Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January

Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January

Sex Age Marital status Country of origin Country of birth Parents’ country of birth Periods Population (number)
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 15,018,371
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born abroad Total 2025 3,025,656
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 12,902,189
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born abroad Total 2025
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 611,448
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2025 1,100,557
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 253,604
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born abroad Total 2025 98,655
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 256,008
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born abroad Total 2025 177,329
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 88,634
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born abroad Total 2025 108,815
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 187,933
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Person born abroad Total 2025 179,838
Total males and females Total Total Turkey Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 234,277
Total males and females Total Total Turkey Person born abroad Total 2025 234,449
Total males and females Total Total Africa (excluding Morocco) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 146,494
Total males and females Total Total Africa (excluding Morocco) Person born abroad Total 2025 249,655
Total males and females Total Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 106,501
Total males and females Total Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... Person born abroad Total 2025 199,344
Total males and females Total Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 231,283
Total males and females Total Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) Person born abroad Total 2025 677,014
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


Population in The Netherlands on 1 January by sex, age, marital status, country of origin and country of birth.

CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are being replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification is being implemented gradually in tables and publications on population by origin.

Data available from: 2022

Status of the figures:
All figures in the table are final.

Changes per 14 May 2025:
Figures of January 1, 2025 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
For the time being, only data from 2022 onwards is available in the table. The periods 1996 to 2021 will be added to the table at a later date.
In the third quarter of 2026, the figures of the population of January 1, 2026 will be added to this publication.

Description topics

Population
The number of people residing in The Netherlands.

Only persons recorded in the population register of a Dutch municipality are included in the population. In principle, every person who lives in the Netherlands for an indefinite period is included in the population register of the municipality. Persons belonging to the population of the Netherlands for whom no permanent place of residence can be designated, are included in the population register of the municipality of The Hague. The population registers do not include the persons living in the Netherlands to whom exemption rules apply with regard to inclusion in the population registers (for example diplomats and NATO military personnel) and persons without legal residence in the Netherlands.