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 138,022
Two parents born in the Netherlands 13,868
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 77,201
Two parents born abroad 46,953
Person born in the Netherlands Total 70,720
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 64,937
Two parents born abroad 5,783
Person born abroad Total 67,302
Two parents born in the Netherlands 13,868
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 12,264
Two parents born abroad 41,170
Never married Total Total 72,208
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,466
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 40,215
Two parents born abroad 23,527
Person born in the Netherlands Total 36,374
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 32,719
Two parents born abroad 3,655
Person born abroad Total 35,834
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,466
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 7,496
Two parents born abroad 19,872
Married Total Total 46,378
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,872
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 25,606
Two parents born abroad 16,900
Person born in the Netherlands Total 23,706
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 22,233
Two parents born abroad 1,473
Person born abroad Total 22,672
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,872
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,373
Two parents born abroad 15,427
Widowed Total Total 7,939
Two parents born in the Netherlands 515
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,376
Two parents born abroad 2,048
Person born in the Netherlands Total 5,119
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 4,860
Two parents born abroad 259
Person born abroad Total 2,820
Two parents born in the Netherlands 515
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 516
Two parents born abroad 1,789
Divorced Total Total 11,497
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1,015
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 6,004
Two parents born abroad 4,478
Person born in the Netherlands Total 5,521
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,125
Two parents born abroad 396
Person born abroad Total 5,976
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1,015
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 879
Two parents born abroad 4,082
0 year Total Total Total 1,205
Two parents born in the Netherlands 70
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 881
Two parents born abroad 254
Person born in the Netherlands Total 896
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 782
Two parents born abroad 114
Person born abroad Total 309
Two parents born in the Netherlands 70
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 99
Two parents born abroad 140
Never married Total Total 1,205
Two parents born in the Netherlands 70
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 881
Two parents born abroad 254
Person born in the Netherlands Total 896
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 782
Two parents born abroad 114
Person born abroad Total 309
Two parents born in the Netherlands 70
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 99
Two parents born abroad 140
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 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.

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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.