Population; sex, age, migration background and generation, 1 January
| Sex | Age | Marital status | Migration background | Periods | Total persons (number) | First generation migration background (number) | Second generation migration background Total second generation (number) | Second generation migration background 2nd generation: one parent born abroad (number) | Second generation migration background 2nd generation: both parents born abroad (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2010 | 16,574,989 | 1,699,751 | 1,659,852 | 952,884 | 706,968 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2011 | 16,655,799 | 1,735,217 | 1,691,802 | 967,754 | 724,048 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2012 | 16,730,348 | 1,772,204 | 1,721,989 | 981,778 | 740,211 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2013 | 16,779,575 | 1,793,189 | 1,749,892 | 995,187 | 754,705 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2014 | 16,829,289 | 1,818,497 | 1,776,247 | 1,007,989 | 768,258 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2015 | 16,900,726 | 1,860,977 | 1,804,344 | 1,021,904 | 782,440 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2016 | 16,979,120 | 1,920,877 | 1,831,414 | 1,034,741 | 796,673 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2017 | 17,081,507 | 2,001,175 | 1,861,578 | 1,048,303 | 813,275 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2018 | 17,181,084 | 2,079,329 | 1,892,530 | 1,061,661 | 830,869 |
| Males and females | Total | Total marital status | Total | 2019 | 17,282,163 | 2,161,684 | 1,924,454 | 1,074,718 | 849,736 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||
Table description
Population in The Netherlands on 1 January by sex, age, marital status, migration background and generation.
Data available from: 1996
Status of the figures:
All figures in the table are final.
Changes per 24 June 2019:
The figures per 1 January 2019 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
In the 2nd quarter of 2020 figures per 1 January 2020 will be added in this publication.
Description topics
- Total persons
- The number of people residing in The Netherlands.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the
inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a
Dutch municipality. - First generation migration background
- Person with a first generation migration background:
Person born abroad with at least one parent who was born abroad. - Second generation migration background
- Person with a second-generation migration background:
Person born in the Netherlands who has at least one parent who was born abroad.- Total second generation
- 2nd generation: one parent born abroad
- Persons born in the Netherlands with one parent born abroad.
- 2nd generation: both parents born abroad
- Persons born in the Netherlands with both parents born abroad.