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 Total Total Total 2023 17,811,291
Total males and females Total Total Total Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 13,116,438
Total males and females Total Total Total Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 1,240,228
Total males and females Total Total Total Total Two parents born abroad 2023 3,454,625
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 15,034,341
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 12,978,154
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 1,127,785
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 928,402
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born abroad Total 2023 2,776,950
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 138,284
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 112,443
Total males and females Total Total Total Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 2,526,223
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Total Total 2023 12,978,154
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 12,978,154
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Total Two parents born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 12,978,154
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 12,978,154
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born abroad Total 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total The Netherlands Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Total Total 2023 4,833,137
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 138,284
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 1,240,228
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Total Two parents born abroad 2023 3,454,625
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 2,056,187
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 1,127,785
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 928,402
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born abroad Total 2023 2,776,950
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 138,284
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 112,443
Total males and females Total Total Abroad Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 2,526,223
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 Indonesia Total Total 2023 360,281
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 13,936
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 202,376
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Total Two parents born abroad 2023 143,969
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 256,452
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 189,285
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 67,167
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born abroad Total 2023 103,829
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 13,936
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 13,091
Total males and females Total Total Indonesia Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 76,802
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Total Total 2023 425,034
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 172
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 59,752
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Total Two parents born abroad 2023 365,110
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 249,716
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 59,012
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 190,704
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born abroad Total 2023 175,318
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 172
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 740
Total males and females Total Total Morocco Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 174,406
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Total Total 2023 190,180
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 8,066
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 53,139
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Total Two parents born abroad 2023 128,975
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born in the Netherlands Total 2023 84,463
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born in the Netherlands One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 47,469
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born in the Netherlands Two parents born abroad 2023 36,994
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born abroad Total 2023 105,717
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born abroad Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 8,066
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born abroad One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 5,670
Total males and females Total Total Dutch Caribbean Person born abroad Two parents born abroad 2023 91,981
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Total Total 2023 363,142
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Total Two parents born in the Netherlands 2023 1,812
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Total One parent born in NL, one born abroad 2023 78,580
Total males and females Total Total Suriname Total Two parents born abroad 2023 282,750
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.