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

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Marital status Country of origin Country of birth Parents’ country of birth Population (number)
Total Dutch Caribbean Total Total 197,449
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,115
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 55,682
Two parents born abroad 133,652
Person born in the Netherlands Total 88,634
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 49,829
Two parents born abroad 38,805
Person born abroad Total 108,815
Two parents born in the Netherlands 8,115
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5,853
Two parents born abroad 94,847
Saint Maarten, Dutch part Total Total 6,298
Two parents born in the Netherlands 343
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 1,454
Two parents born abroad 4,501
Person born in the Netherlands Total 1,971
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 1,111
Two parents born abroad 860
Person born abroad Total 4,327
Two parents born in the Netherlands 343
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 343
Two parents born abroad 3,641
Never married Dutch Caribbean Total Total 145,997
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,758
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 44,570
Two parents born abroad 97,669
Person born in the Netherlands Total 76,373
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 40,848
Two parents born abroad 35,525
Person born abroad Total 69,624
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,758
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,722
Two parents born abroad 62,144
Saint Maarten, Dutch part Total Total 5,463
Two parents born in the Netherlands 254
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 1,351
Two parents born abroad 3,858
Person born in the Netherlands Total 1,898
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 1,065
Two parents born abroad 833
Person born abroad Total 3,565
Two parents born in the Netherlands 254
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 286
Two parents born abroad 3,025
Married Dutch Caribbean Total Total 33,487
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,227
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 8,648
Two parents born abroad 21,612
Person born in the Netherlands Total 9,723
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 7,127
Two parents born abroad 2,596
Person born abroad Total 23,764
Two parents born in the Netherlands 3,227
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 1,521
Two parents born abroad 19,016
Saint Maarten, Dutch part Total Total 636
Two parents born in the Netherlands 80
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 86
Two parents born abroad 470
Person born in the Netherlands Total 63
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 38
Two parents born abroad 25
Person born abroad Total 573
Two parents born in the Netherlands 80
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 48
Two parents born abroad 445
Widowed Dutch Caribbean Total Total 2,498
Two parents born in the Netherlands 341
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 265
Two parents born abroad 1,892
Person born in the Netherlands Total 161
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 133
Two parents born abroad 28
Person born abroad Total 2,337
Two parents born in the Netherlands 341
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 132
Two parents born abroad 1,864
Saint Maarten, Dutch part Total Total 20
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 19
Person born in the Netherlands Total 0
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 0
Person born abroad Total 20
Two parents born in the Netherlands 1
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 19
Divorced Dutch Caribbean Total Total 15,467
Two parents born in the Netherlands 789
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2,199
Two parents born abroad 12,479
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.