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

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Age Marital status Country of birth Parents’ country of birth Population (number)
Total Total Total Total 137,967
Two parents born in the Netherlands 13,903
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 76,903
Two parents born abroad 47,161
Person born in the Netherlands Total 70,330
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 64,583
Two parents born abroad 5,747
Person born abroad Total 67,637
Two parents born in the Netherlands 13,903
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 12,320
Two parents born abroad 41,414
Never married Total Total 72,603
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,512
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 40,433
Two parents born abroad 23,658
Person born in the Netherlands Total 36,467
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 32,834
Two parents born abroad 3,633
Person born abroad Total 36,136
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,512
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 7,599
Two parents born abroad 20,025
Married Total Total 46,185
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,874
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 25,268
Two parents born abroad 17,043
Person born in the Netherlands Total 23,382
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 21,916
Two parents born abroad 1,466
Person born abroad Total 22,803
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,874
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,352
Two parents born abroad 15,577
Widowed Total Total 7,771
Two parents born in the Netherlands 500
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,241
Two parents born abroad 2,030
Person born in the Netherlands Total 5,000
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 4,748
Two parents born abroad 252
Person born abroad Total 2,771
Two parents born in the Netherlands 500
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 493
Two parents born abroad 1,778
Divorced Total Total 11,408
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1,017
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,961
Two parents born abroad 4,430
Person born in the Netherlands Total 5,481
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,085
Two parents born abroad 396
Person born abroad Total 5,927
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1,017
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 876
Two parents born abroad 4,034
0 year Total Total Total 1,148
Two parents born in the Netherlands 61
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 864
Two parents born abroad 223
Person born in the Netherlands Total 890
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 789
Two parents born abroad 101
Person born abroad Total 258
Two parents born in the Netherlands 61
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 75
Two parents born abroad 122
Never married Total Total 1,148
Two parents born in the Netherlands 61
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 864
Two parents born abroad 223
Person born in the Netherlands Total 890
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 789
Two parents born abroad 101
Person born abroad Total 258
Two parents born in the Netherlands 61
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 75
Two parents born abroad 122
Married Total Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Person born in the Netherlands Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Person born abroad Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Widowed Total Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
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 3 June 2026:
Figures of January 1, 2026 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 2027, the figures of the population of January 1, 2027 will be added to this publication.

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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.