Net migration in Netherlands

Net migration to Netherlands was 104,681 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2025 104,681 People
Change from 2024 −13.9% 2024: 121,628 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 16th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Netherlands over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2025 104,681 people -317,019 people
2024 121,628 people 194,612 people
2023 144,558 people 1,304,104 people
2022 224,472 people 4,206,655 people
2021 106,416 people 1,023,760 people
2020 67,598 people 1,066,639 people
2019 109,003 people 1,415,454 people
2018 87,197 people 1,355,231 people
2017 86,332 people 1,145,236 people
2016 88,743 people 1,025,819 people
2015 55,585 people 1,510,501 people
2014 36,591 people 777,635 people
2013 19,973 people 559,014 people
2012 14,861 people 414,115 people
2011 31,224 people 609,533 people
2010 33,703 people 656,784 people
2009 39,832 people 627,112 people
2008 32,406 people 1,020,991 people
2007 -304 people 1,481,382 people
2006 -25,401 people 610,067 people
2005 -22,496 people 1,220,827 people
2004 -9,230 people 1,430,224 people
2003 7,937 people 1,583,811 people
2002 28,824 people 1,523,588 people
2001 56,096 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −13.9% from 121,628 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 55,585 people, the figure has changed by +88.3%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects