More asylum seekers, fewer following relatives in Q3

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In the third quarter of 2018, altogether 6,235 asylum seekers and 1,260 following family members came to the Netherlands. The number of asylum seekers was up by over 40 percent against the third quarter of 2017, while the number of following relatives was down by over 40 percent. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on figures from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

Relative to the second quarter of 2018 as well, there were more asylum seekers and fewer following family members in the third quarter.

Syrians form the largest group

Similar to Q3 2017, Syrians constituted the largest group with 965 asylum seekers. The number of asylum seekers from Eritrea was down on the previous year. Significantly more asylum seekers came from Iran (685), Turkey (460) and Albania (345). At 370, the number of following relatives from Syria was considerably lower than in the previous year (1260), whereas the number of Eritreans remained virtually equal at 505.

More women and children from Iran, Turkey and Albania

In Q3 2017, not only more men, but also more women and children from Iran, Turkey and Albania came to the Netherlands for asylum. Only among the Syrian asylum seekers were the majority men.

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