Postcode · Soest, Utrecht

Postcode 3765: Neighbourhood Smitsveen

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3765 in Soest (Smitsveen) had 5,305 residents. 44.8% of them (2,375 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Soest (25.2%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (14.9%), other Asia (7.9%) and other Africa (7.1%). 57.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.9 percentage points.

Residents: 5,305 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 44.8% 2,375 people
Born abroad: 57.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.9 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

55% 45%

Dutch origin 55.2% 2,930
Migration background 44.8% 2,375

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3765. For comparison, the line marks Soest and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

14.9% 790 people

Soest 5.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.9% 420 people

Soest 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

7.1% 375 people

Soest 2.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.8% 200 people

Soest 3.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

2.3% 120 people

Soest 1.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.2% 115 people

Soest 2.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 90 people

Soest 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.4% 75 people

Soest 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.1% 60 people

Soest 0.70% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.1% 60 people

Soest 0.75% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.66% 35 people

Soest 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.47% 25 people

Soest 0.48% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.3% 1,360
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.7% 1,015

Men and women

Men: 2,580
Women: 2,730

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3765 44.8%

Higher than 89% 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

44.8%

3765
Soest
Netherlands

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Year	3765	Soest	Netherlands
1998	31.5%	17.4%	16.7%
1999	32.6%	18.2%	17.1%
2000	33.1%	18.6%	17.5%
2001	33.8%	18.8%	18.0%
2002	33.6%	18.8%	18.4%
2003	33.7%	19.0%	18.8%
2004	34.4%	19.2%	19.0%
2005	33.9%	19.3%	19.2%
2006	33.1%	19.2%	19.3%
2007	33.2%	19.2%	19.4%
2008	33.8%	19.4%	19.6%
2009	33.3%	19.6%	19.9%
2010	33.5%	19.7%	20.3%
2011	33.7%	19.9%	20.6%
2012	34.1%	20.1%	20.9%
2013	34.7%	20.3%	21.1%
2014	35.4%	20.5%	21.4%
2015	35.8%	20.7%	21.7%
2016	36.6%	20.9%	22.1%
2017	37.6%	21.2%	22.6%
2018	38.5%	21.4%	23.1%
2019	38.7%	21.9%	23.6%
2020	39.2%	22.0%	24.2%
2021	39.9%	22.4%	24.6%
2022	41.9%	23.8%	26.0%
2023	42.6%	24.3%	27.1%
2024	44.0%	24.8%	27.9%
2025	43.9%	25.2%	28.5%
2026	44.8%	25.2%	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
3762 't Hart-Soestdijk	22.6%	8,320	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
3766 Overhees	21.1%	7,150	+2.0 pp	Turkey
3768 Zuid	16.3%	6,270	+0.7 pp	Indonesia
3764 de Eng-Soest-Midden	34.1%	5,515	+0.7 pp	Turkey

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	4,810	3,290	1,515	265	1,255	560	110	35	180	45	115	5	20	125	170	105	50	470	1,045
1999	4,835	3,260	1,575	255	1,320	590	100	30	170	50	120	5	20	110	195	135	50	460	1,115
2000	4,845	3,240	1,605	255	1,345	595	95	30	170	40	110	0	20	125	215	145	55	455	1,150
2001	4,840	3,205	1,635	255	1,375	620	95	30	165	40	110	5	20	120	215	155	55	445	1,190
2002	4,815	3,205	1,620	255	1,360	595	90	30	165	30	110	10	15	120	220	180	50	440	1,175
2003	4,865	3,220	1,640	270	1,375	630	75	25	165	35	110	10	15	135	235	160	50	460	1,185
2004	4,890	3,215	1,680	265	1,405	640	85	35	170	40	110	10	20	125	235	160	40	455	1,220
2005	5,000	3,310	1,695	260	1,435	650	85	30	165	35	110	10	15	125	225	180	65	460	1,235
2006	4,960	3,325	1,640	265	1,370	630	80	30	160	35	115	10	15	125	185	175	75	450	1,185
2007	4,985	3,330	1,655	255	1,405	635	80	35	155	45	110	5	15	125	195	185	75	440	1,215
2008	5,030	3,335	1,700	275	1,425	640	85	40	155	35	120	15	20	120	215	165	90	470	1,230
2009	5,085	3,385	1,695	280	1,415	645	95	40	145	30	120	15	20	125	220	155	85	460	1,235
2010	5,035	3,350	1,685	255	1,430	665	95	50	145	30	110	15	15	115	230	145	70	435	1,245
2011	5,055	3,350	1,705	260	1,445	675	105	45	145	30	105	5	15	135	245	135	65	430	1,280
2012	5,070	3,340	1,730	255	1,475	680	100	45	135	35	95	15	20	125	280	130	70	420	1,310
2013	5,075	3,310	1,760	260	1,500	680	90	45	135	35	95	10	20	135	305	145	65	425	1,335
2014	5,105	3,300	1,805	270	1,535	705	100	40	135	35	90	10	20	150	310	145	65	430	1,375
2015	5,095	3,270	1,825	275	1,545	695	105	45	130	40	90	15	20	150	340	135	55	430	1,395
2016	5,070	3,215	1,855	270	1,585	690	110	45	135	40	95	15	15	145	330	170	65	425	1,430
2017	5,155	3,215	1,940	275	1,665	710	115	45	130	45	90	25	20	140	345	215	60	425	1,515
2018	5,150	3,165	1,985	300	1,685	705	120	45	120	50	95	35	20	150	340	245	60	445	1,545
2019	5,150	3,155	1,995	300	1,695	705	120	45	115	50	85	25	20	170	335	265	60	430	1,560
2020	5,195	3,160	2,035	290	1,750	700	135	55	120	55	85	25	20	160	335	285	65	435	1,605
2021	5,220	3,135	2,085	280	1,805	695	140	55	115	60	75	25	20	160	355	315	70	425	1,660
2022	5,190	3,015	2,175	285	1,895	720	140	60	120	60	80	20	25	155	360	345	90	420	1,705
2023	5,285	3,040	2,250	290	1,955	750	130	65	120	65	90	30	20	155	370	375	85	425	1,775
2024	5,305	2,970	2,335	300	2,030	800	120	60	120	65	75	30	25	170	380	395	85	–	–
2025	5,335	2,990	2,340	315	2,025	805	120	65	120	70	75	35	25	185	365	395	95	–	–
2026	5,305	2,930	2,375	340	2,035	790	120	60	115	60	75	35	25	200	375	420	90	–	–

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