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 European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Total 2025 1,296,768
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 40,108
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 450,935
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2025 805,725
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 502,385
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 405,364
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 97,021
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2025 794,383
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 40,108
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 45,571
Total males and females Total Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 708,704
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Total 2025 217,640
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 4,199
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 53,234
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born abroad 2025 160,207
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 64,035
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 47,390
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 16,645
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Total 2025 153,605
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 4,199
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 5,844
Total males and females Total Total GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 143,562
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Total 2025 476,827
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 1,824
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 52,552
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born abroad 2025 422,451
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 100,545
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
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 2025 50,124
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 50,421
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Total 2025 376,282
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 1,824
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 2,428
Total males and females Total Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 372,030
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Total Total 2025 767
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 150
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 410
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Total Two parents born abroad 2025 207
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 358
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 334
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 24
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born abroad Total 2025 409
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 150
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 76
Total males and females Total Total Malawi Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 183
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Total 2025 784,964
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 23,453
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 229,971
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2025 531,540
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 283,703
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 203,822
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 79,881
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Total 2025 501,261
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 23,453
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 26,149
Total males and females Total Never married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 451,659
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Total 2025 156,008
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 3,148
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 37,658
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Total Two parents born abroad 2025 115,202
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 46,191
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 33,242
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 12,949
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Total 2025 109,817
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 3,148
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 4,416
Total males and females Total Never married GIPS countries (European Union) Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 102,253
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Total 2025 336,895
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 1,584
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 40,074
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Total Two parents born abroad 2025 295,237
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 86,777
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 38,109
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 48,668
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Total 2025 250,118
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 1,584
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 1,965
Total males and females Total Never married Middle and Eastern European EU countries Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 246,569
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Total Total 2025 554
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 79
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 353
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Total Two parents born abroad 2025 122
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Total 2025 327
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 307
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2025 20
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born abroad Total 2025 227
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 79
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 46
Total males and females Total Never married Malawi Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2025 102
Total males and females Total Married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Total 2025 369,011
Total males and females Total Married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2025 12,165
Total males and females Total Married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2025 147,980
Total males and females Total Married European Union (excluding Netherlands) Total Two parents born abroad 2025 208,866
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.