Donorregistration, personal characteristics (18 years or older)

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 Total Total Total registered and non-registered 2025* 14,748
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Registered in Donor Register 2025* 13,925
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 823
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Permission with no restrictions 2025* 3,468
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Permission with restrictions 2025* 1,311
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total No permission 2025* 4,327
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Decision by relatives 2025* 1,311
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total Decision by designated person 2025* 174
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Total No objection to organ donation 2025* 3,334
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Total registered and non-registered 2025* 10,618
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Registered in Donor Register 2025* 10,515
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 103
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Permission with no restrictions 2025* 3,044
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Permission with restrictions 2025* 1,151
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands No permission 2025* 2,845
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Decision by relatives 2025* 1,112
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands Decision by designated person 2025* 147
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total The Netherlands No objection to organ donation 2025* 2,216
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total registered and non-registered 2025* 1,413
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Registered in Donor Register 2025* 1,047
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 365
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Permission with no restrictions 2025* 203
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Permission with restrictions 2025* 64
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) No permission 2025* 293
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Decision by relatives 2025* 75
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Decision by designated person 2025* 11
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Europe (excl. the Netherlands) No objection to organ donation 2025* 402
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Total registered and non-registered 2025* 2,718
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Registered in Donor Register 2025* 2,363
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 354
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Permission with no restrictions 2025* 221
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Permission with restrictions 2025* 97
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe No permission 2025* 1,189
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Decision by relatives 2025* 124
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe Decision by designated person 2025* 17
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe No objection to organ donation 2025* 716
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Total registered and non-registered 2025* 340
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Registered in Donor Register 2025* 332
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 8
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Permission with no restrictions 2025* 81
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Permission with restrictions 2025* 27
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia No permission 2025* 117
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Decision by relatives 2025* 28
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia Decision by designated person 2025* 5
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Indonesia No objection to organ donation 2025* 73
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Total registered and non-registered 2025* 328
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Registered in Donor Register 2025* 312
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 16
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Permission with no restrictions 2025* 3
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Permission with restrictions 2025* 2
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco No permission 2025* 245
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Decision by relatives 2025* 5
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco Decision by designated person 2025* 1
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Morocco No objection to organ donation 2025* 57
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Total registered and non-registered 2025* 152
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Registered in Donor Register 2025* 136
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 16
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Permission with no restrictions 2025* 14
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Permission with restrictions 2025* 8
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean No permission 2025* 46
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Decision by relatives 2025* 8
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean Decision by designated person 2025* 1
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Dutch Caribbean No objection to organ donation 2025* 58
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Total registered and non-registered 2025* 319
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Registered in Donor Register 2025* 306
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 13
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Permission with no restrictions 2025* 20
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Permission with restrictions 2025* 14
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname No permission 2025* 154
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Decision by relatives 2025* 17
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname Decision by designated person 2025* 3
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Suriname No objection to organ donation 2025* 97
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Total registered and non-registered 2025* 380
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Registered in Donor Register 2025* 342
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 39
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Permission with no restrictions 2025* 8
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Permission with restrictions 2025* 6
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey No permission 2025* 236
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Decision by relatives 2025* 14
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey Decision by designated person 2025* 1
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Turkey No objection to organ donation 2025* 77
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Total registered and non-registered 2025* 1,199
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Registered in Donor Register 2025* 936
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 263
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Permission with no restrictions 2025* 95
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Permission with restrictions 2025* 40
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) No permission 2025* 391
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Decision by relatives 2025* 51
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) Decision by designated person 2025* 6
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Total Outside Europe (excl. 5 large countries) No objection to organ donation 2025* 353
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Total registered and non-registered 2025* 11,994
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Registered in Donor Register 2025* 11,854
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Not registered in Donor Register 2025* 140
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Permission with no restrictions 2025* 3,260
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Permission with restrictions 2025* 1,243
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total No permission 2025* 3,424
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Decision by relatives 2025* 1,205
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total Decision by designated person 2025* 160
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands Total No objection to organ donation 2025* 2,562
Total males and females Total 18 years or older Born in the Netherlands The Netherlands Total registered and non-registered 2025* 10,618
Source: CBS.
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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'.