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Twice as many naturalisations in 2020
Last year, 49 thousand persons became naturalised citizens of the Netherlands, which is almost double the number in 2019.
More asylum requests and fewer following family members in 2023
In 2023, over 38 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age
Unaccompanied foreign minor Nationality, sex, age
Fewer asylum requests in Q1 2023
In Q1 2023, nearly 6.9 thousand people submitted a first asylum application in the Netherlands. This is almost 36 percent less than in the previous quarter (Q4 2022), but 7 percent more than in Q1...
Fewer asylum requests, more following family members in Q1
In Q1 2024, nearly 9 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.
More asylum requests in Q3 2023
In the third quarter of 2023, 10.5 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age
Asylum requests and family reunification nationality, sex and age
More asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2023
In Q2 2023, 7.9 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Asylum requests; by citizenship, from 1975
Historical data; first, subsequent asylum requests and Family members Citizenship
Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality
First granted residence permits, asylum and motiv Nationality
Over 40 percent more asylum applications in 2022
In 2022, over 35 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
More asylum requests in Q3 2022
In Q3 2022, 10.6 thousand people submitted first asylum applications in the Netherlands.
Population; households and population dynamics; from 1899
Population, households, population growth, births, mortality, marriages, marriage dissolutions, change of nationality and migration
Most Eritrean, Syrian status holders from 2015 living in the Netherlands
Of all people with Syrian or Eritrean nationality who applied for asylum in the Netherlands in 2015, more than 9 in 10 were living independently within a municipality at the end of June 2021.
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...
More status holders in paid employment
In 2022, the number of status holders in paid work increased compared to the previous year.
Fewer asylum seekers and dependants in early 2022
In Q1 2022, nearly 6.5 thousand first-time asylum applications were submitted in the Netherlands.
Asylum influx up in 2021, mainly in second half
In 2021, nearly 25 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Number of asylum requests rising further in Q3 2021
In Q3 2021, the number of first-time asylum applications rose to 8,845.
More asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2021
In Q2 2021, both the number of first-time asylum applications and the number of following family members increased.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the number of first-time asylum applications decreased to slightly over 2,700.
Nearly 40 percent fewer asylum seekers in 2020
In 2020, the number of asylum seekers was almost 40 percent down on the previous year. Nearly 14 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application last year.
More asylum seekers and following relatives in Q3
In Q3 2020, the number of first-time asylum applications rose to slightly over 4 thousand, just below the pre-COVID-19 level.
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2020
The international and national measures introduced in March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in a lower influx of asylum seekers and following family members.
Naturalisation gives migrants more opportunities
how naturalisation affects someone’s chances of getting a job, their income level, and home ownership.