Postcode · Amersfoort, Utrecht

Postcode 3821: Neighbourhood De Hoef

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3821 in Amersfoort (De Hoef) had 1,085 residents. 61.3% of them (665 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 Europe (29.5%), other Asia (11.5%) and other Africa (6.5%). 84.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 27.2 percentage points.

Residents: 1,085 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 61.3% 665 people
Born abroad: 84.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +27.2 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

39% 61%

Dutch origin 38.7% 420
Migration background 61.3% 665

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3821. For comparison, the line marks Amersfoort and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

29.5% 320 people

Amersfoort 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

11.5% 125 people

Amersfoort 6.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

6.5% 70 people

Amersfoort 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

2.8% 30 people

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

2.3% 25 people

Amersfoort 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.8% 20 people

Amersfoort 4.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.8% 20 people

Amersfoort 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

1.4% 15 people

Amersfoort 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

1.4% 15 people

Amersfoort 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.92% 10 people

Amersfoort 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.92% 10 people

Amersfoort 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.46% 5 people

Amersfoort 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

84% 17%

Born abroad (first generation) 84.2% 560
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 16.5% 110

Men and women

Men: 585
Women: 500

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3821 61.3%

Higher than 96% 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

61.3%

3821
Amersfoort
Netherlands

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Year	3821	Amersfoort	Netherlands
1998	0.0%	19.9%	16.7%
1999	8.1%	20.6%	17.1%
2000	5.7%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	7.7%	21.7%	18.0%
2002	7.9%	22.2%	18.4%
2003	8.6%	22.6%	18.8%
2004	11.8%	22.9%	19.0%
2005	8.3%	23.3%	19.2%
2006	8.1%	23.3%	19.3%
2007	8.8%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	11.1%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	14.3%	23.7%	19.9%
2010	12.8%	23.9%	20.3%
2011	16.2%	24.0%	20.6%
2012	16.7%	24.2%	20.9%
2013	17.1%	24.4%	21.1%
2014	12.9%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	15.6%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	12.5%	24.9%	22.1%
2017	16.7%	25.2%	22.6%
2018	15.9%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	25.0%	25.9%	23.6%
2020	29.4%	26.4%	24.2%
2021	34.1%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	34.0%	28.3%	26.0%
2023	60.1%	29.2%	27.1%
2024	51.5%	29.7%	27.9%
2025	59.8%	30.2%	28.5%
2026	61.3%	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
3813 Schothorst-Zuid, Schothorst-Noord	31.2%	15,155	+2.6 pp	Other Asia
3825 Vathorst-De Velden, Vathorst-Centrum	30.1%	14,525	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
3824 Nieuwland	26.2%	14,340	+1.9 pp	Other Asia
3816 Schuilenburg, Randenbroek	38.3%	12,180	+1.3 pp	Morocco
3815 Liendert, Rustenburg	46.5%	11,735	+1.0 pp	Turkey
3871 Oranjebuurt-Horstbeek	13.4%	9,875	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
3822 Zielhorst	26.0%	7,505	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
3829 Lient	19.1%	4,825	+1.2 pp	Other Asia
3784 Terschuur	6.7%	1,570	+0.7 pp	Indonesia
3836 Stoutenburg Noord	4.3%	115	+0.5 pp	–

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	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	185	175	15	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	5
2000	175	165	10	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
2001	195	180	15	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	10	10
2002	190	175	15	0	15	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
2003	175	155	15	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	10
2004	170	160	20	0	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10
2005	180	165	15	5	10	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
2006	185	175	15	5	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	10
2007	170	155	15	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
2008	180	165	20	10	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	10
2009	175	155	25	5	20	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	15
2010	195	175	25	10	20	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	10	0	10	15
2011	185	155	30	15	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	15	10
2012	180	155	30	10	20	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	15	15
2013	175	150	30	15	20	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	15	0	5	5	15	20
2014	155	135	20	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	10	15
2015	160	135	25	5	20	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	10	20
2016	160	140	20	5	15	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	0	5	10
2017	180	150	30	15	15	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	0	10	0	15	15
2018	220	185	35	10	25	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	10	0	15	20
2019	260	195	65	15	50	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	10	10	20	5	20	40
2020	340	240	100	30	65	10	0	5	5	10	0	5	0	25	15	15	5	35	65
2021	425	280	145	35	110	5	10	5	5	15	5	5	0	25	25	35	10	50	95
2022	470	310	160	40	125	10	10	5	5	10	5	5	0	20	25	35	20	45	110
2023	790	310	475	230	250	5	25	10	15	20	5	5	0	215	65	85	20	255	215
2024	660	315	340	60	280	20	25	15	15	15	5	15	0	40	55	130	15	–	–
2025	1,045	420	625	320	305	20	35	10	15	20	5	10	5	295	60	125	25	–	–
2026	1,085	420	665	355	310	20	30	15	15	10	10	20	5	320	70	125	25	–	–

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