,025	220	345	55	175	20	45	210	100	120	80	840	1,640
2007	9,450	6,945	2,500	440	2,065	90	1,045	230	345	45	175	15	45	205	95	120	95	840	1,660
2008	9,465	6,975	2,485	435	2,050	90	1,040	225	330	50	175	20	50	190	100	115	100	830	1,655
2009	9,330	6,840	2,490	440	2,060	90	1,040	225	315	50	175	20	45	200	100	135	105	815	1,680
2010	9,110	6,665	2,450	415	2,030	80	1,055	220	305	45	145	15	50	205	95	140	90	770	1,675
2011	9,065	6,575	2,490	430	2,050	85	1,065	220	295	45	155	25	50	200	90	160	90	780	1,710
2012	8,965	6,540	2,430	415	2,015	85	1,025	210	280	45	150	20	45	200	95	180	95	750	1,680
2013	9,080	6,600	2,480	440	2,040	75	1,045	215	290	45	150	20	45	225	110	160	100	790	1,690
2014	9,015	6,525	2,490	430	2,060	75	1,085	210	275	50	150	30	45	205	100	160	105	765	1,725
2015	9,090	6,555	2,535	430	2,110	75	1,110	220	275	45	145	30	45	210	110	170	105	755	1,780
2016	9,175	6,600	2,575	430	2,145	75	1,110	225	270	35	140	35	40	215	110	205	115	760	1,815
2017	9,280	6,680	2,600	440	2,160	65	1,105	225	250	35	135	40	40	225	105	265	110	740	1,855
2018	9,280	6,660	2,620	420	2,200	70	1,120	220	250	30	135	35	40	210	110	290	110	720	1,900
2019	9,325	6,670	2,655	415	2,240	70	1,120	215	250	35	135	30	40	210	115	325	110	720	1,935
2020	9,515	6,785	2,730	425	2,305	75	1,105	220	250	35	135	40	45	205	125	380	115	730	2,000
2021	9,800	6,915	2,885	465	2,425	80	1,175	215	255	40	145	45	50	225	145	390	125	775	2,110
2022	10,065	7,035	3,030	470	2,555	85	1,170	215	275	50	140	50	55	235	170	455	140	785	2,155
2023	10,065	6,985	3,080	475	2,605	90	1,145	205	265	55	145	45	45	240	195	510	140	780	2,220
2024	10,145	6,965	3,180	515	2,665	115	1,130	210	260	65	140	45	45	280	185	550	150	–	–
2025	10,275	6,995	3,280	540	2,740	120	1,125	220	255	75	145	45	45	305	195	595	145	–	–
2026	10,260	6,945	3,315	530	2,785	130	1,130	220	245	80	140	50	50	290	215	605	155	–	–

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