Postcode · Amersfoort, Utrecht

Postcode 3825: Neighbourhoods Vathorst-De Velden, Vathorst-Centrum and Vathorst-De Bron

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3825 in Amersfoort (Vathorst-De Velden, Vathorst-Centrum and Vathorst-De Bron) had 14,525 residents. 30.1% of them (4,370 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Amersfoort (30.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.6%), Turkey (4.3%) and other Europe (4.0%). 45.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 14,525 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 30.1% 4,370 people
Born abroad: 45.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.5 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

70% 30%

Dutch origin 69.9% 10,155
Migration background 30.1% 4,370

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3825. For comparison, the line marks Amersfoort and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.6% 965 people

Amersfoort 6.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.3% 620 people

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

4.0% 585 people

Amersfoort 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

2.9% 415 people

Amersfoort 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.6% 375 people

Amersfoort 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 305 people

Amersfoort 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 280 people

Amersfoort 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.7% 250 people

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

1.5% 215 people

Amersfoort 1.3% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.2% 180 people

Amersfoort 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.65% 95 people

Amersfoort 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.59% 85 people

Amersfoort 0.44% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

45% 55%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.2% 1,975
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 54.9% 2,400

Men and women

Men: 7,310
Women: 7,215

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3825 30.1%

Higher than 75% 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

30.1%

3825
Amersfoort
Netherlands

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Year	3825	Amersfoort	Netherlands
1998	–	19.9%	16.7%
1999	–	20.6%	17.1%
2000	–	21.1%	17.5%
2001	–	21.7%	18.0%
2002	–	22.2%	18.4%
2003	28.6%	22.6%	18.8%
2004	25.0%	22.9%	19.0%
2005	24.0%	23.3%	19.2%
2006	22.8%	23.3%	19.3%
2007	21.2%	23.2%	19.4%
2008	21.2%	23.5%	19.6%
2009	20.8%	23.7%	19.9%
2010	20.9%	23.9%	20.3%
2011	21.6%	24.0%	20.6%
2012	21.6%	24.2%	20.9%
2013	22.1%	24.4%	21.1%
2014	22.5%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	22.7%	24.7%	21.7%
2016	22.9%	24.9%	22.1%
2017	23.3%	25.2%	22.6%
2018	23.5%	25.5%	23.1%
2019	24.2%	25.9%	23.6%
2020	25.2%	26.4%	24.2%
2021	25.9%	26.7%	24.6%
2022	27.6%	28.3%	26.0%
2023	28.5%	29.2%	27.1%
2024	28.9%	29.7%	27.9%
2025	29.3%	30.2%	28.5%
2026	30.1%	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
3824 Nieuwland	26.2%	14,340	+1.9 pp	Other Asia
3823 Kattenbroek	26.2%	10,985	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
3826 Vathorst-De Laak	32.3%	10,930	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
3828 Langenoord, De Ham	13.8%	10,025	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
3751 Spakenburg, Rengerswetering	15.5%	9,435	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
3822 Zielhorst	26.0%	7,505	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
3829 Lient	19.1%	4,825	+1.2 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
2003	210	145	60	0	60	20	10	5	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	5	10	50
2004	1,780	1,335	445	65	375	110	45	55	70	25	30	5	5	25	10	45	15	140	305
2005	3,840	2,925	920	140	770	190	115	105	130	70	65	10	5	60	15	110	35	290	630
2006	5,925	4,575	1,350	225	1,120	245	160	140	205	100	90	10	10	115	35	180	55	450	895
2007	7,205	5,675	1,525	275	1,245	290	150	155	230	105	115	15	15	130	50	205	60	540	990
2008	7,960	6,270	1,690	305	1,385	325	175	155	240	115	115	20	20	150	50	245	80	585	1,110
2009	8,905	7,050	1,855	330	1,530	355	175	170	270	125	110	25	15	180	70	270	95	650	1,210
2010	9,595	7,580	2,010	375	1,640	365	185	190	280	145	105	30	15	225	85	295	95	695	1,320
2011	10,180	7,985	2,195	415	1,780	390	210	200	290	155	110	35	25	245	85	335	115	755	1,440
2012	10,855	8,505	2,350	435	1,915	395	215	215	300	160	120	35	20	260	110	395	125	795	1,555
2013	11,735	9,145	2,590	505	2,090	415	245	220	320	185	130	35	30	310	120	455	130	885	1,710
2014	11,995	9,295	2,700	545	2,155	405	270	240	330	175	130	55	30	330	130	470	135	935	1,765
2015	12,435	9,610	2,825	575	2,250	425	285	240	355	175	135	55	35	350	140	490	140	990	1,835
2016	12,925	9,960	2,965	635	2,330	430	300	255	360	175	150	65	45	375	140	510	160	1,050	1,915
2017	13,530	10,375	3,155	665	2,490	455	340	260	380	185	165	70	50	380	145	555	170	1,110	2,045
2018	14,210	10,870	3,340	730	2,610	465	345	260	385	180	155	85	60	430	180	615	180	1,190	2,155
2019	14,480	10,980	3,500	745	2,755	500	360	260	395	185	165	85	55	440	215	655	185	1,210	2,290
2020	14,430	10,790	3,640	755	2,885	530	370	265	400	190	165	80	60	450	250	685	195	1,235	2,410
2021	14,460	10,710	3,750	795	2,960	550	410	255	400	185	170	85	60	480	265	690	205	1,270	2,485
2022	14,540	10,530	4,010	860	3,155	550	405	260	390	205	185	85	75	515	280	805	245	1,310	2,555
2023	14,560	10,410	4,155	960	3,200	565	385	265	380	205	185	90	80	605	280	840	275	1,405	2,595
2024	14,430	10,260	4,170	925	3,245	580	395	245	380	205	175	85	75	595	285	885	265	–	–
2025	14,440	10,210	4,230	935	3,295	590	405	245	375	205	175	85	80	595	290	920	255	–	–
2026	14,525	10,155	4,370	945	3,430	620	415	250	375	215	180	95	85	585	305	965	280	–	–

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