Postcode · Zeist, Utrecht

Postcode 3708: Neighbourhood Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3708 in Zeist (Oost) had 6,875 residents. 22.0% of them (1,510 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 Morocco (3.6%), other Europe (3.5%) and Indonesia (3.3%). 45.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 6,875 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 22.0% 1,510 people
Born abroad: 45.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.3 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

78% 22%

Dutch origin 78.1% 5,370
Migration background 22.0% 1,510

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3708. For comparison, the line marks Zeist and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

3.6% 245 people

Zeist 6.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.5% 240 people

Zeist 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.3% 225 people

Zeist 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.7% 185 people

Zeist 5.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 130 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.7% 120 people

Zeist 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 100 people

Zeist 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.2% 80 people

Zeist 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.80% 55 people

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

0.80% 55 people

Zeist 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.73% 50 people

Zeist 0.55% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.44% 30 people

Zeist 0.66% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

46% 54%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.7% 690
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 54.0% 815

Men and women

Men: 3,255
Women: 3,620

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3708 22.0%

Higher than 61% 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

22.0%

3708
Zeist
Netherlands

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Year	3708	Zeist	Netherlands
1998	15.8%	19.4%	16.7%
1999	16.5%	20.0%	17.1%
2000	17.6%	20.4%	17.5%
2001	18.1%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	18.2%	21.0%	18.4%
2003	18.4%	21.2%	18.8%
2004	18.4%	21.3%	19.0%
2005	18.5%	21.7%	19.2%
2006	18.6%	21.9%	19.3%
2007	18.7%	22.0%	19.4%
2008	19.0%	22.4%	19.6%
2009	19.3%	22.6%	19.9%
2010	19.7%	23.1%	20.3%
2011	19.8%	23.5%	20.6%
2012	20.4%	23.8%	20.9%
2013	20.7%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	21.2%	24.3%	21.4%
2015	20.9%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	19.8%	24.8%	22.1%
2017	19.2%	25.1%	22.6%
2018	19.1%	25.2%	23.1%
2019	19.0%	25.1%	23.6%
2020	19.0%	25.4%	24.2%
2021	19.3%	25.5%	24.6%
2022	21.7%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	22.4%	28.0%	27.1%
2024	22.1%	28.4%	27.9%
2025	21.9%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	22.0%	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
3971 Driebergen	16.8%	8,085	+1.0 pp	Indonesia
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
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	5,790	4,870	915	270	650	55	120	60	255	15	145	5	30	90	40	55	50	560	355
1999	5,865	4,900	970	295	685	45	120	60	260	30	155	5	25	110	55	75	40	585	385
2000	5,905	4,860	1,040	315	725	50	140	60	260	30	155	5	40	115	60	85	40	605	430
2001	5,900	4,835	1,070	330	745	40	150	60	260	25	155	5	35	135	65	95	50	610	455
2002	5,875	4,800	1,070	320	760	40	170	55	250	25	145	10	30	135	65	100	55	595	475
2003	5,860	4,775	1,080	320	755	35	180	55	250	20	150	10	25	135	65	95	55	605	470
2004	5,875	4,800	1,080	325	765	35	170	55	245	25	140	10	30	145	70	110	55	610	470
2005	5,855	4,775	1,085	315	765	30	185	50	260	25	135	10	25	145	60	110	45	605	480
2006	5,815	4,735	1,080	315	765	35	160	55	255	40	125	20	25	145	55	120	45	605	475
2007	5,820	4,730	1,090	305	790	40	165	50	260	40	110	20	25	150	55	130	50	595	490
2008	5,855	4,745	1,115	305	800	40	170	55	260	40	105	25	20	155	55	135	45	600	515
2009	5,920	4,785	1,140	315	830	50	180	50	245	35	105	20	25	165	60	145	65	605	530
2010	5,910	4,745	1,165	335	820	45	200	60	240	35	110	25	25	175	65	130	45	615	550
2011	5,935	4,755	1,175	345	835	50	220	50	230	40	110	20	30	185	75	120	50	615	565
2012	5,955	4,740	1,215	355	860	40	245	55	220	40	115	20	35	185	85	125	50	605	605
2013	5,895	4,675	1,220	350	865	45	245	55	215	50	110	20	25	195	80	125	50	600	620
2014	5,915	4,660	1,255	365	890	40	250	55	205	50	115	25	30	195	90	145	55	615	640
2015	5,830	4,610	1,220	380	840	35	225	60	200	50	120	25	35	200	80	130	60	630	595
2016	6,140	4,925	1,215	390	820	35	215	50	205	50	125	25	35	205	90	120	55	640	575
2017	6,205	5,015	1,190	365	820	40	220	55	205	45	120	20	40	185	80	110	65	625	570
2018	6,315	5,110	1,205	390	820	30	235	50	205	45	120	20	40	210	85	105	65	645	560
2019	6,705	5,430	1,275	405	870	40	235	55	210	45	125	15	45	220	95	125	65	670	610
2020	6,725	5,445	1,280	405	870	30	230	55	215	45	120	20	45	220	100	125	70	680	595
2021	6,645	5,365	1,280	405	875	35	240	50	215	45	110	25	50	220	85	130	75	675	605
2022	6,735	5,280	1,460	420	1,035	40	240	70	245	55	110	25	50	235	100	175	115	685	655
2023	6,845	5,320	1,530	465	1,065	45	245	75	230	55	125	40	50	255	110	190	120	715	695
2024	6,800	5,300	1,505	445	1,060	50	240	70	230	60	120	30	55	240	105	185	120	–	–
2025	6,850	5,350	1,500	445	1,060	50	240	75	225	60	115	30	55	245	95	190	120	–	–
2026	6,875	5,370	1,510	435	1,070	55	245	80	225	55	120	30	50	240	100	185	130	–	–

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