Postcode · Amersfoort, Utrecht

Postcode 3822: Neighbourhood Zielhorst

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3822 in Amersfoort (Zielhorst) had 7,505 residents. 26.0% of them (1,955 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Amersfoort (30.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.0%), Indonesia (3.6%) and other Europe (3.2%). 52.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 7,505 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.0% 1,955 people
Born abroad: 52.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

74% 26%

Dutch origin 74.0% 5,550
Migration background 26.0% 1,955

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3822. For comparison, the line marks Amersfoort and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.0% 375 people

Amersfoort 6.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

3.6% 270 people

Amersfoort 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.2% 240 people

Amersfoort 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

2.9% 220 people

Amersfoort 4.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 175 people

Amersfoort 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

2.1% 160 people

Amersfoort 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.9% 145 people

Amersfoort 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 135 people

Amersfoort 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.2% 90 people

Amersfoort 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

1.1% 85 people

Amersfoort 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.40% 30 people

Amersfoort 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.33% 25 people

Amersfoort 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.2% 1,020
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.8% 935

Men and women

Men: 3,715
Women: 3,790

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3822 26.0%

Higher than 68% 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

26.0%

3822
Amersfoort
Netherlands

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Year	3822	Amersfoort	Netherlands
1998	14.2%	19.9%	16.7%
1999	14.6%	20.6%	17.1%
2000	14.9%	21.1%	17.5%
2001	15.2%	21.7%	18.0%
2002	15.6%	22.2%	18.4%
2003	16.3%	22.6%	18.8%
2004	16.6%	22.9%	19.0%
2005	17.0%	23.3%	19.2%
2006	16.8%	23.3%	19.3%
2007	17.0%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	17.3%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	17.6%	23.7%	19.9%
2010	18.0%	23.9%	20.3%
2011	17.9%	24.0%	20.6%
2012	18.8%	24.2%	20.9%
2013	19.0%	24.4%	21.1%
2014	19.0%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	19.4%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	19.5%	24.9%	22.1%
2017	20.2%	25.2%	22.6%
2018	20.7%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	21.1%	25.9%	23.6%
2020	21.7%	26.4%	24.2%
2021	22.3%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	23.7%	28.3%	26.0%
2023	25.0%	29.2%	27.1%
2024	25.8%	29.7%	27.9%
2025	26.1%	30.2%	28.5%
2026	26.0%	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
3823 Kattenbroek	26.2%	10,985	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
3828 Langenoord, De Ham	13.8%	10,025	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
3821 De Hoef	61.3%	1,085	+27.2 pp	Other Europe

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	8,750	7,505	1,240	300	955	85	70	115	405	85	140	15	30	115	45	85	65	740	500
1999	8,820	7,535	1,290	310	975	90	65	105	425	80	140	15	25	130	60	95	55	775	515
2000	8,740	7,435	1,305	315	995	100	60	100	410	80	140	10	30	135	65	110	70	765	535
2001	8,735	7,405	1,330	330	1,000	120	60	100	405	90	140	15	30	145	65	105	55	775	555
2002	8,740	7,375	1,365	330	1,035	155	65	100	395	95	145	10	30	145	70	105	50	765	605
2003	8,735	7,315	1,420	345	1,075	170	60	95	405	95	155	15	35	140	80	110	60	785	630
2004	8,780	7,325	1,455	360	1,095	170	80	95	400	95	155	10	30	165	75	125	55	790	665
2005	8,730	7,255	1,480	360	1,115	190	85	95	380	90	155	10	30	165	85	140	50	770	705
2006	8,705	7,240	1,465	345	1,125	205	105	85	350	90	155	10	35	145	90	145	55	730	740
2007	8,685	7,210	1,480	340	1,130	195	115	85	345	95	150	10	25	155	85	150	60	725	755
2008	8,665	7,160	1,500	340	1,160	200	130	90	345	90	145	10	25	160	90	155	60	715	780
2009	8,585	7,075	1,515	355	1,160	190	125	90	345	90	155	10	30	160	90	165	65	725	785
2010	8,560	7,010	1,545	360	1,180	210	130	90	340	85	155	15	35	155	85	170	70	730	815
2011	8,525	6,995	1,530	365	1,160	210	135	85	325	80	165	10	35	155	90	175	60	715	815
2012	8,460	6,870	1,590	365	1,225	230	160	90	325	80	160	10	35	160	80	185	75	725	870
2013	8,410	6,810	1,595	365	1,230	225	160	90	330	80	155	25	30	155	95	175	75	725	875
2014	8,275	6,700	1,575	365	1,210	225	170	90	315	70	150	20	30	165	90	175	75	710	865
2015	8,260	6,660	1,600	370	1,230	220	185	90	310	75	145	20	30	175	95	175	80	715	885
2016	8,210	6,605	1,605	380	1,225	210	175	85	305	80	140	25	30	185	100	185	85	720	885
2017	8,200	6,540	1,660	390	1,270	215	170	90	310	90	140	20	35	195	110	200	85	730	930
2018	8,105	6,430	1,675	380	1,295	225	165	95	300	85	145	20	30	185	115	220	90	720	955
2019	8,025	6,330	1,695	400	1,295	215	165	85	300	90	150	20	30	200	110	230	100	740	955
2020	7,915	6,200	1,715	405	1,310	215	155	90	295	95	145	20	30	210	125	240	95	755	960
2021	7,785	6,050	1,735	420	1,315	225	150	90	290	80	145	20	30	225	125	250	105	760	970
2022	7,715	5,885	1,825	430	1,395	230	145	80	290	85	150	20	35	225	135	315	115	745	1,005
2023	7,700	5,770	1,925	440	1,485	235	160	90	290	95	150	20	35	235	170	325	120	760	1,095
2024	7,665	5,690	1,975	445	1,530	235	170	95	290	95	150	25	30	240	175	330	135	–	–
2025	7,605	5,620	1,985	440	1,540	235	165	90	280	90	150	20	30	235	185	360	135	–	–
2026	7,505	5,550	1,955	440	1,515	220	160	85	270	90	145	25	30	240	175	375	135	–	–

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