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Over 250,000 Surinamese have settled in the Netherlands since independence

Forecast life expectancy for 65-year-olds in 2031 is 21 years

Older people sitting on a terrace

Population is growing more slowly than last year

People walking in a busy street

Majority of non-Dutch immigrants are family migrants

Fewer asylum requests in first three quarters of 2025

Dutch electorate is getting older

Fewer British nationals coming to the Netherlands since Brexit

Public campaign shows young people

Around 6 in 10 Ukrainian refugees are in paid employment

Economic growth is outpacing population growth

Shopping street in the Netherlands

2.5 thousand multiple births in 2024

Twins in a pram and a big brother looking at his sisters.

Most asylum requests from Eritreans for first time since 2016

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Monitor of Well-being and SDGs Caribbean Netherlands

How many residents of the Netherlands have a non-Dutch background?

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Publications

Asylum and integration 2025, 2014-July 2024

The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2024

Annual Report Youth Monitor 2024

Report on Integration and Society, 2024

Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2024

The Netherlands in numbers, 2024 edition

Placeholder The Netherlands in number edition 2024

Asylum and integration 2024 – Study on asylum seekers and status holders

The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2023

The Netherlands in numbers, 2023 edition

Cover The Netherlands in numbers, 2023 edition

Asylum and integration 2023 – Cohort study on asylum seekers and status holders

Placeholder asylum seekers and status holders

The Netherlands in numbers 2022

The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2022

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