Population; sex, age, generation and migration background, 1 Jan; 1996-2022
| Sex | Age | Marital status | Generation | Migration background | Periods | Population (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022 | 17,590,672 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Dutch background | 2022 | 13,151,772 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | With migration background | 2022 | 4,438,900 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Western migration background | 2022 | 1,909,408 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Non-western migration background | 2022 | 2,529,492 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Unknown migration background | 2022 | 0 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Africa | 2022 | 749,780 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | America | 2022 | 751,689 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Asia | 2022 | 1,023,304 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch background) | 2022 | 1,889,704 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Oceania | 2022 | 24,423 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | European Union (excl. Dutch background) | 2022 | 1,164,767 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | GIPS countries (European Union) | 2022 | 181,453 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Middle and Eastern European EU countries | 2022 | 410,032 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Afghanistan | 2022 | 54,991 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Albania | 2022 | 4,359 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Algeria | 2022 | 9,016 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | American Samoa | 2022 | 2 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | American Virgin Islands | 2022 | 39 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Andorra | 2022 | 39 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Angola | 2022 | 9,363 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Anguilla | 2022 | 29 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Antarctica | 2022 | 0 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Antigua and Barbuda | 2022 | 57 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Argentina | 2022 | 8,438 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Armenia | 2022 | 8,615 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Aruba | 2022 | 30,259 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Australia | 2022 | 17,722 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Austria | 2022 | 16,216 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Azerbaijan | 2022 | 9,049 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bahamas | 2022 | 120 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bahrain | 2022 | 324 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bangladesh | 2022 | 3,504 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Barbados | 2022 | 171 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Belarus | 2022 | 4,639 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Belgium | 2022 | 123,136 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Belize | 2022 | 35 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Benin | 2022 | 506 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bermuda | 2022 | 69 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bhutan | 2022 | 342 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bolivia | 2022 | 1,610 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 39,265 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Botswana | 2022 | 328 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Brazil | 2022 | 38,125 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | British Indian Ocean Territory | 2022 | 5 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | British Virgin Islands | 2022 | 21 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Brunei | 2022 | 840 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Bulgaria | 2022 | 50,305 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Burkina Faso | 2022 | 729 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Burundi | 2022 | 3,374 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cambodia | 2022 | 1,344 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cameroon | 2022 | 3,602 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Canada | 2022 | 17,266 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cape Verde | 2022 | 23,150 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | 2022 | 6,216 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cayman Islands | 2022 | 26 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Central African Republic | 2022 | 114 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Chad | 2022 | 208 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Channel Islands | 2022 | 82 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Chile | 2022 | 6,841 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | China | 2022 | 84,453 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Colombia | 2022 | 21,853 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Comoros | 2022 | 22 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Congo | 2022 | 1,556 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 2022 | 8,939 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cook Islands | 2022 | 12 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Costa Rica | 2022 | 1,520 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Croatia | 2022 | 13,181 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cuba | 2022 | 2,781 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Curaçao | 2022 | 135,218 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Cyprus | 2022 | 1,859 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Czech Republic | 2022 | 11,593 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | (former) Czechoslovakia | 2022 | 22,379 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Czechoslovakia (old) | 2022 | 0 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2022 | 98 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Denmark | 2022 | 7,023 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Djibouti | 2022 | 279 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Dominica | 2022 | 149 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Dominican Republic | 2022 | 16,820 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Ecuador | 2022 | 4,556 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Egypt | 2022 | 29,483 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | El Salvador | 2022 | 923 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Equatorial Guinea | 2022 | 91 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Eritrea | 2022 | 25,080 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Estonia | 2022 | 2,534 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Eswatini | 2022 | 159 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Ethiopia | 2022 | 28,635 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2022 | 6 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Faroe Islands | 2022 | 18 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2022 | |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Fiji | 2022 | 140 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Finland | 2022 | 5,974 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | France | 2022 | 52,389 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | French Guyana | 2022 | 939 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | French Polynesia | 2022 | 50 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Gabon | 2022 | 177 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Gambia | 2022 | 2,350 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Gaza Strip and West Bank | 2022 | 914 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Georgia | 2022 | 5,240 |
| Total males and females | Total | Total | Total | Germany | 2022 | 342,925 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table explanation
Population in The Netherlands on 1 January by sex, age, marital status, generation and migration background.
CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are being replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification is being implemented gradually in tables and publications on population by origin.
Data available from 1996 to 2022.
Status of the figures:
All figures in the table are final.
Changes per 13 January 2023:
None, this table was discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable. This table is succeeded by the table Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January. See section 3.
Description topics
- Population
- The number of people residing in The Netherlands.
Only persons recorded in the population register of a Dutch municipality are included in the population. In principle, every person who lives in the Netherlands for an indefinite period is included in the population register of the municipality. Persons belonging to the population of the Netherlands for whom no permanent place of residence can be designated, are included in the population register of the municipality of The Hague. The population registers do not include the persons living in the Netherlands to whom exemption rules apply with regard to inclusion in the population registers (for example diplomats and NATO military personnel) and persons without legal residence in the Netherlands.