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Half of refugee households at risk of poverty
Nearly 53 percent of refugee households have a low income, over six times the average in the Netherlands (8.2 percent). Among households with a Syrian or Eritrean main breadwinner, this share is even...
Relocation rate drops further
In the second quarter of 2009, the relocation rate declined by 10 percent relative to one year previously.
Requests for asylum by citizenship and quarterly figures; 1998-2007
Requests for asylum, 1998 - 2007 By citizinship and quarterly figures
One quarter of asylumseekers are children
In 2008, 13.4 thousand first requests for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands. One quarter of these requests concerned children younger than 18 years.
Record immigration and emigration in 2017
Record number of immigrants (235 thousand) and emigrants (154 thousand) in 2017, highest net migration (81 thousand).
Nearly 12 thousand asylum requests in October
In October 2015, the number of newly registered asylum seekers and family members joining asylum seekers increased to 11.7 thousand, more than in any other previous month. The total in September was...
Population growth slowing down
The population of the Netherlands increased by 83 thousand persons from mid 2009 to mid 2010.
Asylum requests for the Netherlands; by country of citizenship, 2007-2011
Requests for asylum by sex and age By country of citizenship
Number of asylum requests nearly doubled
The number of requests for asylum submitted in the Netherlands in 2008 nearly doubled compared to 2007. The increase is much more substantial than in the European Union (EU) as a whole, where the...
Most pardonee asylumseekers from former Soviet Union
At the end of June 2008, nearly 26 thousand asylumseekers in the Netherlands had been granted leave to remain in the Netherlands indefinitely based on the ‘pardon regulation’ of 2007. Most of these...
Norway overtakes Russia as largest oil supplier
In 2008, the Russian Federation accounted for one third of Dutch crude oil imports. Six years later, the share had been reduced to one quarter. At the same time, crude oil exports from Norway to the...