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SDG 10.1 Social cohesion and inequality
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10.1 Reducing inequality: social cohesion and inequality relates to social cohesion, inclusion and equality. Social cohesion is vital to a properly functioning...
Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality
First granted residence permits, asylum and motiv Nationality
Immigration down in 2025, especially asylum and knowledge migrants
A total of 309 thousand migrants arrived in the Netherlands in 2025, 8 thousand fewer than in 2024.
Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age
Asylum requests and family reunification nationality, sex and age
Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality
Population, country of birth, nationality country of birth, nationality
Caribbean Netherlands; population, births, deaths, migration
Population growth Caribbean Netherlands, population, births, deaths, migration
Caribbean Netherlands; population; sex, age, marital status
Population Caribbean Netherlands sex, age, marital status
Population growth slows due to lower immigration
The population of the Netherlands grew by nearly 10 thousand in the first quarter of 2026.
Population forecast: more elderly than young people
The number of elderly people in the Netherlands continues to grow. People aged 65 and over now outnumber young people aged under 20 for the first time.
Over 250,000 Surinamese have settled in the Netherlands since independence
Tuesday 25 November 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands.
Population; households and population dynamics; from 1899
Population, households, population growth, births, mortality, marriages, marriage dissolutions, change of nationality and migration
Lower immigration in 2024, particularly among knowledge migrants
A total of 316 thousand migrants from other countries arrived in the Netherlands in 2024.
About this publication
This report concerns persons who were required to undergo civic integration in the Netherlands in 2022, 2023 and 2024 under the 2021 Civic Integration Act (Statistics regarding the Civic Integration...
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly 1.6 thousand in 2024
On 1 January 2025, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at nearly 32 thousand.
Lower population growth in 2024
The population of the Netherlands grew by an estimated 103 thousand people in 2024, reaching a total of over 18.05 million.
Labour migrants with a partner in work are more likely to stay
More than 6 in 10 labour migrants from the EU/EFTA and nearly 7 in 10 knowledge migrants from outside the EU/EFTA left the Netherlands within five years of arriving here
Asylum requests down by nearly a quarter on Q3 2023
A total of 8.1 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands in the third quarter of 2024.
Fewer immigrant arrivals in 2023, particularly refugees from Ukraine
A total of 336 thousand immigrants arrived in the Netherlands in 2023, 68 thousand fewer than in 2022.
Population growth down in first quarter of 2024
The population of the Netherlands grew by 19.8 thousand in Q1 2024
Good command of Dutch enhances labour participation
A better command of the Dutch language among migrants improves their chances of finding paid work. Nevertheless, relatively many migrants who speak little or no Dutch are working at a high...
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 Reduced inequalities. SDG 10 addresses social cohesion, inclusiveness and equality.
Non-EU labour migrants are often male knowledge migrants
At the end of 2021, 87 thousand labour migrants from countries outside the European Union or European Free Trade Association (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Sweden) were residing in the...
SDG 10.1 Social cohesion and inequality
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 Reduced inequalities: social cohesion and inequality. SDG 10.1 addresses social cohesion, inclusiveness and equality. Social cohesion is...
Population up by nearly 120 thousand in first half of 2022
In the first half of 2022, the population of the Netherlands grew by 119.9 thousand.
More asylum applications in Q2 2022
In Q2 2022, over 7 thousand first applications for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands, 9 percent up on the previous quarter. The number of people arriving in connection with family...