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Fewer requests for asylum submitted
In February 2016 nearly 2,500 individuals were registered as asylum seekers or as following family members.
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.
Country of origin
Country where an immigrant used to live before moving to the Netherlands
Country of origin
Country where an immigrant used to live before moving to the Netherlands
Country of origin
Country where an immigrant used to live before moving to the Netherlands
International migration
Refers to people who moved to the Netherlands (immigration) or inhabitants who leave the Netherlands (emigration).
Country of origin
Country where an immigrant used to live before moving to the Netherlands
Country of origin
Country where an immigrant used to live before moving to the Netherlands
Administrative entry
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from...
Further increase in number of Turkish asylum seekers
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.
Residence permit for a definite period
Introduced on 1 April 2001 when the Immigration Law of 2000 came into force. The permit is valid for a maximum of five years. The permit indicates whether or not the holder has a work permit, and if...
Employees from abroad;resident/non-resident,demographic variables,2010-2017
Jobs, foreign born employees, employee characteristics, job characteristics, country of birth/citizenship
Over 2 thousand invited refugees in 2017
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.
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.
Caribbean Dutch population larger and older by 2030
According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands is expected to grow further from 25 thousand currently to 30...
Looking back on the 2010s in figures
Using 15 indicators, CBS reviews the past decade: the 2010s.
Number of asylum seekers and relatives almost equal
The Netherlands received 16,145 first asylum requests in 2017; 14,490 following family members arrived
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,
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.
2.7 thousand asylum requests in January
There were fewer asylum applicants and following relatives of asylum statusholders in January 2017.
Neighbourhood choice Statia and Saba differs per origin
People born in the former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba and migrants partly choose other residential areas in St Eustatius and Saba.
More family reunification from Eritrea
In 2017, more following family members than asylum seekers from Eritrea 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.
Forecast: 18 million inhabitants in 2029
According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the Netherlands will continue to grow in the coming years. The 18 millionth inhabitant is expected to arrive in...
More family migrants in work
In 2015 there were over 60 thousand family migrants of whom half were from EU countries. Of those aged 20 and up, 40% were in work one year after their arrival. This was still 37% in 2005.