Postcode · Amersfoort, Utrecht

Postcode 3819: Neighbourhood Bosgebied

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3819 in Amersfoort (Bosgebied) had 845 residents. 66.3% of them (560 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Amersfoort (30.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (37.9%), other Africa (16.0%) and Turkey (4.1%). 89.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 15.3 percentage points.

Residents: 845 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 66.3% 560 people
Born abroad: 89.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +15.3 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

34% 66%

Dutch origin 33.7% 285
Migration background 66.3% 560

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3819. For comparison, the line marks Amersfoort and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

37.9% 320 people

Amersfoort 6.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

16.0% 135 people

Amersfoort 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

4.1% 35 people

Amersfoort 4.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.4% 20 people

Amersfoort 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.8% 15 people

Amersfoort 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.8% 15 people

Amersfoort 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.59% 5 people

Amersfoort 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.59% 5 people

Amersfoort 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Amersfoort 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Amersfoort 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Amersfoort 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Amersfoort 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

89%

Born abroad (first generation) 89.3% 500
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 10.7% 60

Men and women

Men: 430
Women: 415

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3819 66.3%

Higher than 97% 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

66.3%

3819
Amersfoort
Netherlands

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Year	3819	Amersfoort	Netherlands
1998	51.0%	19.9%	16.7%
1999	54.8%	20.6%	17.1%
2000	53.3%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	58.8%	21.7%	18.0%
2002	53.3%	22.2%	18.4%
2003	35.0%	22.6%	18.8%
2004	35.4%	22.9%	19.0%
2005	53.8%	23.3%	19.2%
2006	49.5%	23.3%	19.3%
2007	47.6%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	53.8%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	52.1%	23.7%	19.9%
2010	50.0%	23.9%	20.3%
2011	54.4%	24.0%	20.6%
2012	32.8%	24.2%	20.9%
2013	57.0%	24.4%	21.1%
2014	52.3%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	54.9%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	54.3%	24.9%	22.1%
2017	50.9%	25.2%	22.6%
2018	51.4%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	52.3%	25.9%	23.6%
2020	44.1%	26.4%	24.2%
2021	46.9%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	51.0%	28.3%	26.0%
2023	46.7%	29.2%	27.1%
2024	57.4%	29.7%	27.9%
2025	60.0%	30.2%	28.5%
2026	66.3%	30.8%	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
3812 Soesterkwartier	24.9%	12,730	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
3818 De Berg-Zuid, De Berg-Noord	20.5%	10,820	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
3768 Zuid	16.3%	6,270	+0.7 pp	Indonesia
3819 Bosgebied	66.3%	845	+15.3 pp	Other Asia

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	490	240	250	45	205	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	35	110	85	0	55	195
1999	520	235	285	25	260	0	0	0	5	5	15	0	0	10	110	145	0	35	255
2000	460	210	245	65	180	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	50	65	110	0	70	180
2001	510	205	300	100	200	5	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	85	90	95	0	110	195
2002	525	245	280	110	175	5	0	5	10	0	15	0	5	90	65	95	0	110	170
2003	400	260	140	35	105	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	30	35	65	0	45	95
2004	410	265	145	35	105	5	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	25	45	50	0	50	95
2005	585	270	315	85	225	10	0	0	10	5	10	5	5	65	100	105	0	95	225
2006	465	235	230	50	180	5	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	35	100	55	5	60	170
2007	410	215	195	10	190	5	0	0	5	0	10	5	5	0	80	95	5	20	175
2008	465	220	250	20	230	0	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	5	95	120	5	25	225
2009	480	230	250	10	240	5	0	0	10	5	5	5	0	0	85	130	5	25	225
2010	430	220	215	15	195	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	5	85	100	0	20	195
2011	450	210	245	20	225	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	10	35	175	0	25	215
2012	305	205	100	15	75	0	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	0	15	45	0	20	75
2013	500	220	285	105	180	5	0	0	10	5	10	0	0	95	40	110	10	120	165
2014	440	210	230	90	140	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	80	50	75	5	95	130
2015	510	230	280	125	155	0	0	0	10	0	5	5	5	110	75	65	5	130	145
2016	525	240	285	120	165	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	5	110	80	70	0	130	155
2017	530	260	270	105	165	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	100	75	75	0	110	155
2018	535	260	275	105	165	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	5	95	90	60	0	120	155
2019	545	260	285	115	170	5	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	105	55	100	0	125	160
2020	465	260	205	40	165	10	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	30	70	70	5	55	155
2021	490	260	230	30	200	5	5	5	10	0	10	0	0	20	60	110	5	40	185
2022	520	255	265	25	245	10	5	0	10	5	10	0	5	10	80	130	10	45	220
2023	525	280	245	30	215	5	5	5	15	5	15	0	5	15	60	125	5	45	195
2024	645	280	370	35	335	20	5	0	15	0	15	0	0	20	100	190	0	–	–
2025	700	275	420	35	390	25	5	5	15	0	15	0	0	20	95	240	10	–	–
2026	845	285	560	40	515	35	5	0	15	0	15	0	0	20	135	320	5	–	–

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