Population; households and population dynamics; from 1899
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The most important key figures about population, households, population growth, births, deaths, migration, marriages, marriage dissolutions and change of nationality of the Dutch population.
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: 1899
Status of the figures:
All data in this publication are final data.
Changes as of 15 December 2023:
None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table Population; households and population dynamics; 1899-2019. See section 3.
The following changes have been made:
- The underlying topic folders regarding 'migration background' have been replaced by 'Born in the Netherlands' and 'Born abroad';
- The origin countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to the continent of Asia (previously Europe).
When will the new figures be published?
The figures for the population development in 2023 and the population on 1 January 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.
Description topics
- Population on 1 January
- Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area.- Born in the Netherlands
- Person born in the Netherlands.
- Country of origin: Europe excl the Ne...
- Country of origin: Europe excluding the Netherlands
The countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey fall within this classification under Asia.
- Born abroad
- Person born abroad.
- Country of origin: Europe excl the Ne...
- Country of origin: Europe excluding the Netherlands
The countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey fall within this classification under Asia.
- Migration
- A move between two geographic entities resulting in a change of municipality or country.
Break in series of late reports
Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year - the so-called late reports - were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.- External migration
- People moving to the Netherlands from another country (immigration) or People leaving for another country (emigration).
Break in series external migration
As a result of an improved production process, a small shift has occurred in the figures on external migration.
From 2010 the following changes have been implemented.
- previously missed reports are now included;
- administrative entries preceding emigration are now considered as immigration
- administrative removals followed by immigration are now considered as emigration- By nationality
- External migration by nationality.
Nationality
Being the legal subject of a particular nation (citizenship).
All residents who do not (also) have the Dutch nationality are considered foreigners excluding those employed in a number of foreign or international organizations, diplomats and persons belonging to the NATO military.
NATO:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.- Immigration
- People moving to the Netherlands from another country.
In order to be counted as immigrants, these persons must be registered in the municipal population registers.
Up to and including September 1994: with the exception of a number of special cases, a person with the Dutch nationality was registered if they expected to stay in the Netherlands for longer than 30 days and for a person with a non-Dutch nationality if the expected duration of stay was more then 180 days.
From October 1994: people are registered if they expect to stay in the Netherlands for at least four months.- European Union (excluding Dutch)
- Immigration of persons with a nationality of an European Union member state (excluding the Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- Emigration including administrative c...
- Emigration including administrative corrections.
People leaving for another country plus people removed on administrative grounds, minus people entered on administrative grounds.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Up to and including September 1994, people were removed from the population register if they were expected to leave the Netherlands for more than 360 days.
From October 1994, the expected duration of stay abroad is at least eight months. This always concerns emigration reported to the municipality.
For the period 1940 to 1946: including approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and approximately 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employed persons and soldiers in German military service who died abroad during the said period.
Administrative correction
Entries in and removals from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change.
The greater part of these corrections relates to the processing of either the departures of persons who did not notify the local authorities or the subsequent arrivals.- European Union (excluding Dutch)
- Emigration including administrative corrections of persons with a nationality of an European Union member state (excluding The Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- Emigration excluding administrative c...
- Emigration excluding administrative corrections.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Up to and including September 1994, people were removed from the population register if they were expected to leave the Netherlands for more than 360 days.
From October 1994, the expected duration of stay abroad is at least eight months. This always concerns emigration reported to the municipality.
For the period 1940 to 1946: including approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and approximately 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employed persons and soldiers in German military service who died abroad during the said period.
Administrative correction
Entries in and removals from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change.
The greater part of these corrections relates to the processing of either the departures of persons who did not notify the local authorities or the subsequent arrivals.- European Union (excluding Dutch)
- Emigration excluding administrative corrections of persons with a nationality of an European Union member state (excluding The Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- By country of birth
- International migration by country of birth
- Immigration
- People moving to the Netherlands from another country.
All persons who enter the Netherlands with the intention of staying in
the country for a certain period of time. For people arriving in the
Netherlands, registration is obligatory if they stay in the country for
at least four months during the first six months following registration.
In order to be counted as immigrants, these persons must be registered in the municipal population registers.
