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People with a second-generation background are more likely to move abroad than native Dutch people.

In 2017, the Netherlands welcomed more than 2,265 invited refugees. Many of these refugees were able to settle in the Netherlands as part of the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016.

Student from a cultural minority defined by the Dutch Ministry of Education as someone meeting one of the following criteria: - belongs to a Moluccan group; - at least one parent or guardian...

The number of asylum seekers and following family members from Turkey rose from 185 to 330 between Q1 and Q2 2018. They represented the third largest group, after Syrians and Eritreans.

Person originating from a country in Africa, South America or Asia (excl. Indonesia and Japan) or from Turkey.

Person originating from a country in Europe (excluding Turkey), North America and Oceania, or from Indonesia or Japan.

Over 23 million passengers flew via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and 4 other national airports in Q3 2019, the highest number in one quarter ever recorded.

In the first six months of 2019, the population of the Netherlands grew more rapidly than in the same period last year.

In Q2 2019, the Netherlands received 5,205 asylum seekers and 880 following family members. The number of asylum seekers was lower while the number of following relatives was higher than in Q1 2019.

During the first eight months of 2018, the Netherlands imported 213 million T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton. This is the largest quantity ever recorded and approximately 2.5 times more...

In Q3 2018, the number of asylum seekers and following family members was up on Q2 as well as on 2017.

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

Disablement benefits by month (WAO, WAZ, Wajong), specified as follows: sex, age, degree of disablement.

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

Record number of immigrants (235 thousand) and emigrants (154 thousand) in 2017, highest net migration (81 thousand).

Dutch goods exports to Greece are slowly picking up after a substantial dip in the early years of the recession. Greek exports have grown more rapidly over the past seven years than Dutch exports.

In 2007, the Dutch spent 22.4 million long holidays in the Netherlands and abroad, three times as many as in 1969. Compared to 1969, the Dutch more often go on holiday.

The Dutch population grew by 10 thousand in the first quarter of 2003. This is the lowest growth rate in over twenty years. The low growth was caused by a noticeable drop in the number of births and...

The interactive publication Trends in the Netherlands 2018 includes facts and figures relevant to the Netherlands as well as a description of trends in economy, labour and income, and society.

The Netherlands had a population of 16.3 million on 1 January 2005. In 2004 the population increased by just 34 thousand. In 2003 the increase was twice as high. Such a low growth rate has not been...

The proportion of obese people in the Dutch population has doubled within the last two decades, but is still below the average level across the OECD countries. At the same time, health care...

The importance of the eurozone as a trading partner for Greece has increased substantially in 2015. In the past, the eurozone was less relevant for Greece as a trading partner. EU member state...

In 2007, some 80 thousand non-Dutch immigrants entered the Netherlands. Finding a job was the main motive.