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More asylum seekers than following relatives in Q3
The Netherlands received 4.4 thousand asylum seekers and 2.3 thousand following relatives in Q3 2017.
October: 3.5 thousand asylum seekers and relatives
3.5 thousand asylum seekers and relatives registered in October of whom 390 from Morocco and 270 from Algeria.
Half as many asylum seekers in May as one year ago
In May 2016, 1,420 asylum seekers were registered, slightly more than in April but less than in May last year.
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 and population dynamics by month; 1995-2018
Monthly statistics, size of the Dutch population and births, deaths, external migration, marriages, divorces and requests for asylum,
Nearly 9,000 asylum seekers under twelve in 2016
Over half of young asylum seekers in 2016 were from Syria.
More family reunification from Eritrea
In 2017, more following family members than asylum seekers from Eritrea arrived in the Netherlands.
More deaths than births in Q1
The Netherlands saw net population growth in Q1 2018 at 12.5 thousand. Natural growth (births minus deaths) was negative, net migration positive.
11 percent of asylum status holders in work
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.
Largest number of asylum seekers since first half of 2001
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,...
Population
Background file on population and immigration.
Last year's inflow asylum seekers into EU more than 40 percent up from 2013
In 2014, the number of asylum seekers in the European Union increased by more than 40 percent relative to 2013. In the Netherlands, nearly 22 thousand people submitted requests for asylum, more than...
More asylum seekers, fewer following relatives in Q3
In Q3 2018, the number of asylum seekers and following family members was up on Q2 as well as on 2017.
More asylum seekers, fewer following relatives in Q1
In Q1 2018, 4.2 thousand asylum seekers and 2.1 thousand following family members were registered in the Netherlands.
Twice as many asylum seekers and following family members in 2015 as in 2014
In 2015 a total of 56.9 thousand asylum seekers and following family members applying to be reunited with their families were registered in the Netherlands.
2,385 asylum seekers and following relatives in August
In August this year 2,385 asylum seekers and following relatives were registered in the Netherlands.
Family reunion still main reason for immigration
Family reunion is still the main reason for migration, but labour and asylum are rising.
Fewer asylum seekers compared to 2014 and 2015
In total 2,085 people registered as asylum seekers or following family members in the Netherlands in July.
June: 1,480 asylum seekers and following relatives
in June this year 1,480 asylum seekers and following family members were registered in the Netherlands.
Following family members outnumber asylum seekers in Q1
In Jan-Mar 2017, 4 thousand asylum seekers and 5.3 thousand following family members arrived in the Netherlands.
Number of asylum seekers and relatives almost equal
The Netherlands received 16,145 first asylum requests in 2017; 14,490 following family members arrived
Socioeconomic status
Dossier page on socioeconomic status of migrants
Over 3 thousand asylum seekers and following relatives
In September 2016 more than 3 thousand asylum seekers and following relatives arrived in the Netherlands.
Fewer asylum requests by unaccompanied minors in 2016
In 2016, one in five underage asylum seekers travelled unaccompanied. The majority came from Eritrea.