Up to and including September 1994: with the exception of a number of special cases, a person with the Dutch nationality was registered if they expected to stay in the Netherlands for longer than 30 days and for a person with a non-Dutch nationality if the expected duration of stay was more then 180 days.
From October 1994: people are registered if they expect to stay in the Netherlands for at least four months.- European Union (excluding the Netherl...
- Total immigration of persons born in one of the European Union member states (excluding the Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- Emigration including administrative c...
- Emigration including administrative corrections.
People leaving for another country plus people removed on administrative grounds, minus people entered on administrative grounds.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Up to and including September 1994, people were removed from the population register if they were expected to leave the Netherlands for more than 360 days.
From October 1994, the expected duration of stay abroad is at least eight months. This always concerns emigration reported to the municipality.
For the period 1940 to 1946: including approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and approximately 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employed persons and soldiers in German military service who died abroad during the said period.
Administrative correction
Entries in and removals from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change.
The greater part of these corrections relates to the processing of either the departures of persons who did not notify the local authorities or the subsequent arrivals.- European Union (excluding the Netherl...
- Total emigration including administrative corrections of persons born in one of the European Union member states (excluding The Netherlands).
European Union:
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- Emigration excluding administrative c...
- Emigration excluding administrative corrections.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Up to and including September 1994, people were removed from the population register if they were expected to leave the Netherlands for more than 360 days.
From October 1994, the expected duration of stay abroad is at least eight months. This always concerns emigration reported to the municipality.
For the period 1940 to 1946: including approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and approximately 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employed persons and soldiers in German military service who died abroad during the said period.
Administrative correction
Entries in and removals from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change.
The greater part of these corrections relates to the processing of either the departures of persons who did not notify the local authorities or the subsequent arrivals.- European Union (excluding The Netherl...
- Total emigration excluding administrative corrections of persons born in one of the European Union member states (excluding The Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- By country of departure / destination
- External migration by country of departure or country of destination.
- Immigration
- People moving to the Netherlands from another country.
All persons who enter the Netherlands with the intention of staying in
the country for a certain period of time. For people arriving in the
Netherlands, registration is obligatory if they stay in the country for
at least four months during the first six months following registration.
In order to be counted as immigrants, these persons must be registered in the municipal population registers.
Up to and including September 1994: with the exception of a number of special cases, a person with the Dutch nationality was registered if they expected to stay in the Netherlands for longer than 30 days and for a person with a non-Dutch nationality if the expected duration of stay was more then 180 days.
From October 1994: people are registered if they expect to stay in the Netherlands for at least four months.- European Union (excluding the Netherl...
- Immigration of persons coming from one of the European Union member states (excluding the Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.
- Emigration excluding administrative c...
- Emigration excluding administrative corrections.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Up to and including September 1994, people were removed from the population register if they were expected to leave the Netherlands for more than 360 days.
From October 1994, the expected duration of stay abroad is at least eight months. This always concerns emigration reported to the municipality.
For the period 1940 to 1946: including approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and approximately 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employed persons and soldiers in German military service who died abroad during the said period.
Administrative correction
Entries in and removals from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change.
The greater part of these corrections relates to the processing of either the departures of persons who did not notify the local authorities or the subsequent arrivals.- European Union (excluding The Netherl...
- Emigration of persons to one of the European Union member states (excluding The Netherlands).
European Union
Cooperation of European states, established under this name by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, but with predecessors in the 1950s, aimed at achieving common goals in the political, economic and legal field. An important goal is the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the partnership In many areas, Member States have delegated powers to the partnership, and there are areas where Member States' right to self-determination is maintained and decisions can only be taken by unanimity.
Composition of the European Union (excluding the Netherlands):
From 1-1-1958: Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg.
Joined 1-1 January 1973: Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom.
Joined 1-1-1981: Greece.
Joined 1-1 January86: Portugal and Spain.
Joined 1-1-1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Joined 1-5-05: Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Joined 1-1 January 2007: Bulgaria, Romania.
Joined 1-7-2013: Croatia.
Leaving on January 31, 2020: United Kingdom.