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

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Age Marital status Country of birth Parents’ country of birth Population (number)
Total Total Total Total 135,796
Two parents born in the Netherlands 22
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 4,294
Two parents born abroad 131,480
Person born in the Netherlands Total 8,079
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,998
Two parents born abroad 4,081
Person born abroad Total 127,717
Two parents born in the Netherlands 22
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 296
Two parents born abroad 127,399
Never married Total Total 101,017
Two parents born in the Netherlands 15
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,403
Two parents born abroad 97,599
Person born in the Netherlands Total 7,139
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 3,125
Two parents born abroad 4,014
Person born abroad Total 93,878
Two parents born in the Netherlands 15
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 278
Two parents born abroad 93,585
Married Total Total 29,323
Two parents born in the Netherlands 5
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 575
Two parents born abroad 28,743
Person born in the Netherlands Total 612
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 562
Two parents born abroad 50
Person born abroad Total 28,711
Two parents born in the Netherlands 5
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 13
Two parents born abroad 28,693
Widowed Total Total 1,118
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 130
Two parents born abroad 988
Person born in the Netherlands Total 137
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 130
Two parents born abroad 7
Person born abroad Total 981
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 981
Divorced Total Total 4,338
Two parents born in the Netherlands 2
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 186
Two parents born abroad 4,150
Person born in the Netherlands Total 191
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 181
Two parents born abroad 10
Person born abroad Total 4,147
Two parents born in the Netherlands 2
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 5
Two parents born abroad 4,140
0 year Total Total Total 1,137
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 210
Two parents born abroad 927
Person born in the Netherlands Total 1,049
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 210
Two parents born abroad 839
Person born abroad Total 88
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 88
Never married Total Total 1,137
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 210
Two parents born abroad 927
Person born in the Netherlands Total 1,049
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 210
Two parents born abroad 839
Person born abroad Total 88
Two parents born in the Netherlands 0
One parent born in NL, one born abroad 0
Two parents born abroad 88
Married Total Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Person born in the Netherlands Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Person born abroad Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
Widowed Total Total
Two parents born in the Netherlands
One parent born in NL, one born abroad
Two parents born abroad
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.