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 Iran Total Total 2024 59,337
Total males and females Total Total Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 227
Total males and females Total Total Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 5,909
Total males and females Total Total Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 53,201
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 13,834
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 5,756
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 8,078
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 45,503
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 227
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 153
Total males and females Total Total Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 45,123
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Total Total 2024 31,655
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 64
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 5,507
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 26,084
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 13,285
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 5,443
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 7,842
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 18,370
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 64
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 64
Total males and females Total Never married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 18,242
Total males and females Total Married Iran Total Total 2024 20,178
Total males and females Total Married Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 125
Total males and females Total Married Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 324
Total males and females Total Married Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 19,729
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 469
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 256
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 213
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 19,709
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 125
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 68
Total males and females Total Married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 19,516
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Total Total 2024 696
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 5
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 2
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 689
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 2
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 1
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 1
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 694
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 5
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 1
Total males and females Total Widowed Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 688
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Total Total 2024 6,808
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 33
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 76
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 6,699
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 78
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 56
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 22
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 6,730
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 33
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 20
Total males and females Total Divorced Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 6,677
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Total Total 2024 631
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 270
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 361
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 625
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 270
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 355
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 6
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Total Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 6
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Total Total 2024 631
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 270
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024 361
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024 625
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 270
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024 355
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born abroad Total 2024 6
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024 0
Total males and females 0 year Never married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024 6
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Total Total 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Total 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born abroad Total 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Married Iran Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Widowed Iran Total Total 2024
Total males and females 0 year Widowed Iran Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2024
Total males and females 0 year Widowed Iran Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2024
Total males and females 0 year Widowed Iran Total Two parents born abroad 2024
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 8 May 2024:
Figures as of January 1, 2024 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 2025, the figures of the population as of January 1, 2025 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.