This statistic shows the outcome to the survey question: "How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?"*. As of 2017, roughly 40 percent of the Dutch respondents replied they feel fairly positive about immigration of people from outside the EU.
How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?*
Perception
Share of respondents
Very positive
4%
Fairly positive
41%
Fairly negative
40%
Very negative
11%
Don't know
4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please tell me whether each of the following statements evokes a positive or negative feeling for you. Immigration of people from outside the EU".
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European Commission. (December 1, 2017). How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?*." Chart. December 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. (2017). How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "How Do You Feel about Immigration of People from outside The Eu?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
How do you feel about immigration of people from outside the EU?* [Graph], European Commission, December 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548773/public-opinion-about-immigration-of-people-from-outside-the-eu-in-the-netherlands/
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