World Migration Map - NETHERLANDS

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NETHERLANDS

Major countries of destination of migrants from the Netherlands are
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in the Netherlands in 2003

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Turkey	190,488	11.1
Suriname	189,007	11.0
Morocco	163,407	9.5
Indonesia	161,443	9.4
Germany	120,573	7.0
All other countries	889,237	51.9
TOTAL	1,714,155	100.0

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands)

According to Statistics Netherlands, the foreign born represented 10.6 percent (1,714,155) of the total population of the Netherlands in 2003.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands)

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Netherlands country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/netherlands.cfm

Netherlands's Resources:
Statistics Netherlands: http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/default.htm
Ministry of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service: http://www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp