Postcode · Zeist, Utrecht

Postcode 3706: Neighbourhood Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3706 in Zeist (Noord) had 5,150 residents. 46.4% of them (2,390 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 (11.9%), other Asia (10.1%) and other Europe (6.0%). 55.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.1 percentage points.

Residents: 5,150 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 46.4% 2,390 people
Born abroad: 55.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.1 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

54% 46%

Dutch origin 53.6% 2,760
Migration background 46.4% 2,390

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3706. For comparison, the line marks Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

11.9% 615 people

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

10.1% 520 people

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

6.0% 310 people

Zeist 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

5.0% 260 people

Zeist 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

3.3% 170 people

Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

1.9% 100 people

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

1.9% 100 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.8% 95 people

Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 75 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.4% 70 people

Zeist 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

1.3% 65 people

Zeist 0.66% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.29% 15 people

Zeist 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.6% 1,330
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.4% 1,060

Men and women

Men: 2,610
Women: 2,545

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3706 46.4%

Higher than 90% 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

46.4%

3706
Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	3706	Zeist	Netherlands
1998	32.3%	19.4%	16.7%
1999	32.8%	20.0%	17.1%
2000	33.0%	20.4%	17.5%
2001	33.5%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	33.6%	21.0%	18.4%
2003	34.0%	21.2%	18.8%
2004	34.4%	21.3%	19.0%
2005	36.0%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	36.6%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	37.6%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	38.1%	22.4%	19.6%
2009	37.9%	22.6%	19.9%
2010	39.0%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	39.8%	23.5%	20.6%
2012	41.1%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	42.0%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	42.4%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	43.6%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	44.0%	24.8%	22.1%
2017	45.3%	25.1%	22.6%
2018	46.4%	25.2%	23.1%
2019	46.3%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	46.3%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	45.4%	25.5%	24.6%
2022	45.3%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	46.4%	28.0%	27.1%
2024	46.4%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	45.8%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	46.4%	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
3705 Noord	27.9%	10,190	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
3706 Noord	46.4%	5,150	+1.1 pp	Morocco
3732 Oost	22.4%	4,675	+1.0 pp	Other Europe
3735 Den Dolder	20.1%	1,715	+0.2 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	5,230	3,540	1,690	335	1,355	40	515	150	200	50	95	5	20	215	140	210	50	565	1,120
1999	5,270	3,545	1,730	360	1,365	40	485	155	205	60	100	10	20	230	155	225	40	590	1,145
2000	5,255	3,515	1,735	375	1,360	40	475	120	200	60	110	10	15	240	155	260	50	600	1,140
2001	5,170	3,445	1,730	355	1,370	40	445	120	200	55	100	10	20	225	180	270	60	590	1,135
2002	5,160	3,425	1,735	340	1,395	45	465	115	205	55	100	10	20	210	180	275	55	590	1,145
2003	5,155	3,405	1,755	370	1,385	45	455	110	210	60	100	15	20	235	165	280	60	610	1,145
2004	5,135	3,370	1,765	370	1,390	45	465	105	200	60	105	15	20	230	175	285	55	600	1,165
2005	5,145	3,295	1,850	365	1,480	75	500	105	190	75	105	15	15	230	180	305	50	585	1,260
2006	5,170	3,270	1,890	360	1,530	95	540	120	175	75	100	15	20	225	150	325	50	575	1,320
2007	5,115	3,185	1,925	340	1,590	90	570	135	175	70	95	15	20	210	160	335	55	535	1,385
2008	5,180	3,210	1,975	375	1,600	85	590	140	155	65	100	20	20	235	165	355	45	550	1,430
2009	5,160	3,200	1,955	370	1,585	95	595	135	160	60	90	25	15	240	150	330	60	555	1,400
2010	5,200	3,175	2,030	375	1,655	115	625	155	150	70	90	25	20	240	160	330	50	550	1,475
2011	5,305	3,195	2,110	350	1,765	110	695	165	155	65	90	30	15	215	180	330	65	535	1,580
2012	5,380	3,170	2,210	385	1,830	100	760	160	145	70	90	25	15	255	175	355	65	560	1,655
2013	5,470	3,170	2,295	410	1,890	115	780	155	140	75	95	40	20	255	185	380	60	575	1,715
2014	5,365	3,090	2,275	415	1,855	115	755	155	135	75	90	40	25	260	185	375	60	580	1,695
2015	5,350	3,020	2,330	420	1,905	105	765	160	135	80	85	45	20	270	195	395	70	590	1,735
2016	5,325	2,980	2,345	415	1,930	105	765	155	130	75	85	50	20	260	200	440	60	585	1,760
2017	5,365	2,935	2,430	430	2,005	110	740	170	120	70	85	50	20	275	230	500	65	590	1,845
2018	5,450	2,920	2,530	460	2,070	115	755	160	115	80	80	60	25	295	235	540	70	615	1,915
2019	5,455	2,930	2,525	465	2,060	125	740	155	115	85	75	65	15	310	250	530	60	615	1,910
2020	5,430	2,915	2,515	465	2,050	115	735	170	110	85	75	55	20	315	245	520	70	610	1,905
2021	5,240	2,860	2,380	455	1,930	115	660	165	100	75	75	50	20	310	240	505	70	590	1,790
2022	5,145	2,810	2,330	470	1,865	105	585	170	95	65	80	50	20	315	250	510	85	600	1,680
2023	5,190	2,785	2,410	530	1,875	95	600	165	100	65	70	55	20	385	250	530	75	660	1,695
2024	5,270	2,825	2,445	550	1,895	105	600	165	95	70	75	55	20	395	255	525	75	–	–
2025	5,180	2,805	2,375	470	1,910	95	610	165	95	75	70	60	20	315	250	525	90	–	–
2026	5,150	2,760	2,390	460	1,930	100	615	170	95	70	75	65	15	310	260	520	100	–	–

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