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 Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Total 2023 1,617,454
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 47,177
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 536,338
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 1,033,939
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 604,926
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 480,977
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 123,949
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2023 1,012,528
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 47,177
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 55,361
Total males and females Total Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 909,990
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Total Total 2023 3,215,683
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 91,107
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 703,890
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Total Two parents born abroad 2023 2,420,686
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 1,451,261
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 646,808
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 804,453
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born abroad Total 2023 1,764,422
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 91,107
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 57,082
Total males and females Total Total Outside Europe Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 1,616,233
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Total 2023 1,248,305
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 39,854
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 455,750
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 752,701
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 501,527
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 410,542
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 90,985
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2023 746,778
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 39,854
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 45,208
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 661,716
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Total 2023 198,474
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 4,104
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 51,710
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 142,660
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 61,509
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 45,998
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 15,511
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Total 2023 136,965
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 4,104
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 5,712
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 127,149
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Total 2023 441,891
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 1,764
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 50,434
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born abroad 2023 389,693
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 93,579
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 48,081
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 45,498
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Total 2023 348,312
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 1,764
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 2,353
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 344,195
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Total 2023 975,967
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 28,638
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 285,941
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 661,388
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 356,747
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 253,715
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 103,032
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2023 619,220
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 28,638
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 32,226
Total males and females Total Never married Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 558,356
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Total Total 2023 1,808,163
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 48,060
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 515,108
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Total Two parents born abroad 2023 1,244,995
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 1,096,851
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 482,263
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 614,588
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born abroad Total 2023 711,312
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 48,060
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 32,845
Total males and females Total Never married Outside Europe Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 630,407
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Total 2023 739,979
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 23,383
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 226,277
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 490,319
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 274,101
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 200,664
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 73,437
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2023 465,878
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 23,383
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 25,613
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 416,882
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Total 2023 139,927
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 3,113
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 36,807
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born abroad 2023 100,007
Source: CBS.
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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 26 May 2023:
Figures as of January 1, 2023 have been added.

Changes per 13 January 2023:
None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table Population; sex, age, generation and migration background, 1 Jan; 1996-2022. See section 3.
The following changes have been implemented compared to the discontinued table:
- The tab 'Migration background' was replaced by 'Country of origin';
- The origin countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to continent Asia (was Europe);
- The tab 'Generation' was replaced by 'Country of birth';
- The individual ages now continue up to '105 years or older';
- The five-year age groups now continue up to '100 years or older'.

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 2024, the figures of the population as of January 1, 2024 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.