Asylum, migration and integration

Asylum, migration and integration

Most family migrants stay in the Netherlands

Asylum requests down by nearly a quarter on Q3 2023

Fewer immigrant arrivals in 2023, particularly refugees from Ukraine

Increase in share of status holders in education after 5 years

Good command of Dutch enhances labour participation

More asylum requests in Q3 2023

Non-EU labour migrants are often male knowledge migrants

Fewer asylum requests in Q1 2023

Two asylum seekers walking down the street with a baby stroller.

More status holders in paid employment

Status holder at work

Over 40 percent more asylum applications in 2022

Asylum seekers walking near an asylum reception centre

Forecast: larger population due to migration

People of non-Dutch origin relatively often live in large cities

People walking down a shopping street.

Fewer asylum seekers and dependants in early 2022

Service desk in Ter Apel asylum reception centre

Most Eritrean, Syrian status holders from 2015 living in the Netherlands

CBS introducing new population classification by origin

Asylum influx up in 2021, mainly in second half

The first refugees from Afghanistan arrive at the Heumensoord asylum reception centre. Some inhabitants of Nijmegen welcome them.

Twice as many naturalisations in 2020

Naturalisation Day in the Atrium with alderman Rabin Baldewsingh.

More asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2021

Population growth picks up again

Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q1 2021

Labour participation of status holders stagnating

Population growth halved in 2020

Forecast: Population growth unabated in the next 50 years

More asylum seekers and following relatives in Q3

Population up again in third quarter

More external migration in June

Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2020

Work and family reunification main reasons for immigration

Population Outlook 2050: more people with a migration background