Postcode · Ermelo, Gelderland

Postcode 3851: Neighbourhoods Schil rondom het centrum and Centrum Ermelo

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3851 in Ermelo (Schil rondom het centrum and Centrum Ermelo) had 11,970 residents. 13.7% of them (1,635 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Ermelo (14.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.7%), other Europe (2.3%) and Indonesia (1.9%). 56.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.7 percentage points.

Residents: 11,970 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.7% 1,635 people
Born abroad: 56.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.7 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

86%

Dutch origin 86.3% 10,335
Migration background 13.7% 1,635

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3851. For comparison, the line marks Ermelo and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.7% 320 people

Ermelo 3.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.3% 275 people

Ermelo 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.9% 230 people

Ermelo 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.3% 160 people

Ermelo 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 150 people

Ermelo 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 135 people

Ermelo 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.0% 120 people

Ermelo 0.82% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.58% 70 people

Ermelo 0.53% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.54% 65 people

Ermelo 0.53% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.46% 55 people

Ermelo 0.67% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.25% 30 people

Ermelo 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.21% 25 people

Ermelo 0.28% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.0% 915
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.3% 725

Men and women

Men: 5,845
Women: 6,125

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3851 13.7%

Higher than 36% 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

13.7%

3851
Ermelo
Netherlands

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Year	3851	Ermelo	Netherlands
1998	7.6%	7.8%	16.7%
1999	7.6%	8.0%	17.1%
2000	8.1%	8.3%	17.5%
2001	8.4%	8.5%	18.0%
2002	8.8%	8.9%	18.4%
2003	9.1%	9.0%	18.8%
2004	8.1%	8.7%	19.0%
2005	7.8%	8.7%	19.2%
2006	7.8%	8.6%	19.3%
2007	8.0%	8.8%	19.4%
2008	8.2%	9.0%	19.6%
2009	8.2%	9.2%	19.9%
2010	8.6%	9.4%	20.3%
2011	8.9%	9.5%	20.6%
2012	9.1%	9.6%	20.9%
2013	9.3%	9.6%	21.1%
2014	9.6%	9.7%	21.4%
2015	9.9%	9.8%	21.7%
2016	10.1%	10.1%	22.1%
2017	10.0%	10.3%	22.6%
2018	10.5%	10.6%	23.1%
2019	10.6%	10.9%	23.6%
2020	10.8%	11.1%	24.2%
2021	11.3%	11.3%	24.6%
2022	12.9%	12.8%	26.0%
2023	13.5%	13.5%	27.1%
2024	13.6%	13.9%	27.9%
2025	13.5%	14.3%	28.5%
2026	13.7%	14.8%	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
3881 Bosgebied en Krachtighuizen	11.4%	11,210	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
3853 Schil rondom het centrum	16.0%	10,620	+2.9 pp	Other Europe
3845 Drielanden	17.3%	10,615	+0.2 pp	Turkey
3852 Schil rondom het centrum	14.9%	5,605	+2.8 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	9,755	9,010	740	245	495	45	30	25	245	20	140	5	15	85	50	50	30	515	225
1999	9,695	8,955	740	235	510	50	30	20	235	15	135	5	20	75	50	70	40	495	245
2000	9,845	9,055	795	255	545	50	25	20	230	25	130	0	15	110	70	90	35	510	285
2001	9,900	9,070	830	285	545	50	30	20	220	20	125	0	15	145	65	105	35	520	315
2002	9,980	9,105	875	320	560	45	25	20	215	20	130	5	15	170	65	135	35	555	315
2003	10,080	9,165	915	320	590	45	25	20	220	20	125	5	20	170	85	140	35	570	345
2004	10,035	9,225	810	275	540	45	25	20	220	20	120	0	20	135	60	110	40	520	290
2005	10,040	9,255	785	265	525	40	30	25	220	20	115	5	15	130	50	100	40	505	280
2006	10,040	9,255	785	265	515	40	30	25	215	15	120	5	15	125	50	95	45	500	280
2007	10,115	9,310	805	285	515	40	35	25	215	20	130	15	20	120	50	95	35	520	280
2008	10,155	9,325	830	300	525	40	35	30	215	25	140	25	20	115	60	85	35	540	290
2009	10,325	9,480	845	310	535	40	40	30	215	25	145	25	15	125	55	100	30	545	305
2010	10,400	9,500	895	315	590	45	45	35	220	25	145	30	15	125	60	125	35	560	335
2011	10,430	9,505	930	335	590	45	45	35	215	20	140	45	20	130	60	130	40	575	355
2012	10,505	9,550	960	355	600	40	40	45	215	20	140	55	15	145	70	135	35	590	365
2013	10,620	9,635	985	355	635	50	50	40	215	20	140	60	20	135	70	140	50	600	385
2014	10,680	9,660	1,020	375	640	55	45	40	215	20	145	60	20	150	80	130	55	625	395
2015	10,805	9,735	1,070	390	685	55	55	55	220	25	140	65	20	165	80	135	60	640	435
2016	10,995	9,890	1,105	380	720	60	55	55	215	25	145	65	20	150	90	160	60	635	465
2017	11,055	9,950	1,105	400	710	55	55	55	200	25	150	80	20	150	95	170	55	635	475
2018	11,140	9,970	1,170	410	760	60	55	55	200	25	145	85	25	155	110	195	60	645	530
2019	11,195	10,005	1,190	415	775	55	50	55	205	25	145	95	20	155	110	215	60	650	540
2020	11,450	10,210	1,240	430	810	50	50	60	205	25	140	95	25	170	135	210	75	680	560
2021	11,595	10,290	1,305	480	825	45	65	60	200	30	150	110	25	195	130	225	70	715	585
2022	11,730	10,220	1,515	530	985	60	75	55	225	35	160	135	25	205	145	275	110	755	620
2023	11,855	10,250	1,600	560	1,045	60	75	60	235	40	155	125	25	255	160	300	120	800	660
2024	11,990	10,370	1,625	565	1,055	60	75	60	230	35	155	115	25	270	165	305	125	–	–
2025	12,040	10,415	1,625	550	1,075	65	75	65	225	35	150	115	25	260	165	310	135	–	–
2026	11,970	10,335	1,635	580	1,060	55	70	65	230	30	160	120	25	275	150	320	135	–	–

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