Donorregistration, personal characteristics (18 years or older)

Changed on: 12/02/2026 02:00

Donorregistration, personal characteristics (18 years or older)
Sex	Personal characteristics	Country of birth (parents)	Country of origin	Donorregistration	Periods	Donor Register: Registered choice (x 1 000)
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	10,618
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	10,515
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	103
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	3,044
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*	1,151
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*	2,845
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*	1,112
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*	147
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*	2,216
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	414
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	407
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	7
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	103
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with restrictions	2025*	35
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No permission	2025*	130
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by relatives	2025*	36
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by designated person	2025*	5
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No objection to organ donation	2025*	98
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	998
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	640
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	358
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	101
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with restrictions	2025*	28
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No permission	2025*	162
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by relatives	2025*	39
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by designated person	2025*	6
Total males and females	Total 18 years or older	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No objection to organ donation	2025*	305
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	1,037
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	988
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	49
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	164
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*	119
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*	200
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*	92
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*	6
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*	406
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	58
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	54
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	4
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	7
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with restrictions	2025*	4
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No permission	2025*	15
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by relatives	2025*	4
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by designated person	2025*	0
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No objection to organ donation	2025*	23
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	146
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	44
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	103
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	5
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with restrictions	2025*	2
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No permission	2025*	8
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by relatives	2025*	2
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by designated person	2025*	0
Total males and females	Age: 18 to 25 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No objection to organ donation	2025*	27
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	1,495
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	1,479
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	16
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	370
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*	260
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*	300
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*	134
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*	11
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*	405
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	63
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Registered in Donor Register	2025*	61
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*	2
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with no restrictions	2025*	12
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Permission with restrictions	2025*	8
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No permission	2025*	16
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by relatives	2025*	4
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Decision by designated person	2025*	0
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born in the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	No objection to organ donation	2025*	19
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Total registered and non-registered	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Not registered in Donor Register	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with no restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Permission with restrictions	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No permission	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by relatives	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	Decision by designated person	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	The Netherlands	No objection to organ donation	2025*
Total males and females	Age: 25 to 35 years	Born outside the Netherlands	Europe (excl. the Netherlands)	Total registered and non-registered	2025*	250
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains figures on donor registration in the Dutch population aged 18 or older who are registered with a Dutch municipality, by personal characteristics. The following personal characteristics are included: sex, age, highest level of educational attainment, and origin.

Data available from: 2022.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final up to 2024. The figures for the year 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of February, 2026:
None, this table is new

When will new figures be available?
New figures are expected to be released around October 2026.

Description topics

Donor Register: Registered choice: Total number of persons aged 18 or older who are registered with a Dutch municipality and are registered in the Donor Register. All persons aged 18 or older are automatically included in the register. If no choice has been registered, the government automatically registers their preference as 'No objection to organ donation'.