Net migration estimates and projections in Netherlands
The net migration rate in Netherlands was 8.0 per 1,000 people in 2023.
Netherlands, 2023 (latest estimate)
8.0
Change from 2022
−4.5per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
3.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
3.3 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
2.0 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
1.4 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
27th of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in Netherlands over time
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Netherlands
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 2.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 3.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 5.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 12.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 3.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 5.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 5.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 3.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 2.1 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −4.5 from 12.5 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +6.8.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 27th highest value.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Net migration rate
5.2p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
18,092,524 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Immigration
257,714 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
140,087 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
58,999 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
24,115 applicants
2025 · Eurostat