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Refugees by country of asylum — Netherlands

Refugees by country of asylum in the Netherlands in 2024 — 263,399 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 1,754.9%.

2024 263,399 people +10.78% vs 2023
World rank 27of 178
Period maximum 263,399 people2024
Period minimum 7,850 people1975

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Netherlands, 1951–20240100,000200,000300,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 14,200 people1953: 13,900 people1955: 11,400 people1957: 13,500 people1959: 12,800 people1961: 10,000 people1963: 9,500 people1965: 9,000 people1967: 8,000 people1969: 8,000 people1971: 8,600 people1973: 8,400 people1975: 7,850 people1977: 8,000 people1979: 10,000 people1981: 13,000 people1983: 14,500 people1985: 15,500 people1987: 24,000 people1989: 16,971 people1991: 19,020 people1993: 43,521 people1995: 79,949 people1997: 118,057 people1999: 138,633 people2001: 151,919 people2003: 140,877 people2005: 118,172 people2007: 86,576 people2009: 75,996 people2011: 74,587 people2013: 74,700 people2015: 88,518 people2017: 103,843 people2019: 94,417 people2021: 99,585 people2023: 237,767 people2024: 263,399 people
Change over the period: +249,199 (+1,754.92%) Average annual rate: 4.08 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 263,399 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Europe computed 4.41M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 263,399 +25,632 +10.78%
2023 237,767 +399 +0.17%
2022 237,368 +137,783 +138.36%
2021 99,585 +3,688 +3.85%
2020 95,897 +1,480 +1.57%
2019 94,417 −7,407 −7.27%
2018 101,824 −2,019 −1.94%
2017 103,843 +2,116 +2.08%
2016 101,727 +13,209 +14.92%
2015 88,518 +6,035 +7.32%
2014 82,483 +7,783 +10.42%
2013 74,700 +2,812 +3.91%
2012 71,888 −2,699 −3.62%
2011 74,587 −361 −0.48%
2010 74,948 −1,048 −1.38%
2009 75,996 −1,593 −2.05%
2008 77,589 −8,987 −10.38%
2007 86,576 −13,989 −13.91%
2006 100,565 −17,607 −14.9%
2005 118,172 −8,620 −6.8%
2004 126,792 −14,085 −10%
2003 140,877 −7,472 −5.04%
2002 148,349 −3,570 −2.35%
2001 151,919 +5,745 +3.93%
2000 146,174 +7,541 +5.44%
1999 138,633 +7,152 +5.44%
1998 131,481 +13,424 +11.37%
1997 118,057 +15,484 +15.1%
1996 102,573 +22,624 +28.3%
1995 79,949 +17,797 +28.63%
1994 62,152 +18,631 +42.81%
1993 43,521 +13,800 +46.43%
1992 29,721 +10,701 +56.26%
1991 19,020 +1,683 +9.71%
1990 17,337 +366 +2.16%
1989 16,971 −8,992 −34.63%
1988 25,963 +1,963 +8.18%
1987 24,000 +8,000 +50%
1986 16,000 +500 +3.23%
1985 15,500 +500 +3.33%
1984 15,000 +500 +3.45%
1983 14,500 +500 +3.57%
1982 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1981 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1980 12,000 +2,000 +20%
1979 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1978 8,000 +0 +0%
1977 8,000 +100 +1.27%
1976 7,900 +50 +0.64%
1975 7,850 −165 −2.06%
1974 8,015 −385 −4.58%
1973 8,400 −430 −4.87%
1972 8,830 +230 +2.67%
1971 8,600 +76 +0.89%
1970 8,524 +524 +6.55%
1969 8,000 +0 +0%
1968 8,000 +0 +0%
1967 8,000 −500 −5.88%
1966 8,500 −500 −5.56%
1965 9,000 −500 −5.26%
1964 9,500 +0 +0%
1963 9,500 −500 −5%
1962 10,000 +0 +0%
1961 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1960 12,000 −800 −6.25%
1959 12,800 −200 −1.54%
1958 13,000 −500 −3.7%
1957 13,500 −100 −0.74%
1956 13,600 +2,200 +19.3%
1955 11,400 −1,000 −8.06%
1954 12,400 −1,500 −10.79%
1953 13,900 −200 −1.42%
1952 14,100 −100 −0.7%
1951 14,200

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.