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In 2007, the number of asylum requests submitted in the Netherlands had reached its lowest point since 1988. Iraqi and Somali asylum seekers constituted the largest groups.

The Arab League currently comprises 22 Arab nations. Dutch trade with member state Libya dropped most dramatically.

On 1 January 2008 there were over 70 thousand refugees living in the Netherlands.

Monthly statistics, size of the Dutch population and births, deaths, external migration, marriages, divorces and requests for asylum,

The number of asylum requests has grown dramatically in recent months. In the first six months of 2014, twice as many asylum seekers came to the Netherlands as in the same period last year. In fact,...

Out of the asylum seekers who obtained a residence permit in 2014, 11 percent were in work after 30 months; 84 percent of status holders were benefit recipients.

The number of asylum requests increased again in 2018, with a notable rise in the number of Turkish citizens filing asylum applications.

Background file on population and immigration.

Last year, 11.6 thousand people submitted requests for asylum in the Netherlands, 13 percent fewer than in 2010.

Last year, 14.4 thousand asylum seekers came to the Netherlands, nearly 5 thousand more than in 2012. Among the asylum seekers arriving in the Netherlands in 2013 were more Syrians and Somali women...

The Netherlands received 4.4 thousand asylum seekers and 2.3 thousand following relatives in Q3 2017.

Approximately 500 refugees are invited each by the government to settle in the Netherlands. Over the past half decade, many refugees have arrived from countries like Iraq, Myanmar and Ethiopia.

95 percent of inhabitants holds Dutch citizenship. In 2015, 22 thousand residents were naturalised to Dutch citizens.