Net migration in Netherlands
Net migration to Netherlands was 104,681 people in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
104,681
Change from 2024
−13.9%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
16th of 217
Net migration in Netherlands over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European 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.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Immigration
257,714 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
140,087 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
16.2%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
58,999 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
24,115 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.2p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat