Postcode · Veenendaal, Utrecht

Postcode 3904: Neighbourhoods Zuidwest, West and Zuidoost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3904 in Veenendaal (Zuidwest, West and Zuidoost) had 13,350 residents. 20.1% of them (2,685 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Veenendaal (22.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (6.3%), other Asia (3.6%) and other Europe (2.3%). 49.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 13,350 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 20.1% 2,685 people
Born abroad: 49.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 79.9% 10,670
Migration background 20.1% 2,685

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3904. For comparison, the line marks Veenendaal and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

6.3% 845 people

Veenendaal 5.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.6% 480 people

Veenendaal 4.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.3% 305 people

Veenendaal 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.8% 235 people

Veenendaal 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 175 people

Veenendaal 2.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 150 people

Veenendaal 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.0% 135 people

Veenendaal 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.67% 90 people

Veenendaal 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.60% 80 people

Veenendaal 0.56% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.60% 80 people

Veenendaal 0.83% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.56% 75 people

Veenendaal 0.64% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.22% 30 people

Veenendaal 0.24% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.7% 1,335
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.3% 1,350

Men and women

Men: 6,580
Women: 6,775

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3904 20.1%

Higher than 56% 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

20.1%

3904
Veenendaal
Netherlands

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Year	3904	Veenendaal	Netherlands
1998	12.6%	12.9%	16.7%
1999	13.0%	13.1%	17.1%
2000	13.5%	13.5%	17.5%
2001	14.1%	13.9%	18.0%
2002	14.4%	14.3%	18.4%
2003	14.7%	14.7%	18.8%
2004	14.9%	15.0%	19.0%
2005	15.2%	15.3%	19.2%
2006	15.5%	15.5%	19.3%
2007	16.0%	15.6%	19.4%
2008	16.0%	15.8%	19.6%
2009	15.9%	15.8%	19.9%
2010	16.3%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	16.6%	16.1%	20.6%
2012	16.6%	16.4%	20.9%
2013	16.4%	16.5%	21.1%
2014	16.7%	16.8%	21.4%
2015	16.8%	16.9%	21.7%
2016	17.1%	17.2%	22.1%
2017	17.3%	17.6%	22.6%
2018	17.7%	18.0%	23.1%
2019	17.8%	18.3%	23.6%
2020	17.8%	18.6%	24.2%
2021	17.9%	19.0%	24.6%
2022	18.8%	20.0%	26.0%
2023	19.2%	20.7%	27.1%
2024	19.5%	21.4%	27.9%
2025	19.7%	22.0%	28.5%
2026	20.1%	22.5%	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
3911 Noord	15.7%	15,100	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
3905 Noordwest, West	21.3%	14,285	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
3901 Centrum	33.8%	10,940	+3.5 pp	Morocco
3903 Zuidoost	19.9%	7,600	+5.3 pp	Other Asia
3906 West	12.4%	6,880	+1.9 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	14,035	12,265	1,775	535	1,240	50	680	25	285	35	210	30	40	255	45	50	70	875	900
1999	13,930	12,130	1,810	525	1,290	60	705	35	285	30	205	30	35	255	55	45	75	870	940
2000	13,880	12,010	1,870	530	1,340	45	740	30	280	30	205	25	35	265	65	65	85	870	1,005
2001	13,935	11,975	1,960	530	1,430	50	795	35	275	35	200	30	35	265	80	80	80	870	1,090
2002	13,875	11,870	2,000	530	1,475	50	820	40	275	30	195	25	35	275	70	95	95	885	1,120
2003	13,950	11,890	2,055	525	1,530	50	830	45	255	50	190	25	35	275	85	125	90	850	1,205
2004	14,040	11,955	2,090	530	1,555	55	850	45	265	40	180	20	35	295	85	120	95	875	1,215
2005	13,920	11,805	2,115	510	1,600	55	885	45	285	45	170	20	35	285	90	115	80	850	1,260
2006	13,765	11,630	2,135	525	1,605	70	880	55	265	45	175	25	35	290	100	120	70	845	1,290
2007	13,695	11,510	2,190	525	1,665	70	920	55	270	60	170	25	30	300	105	120	65	845	1,345
2008	13,520	11,355	2,160	525	1,640	75	905	55	270	60	165	25	30	305	95	115	65	835	1,320
2009	13,465	11,320	2,145	510	1,635	75	895	60	275	50	170	25	30	285	80	135	65	825	1,320
2010	13,510	11,310	2,200	535	1,660	70	915	55	275	55	175	30	40	290	75	145	70	845	1,355
2011	13,410	11,195	2,220	510	1,700	75	955	55	265	65	165	30	30	285	90	135	60	815	1,400
2012	13,375	11,165	2,215	505	1,710	70	945	55	255	75	165	25	30	285	100	135	75	805	1,405
2013	13,425	11,225	2,200	495	1,705	70	925	65	260	75	150	40	30	275	90	135	85	805	1,400
2014	13,405	11,160	2,245	500	1,740	65	935	65	250	85	155	45	30	270	100	155	85	800	1,445
2015	13,445	11,180	2,265	510	1,760	70	940	75	250	70	155	45	30	280	105	155	95	810	1,455
2016	13,395	11,105	2,290	500	1,790	65	940	75	250	75	150	55	30	265	110	185	90	800	1,495
2017	13,390	11,070	2,320	485	1,830	65	940	75	250	75	145	50	25	265	115	220	90	785	1,530
2018	13,350	10,990	2,360	485	1,875	80	915	75	255	80	145	50	25	265	120	260	90	790	1,570
2019	13,430	11,035	2,395	495	1,900	75	950	75	255	70	135	60	25	275	115	265	95	795	1,595
2020	13,610	11,190	2,420	515	1,900	80	930	70	255	75	140	70	25	280	120	275	95	815	1,605
2021	13,500	11,090	2,410	530	1,880	75	925	75	255	75	135	75	30	290	110	260	105	825	1,585
2022	13,465	10,935	2,530	520	2,005	80	900	75	250	80	140	75	40	270	130	345	145	800	1,620
2023	13,465	10,880	2,580	535	2,050	85	875	75	245	85	135	80	35	285	155	385	145	815	1,655
2024	13,320	10,720	2,600	535	2,065	85	870	75	250	75	130	80	35	290	160	400	150	–	–
2025	13,345	10,715	2,630	550	2,075	90	865	75	240	75	135	75	35	305	160	430	140	–	–
2026	13,350	10,670	2,685	550	2,135	90	845	80	235	75	135	80	30	305	175	480	150	–	–

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