Postcode · Elst Ut, Utrecht

Postcode 3922: Neighbourhood Elst

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3922 in Elst Ut (Elst) had 420 residents. 13.1% of them (55 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Elst Ut (12.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.8%), Indonesia (2.4%) and Morocco (1.2%). 45.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

Residents: 420 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.1% 55 people
Born abroad: 45.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.4 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.1% 370
Migration background 13.1% 55

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3922. For comparison, the line marks Elst Ut and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.8% 20 people

Elst Ut 3.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.4% 10 people

Elst Ut 0.95% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.2% 5 people

Elst Ut 0.74% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.2% 5 people

Elst Ut 0.63% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 5 people

Elst Ut 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 5 people

Elst Ut 0.84% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 5 people

Elst Ut 0.95% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Elst Ut 0.32% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Elst Ut 0.32% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Elst Ut 0.53% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Elst Ut 0.53% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Elst Ut 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

45% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.5% 25
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.5% 25

Men and women

Men: 210
Women: 210

Compared with all postcodes

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

13.1%

3922
Elst Ut
Netherlands

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Year	3922	Elst Ut	Netherlands
1998	7.2%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	7.1%	5.3%	17.1%
2000	7.4%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	6.0%	5.3%	18.0%
2002	7.5%	5.4%	18.4%
2003	5.9%	5.6%	18.8%
2004	7.2%	5.7%	19.0%
2005	5.6%	5.3%	19.2%
2006	6.8%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	6.8%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	8.2%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	9.2%	6.0%	19.9%
2010	9.6%	6.0%	20.3%
2011	8.5%	6.2%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	6.2%	20.9%
2013	7.9%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	8.1%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	7.8%	6.5%	21.7%
2016	6.6%	6.7%	22.1%
2017	6.8%	7.1%	22.6%
2018	8.0%	7.5%	23.1%
2019	8.2%	8.3%	23.6%
2020	9.1%	9.1%	24.2%
2021	10.1%	9.7%	24.6%
2022	11.7%	10.6%	26.0%
2023	12.7%	11.9%	27.1%
2024	14.1%	11.8%	27.9%
2025	12.5%	11.8%	28.5%
2026	13.1%	12.0%	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
3958 Amerongen	15.3%	5,490	+1.2 pp	Other Asia
3921 Elst	11.9%	4,340	+1.4 pp	Other Asia
4031 Ingen	13.8%	2,210	+2.8 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	Morocco	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	345	315	25	20	10	5	5	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	5
1999	350	325	25	20	10	0	0	15	0	0	5	5	5	0	20	5
2000	340	315	25	20	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	0	5	0	20	5
2001	335	315	20	20	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	20	5
2002	335	315	25	15	5	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	5
2003	340	320	20	20	5	0	0	20	0	5	0	0	5	0	15	5
2004	345	325	25	15	5	0	5	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0
2005	360	340	20	15	5	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2006	370	345	25	15	10	5	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	20	5
2007	370	345	25	15	10	5	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2008	365	340	30	20	10	0	0	15	0	0	5	5	5	0	25	5
2009	380	350	35	20	15	5	5	15	0	5	0	0	0	5	25	10
2010	365	335	35	20	10	5	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	25	5
2011	355	325	30	20	15	5	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	20	10
2012	365	335	30	15	15	0	5	10	5	0	0	0	5	5	25	10
2013	380	350	30	15	10	5	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	25	5
2014	370	340	30	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	5
2015	385	355	30	10	20	0	5	5	0	0	5	5	10	0	15	10
2016	380	355	25	5	20	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	10	15
2017	365	340	25	10	15	5	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	15	15
2018	375	345	30	10	15	0	5	0	0	5	5	5	5	0	15	10
2019	365	335	30	10	20	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	10	0	20	15
2020	385	350	35	10	25	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	20	15
2021	395	355	40	10	30	5	5	5	5	0	0	5	15	0	20	20
2022	385	340	45	10	35	0	5	5	5	0	0	10	10	5	20	20
2023	395	350	50	20	30	5	10	5	0	5	15	5	10	0	30	15
2024	390	335	55	15	40	0	10	5	0	0	10	5	15	0	–	–
2025	400	350	50	15	40	5	10	5	0	0	5	5	15	0	–	–
2026	420	370	55	10	40	5	10	5	0	0	5	5	20	5	–	–

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