In 2022, the large majority of the immigrants to the Netherlands came from other European countries, clocking in at almost 280,200 immigrants. There were over 403,100 total immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022.
Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin
Immigrant: person moving to the Netherlands from abroad. Included are those registered with the municipal authorities, which is compulsory when the expected stay in the Netherlands is four or more months.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (July 18, 2023). Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Immigrants to The Netherlands in 2022, by Continent of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Number of immigrants to the Netherlands in 2022, by continent of origin [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/525576/netherlands-total-number-of-immigrants-by-continent/
