Main source of income British nationals by duration of stay, 1 January 2016
Employees (%)
Self-employed (%)
Benefit claimants (%)
In education / attending school (%)
Other without income (%)
Shorter than 5 years
41.7
4.1
3.1
18.8
32.3
5 years or longer
46.9
12.3
23.4
4.6
12.8
Main source of income British nationals by duration of stay, 1 January 2016
Employees (%)
Self-employed (%)
Benefit claimants (%)
In education / attending school (%)
Other without income (%)
Shorter than 5 years
41.7
4.1
3.1
18.8
32.3
5 years or longer
46.9
12.3
23.4
4.6
12.8
Often sharing a household with Dutch people
The Netherlands had 34,870 households on 1 January 2016 in which at least one member was a British citizen. This included 12,760 one-person households. In 68 percent of the multi-person households there were one or more Dutch housemates.
Altogether on 1 January 2016, there were 28,215 Dutch persons and 5,525 people with a different nationality sharing a household with a British citizen. On every 100 long-term British residents (>5 years) there were 93 Dutch household members. The proportion was 29 Dutch on every 100 Britons who had arrived more recently.
Nationality household members by duration of stay of British household member, 1 January 2016
Households
British
Dutch
Other EU countries
Non-EU countries
Shorter than 5 years
Households
12585
Shorter than 5 years
Members
15570
4520
1345
1280
5 years or longer
Households
19745
5 years or longer
Members
24330
22730
1695
1055
Nationality household members by duration of stay of British household member, 1 January 2016