Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence in Netherlands
Netherlands: Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence was 17.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence in Netherlands is 17.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence in Netherlands peaked at 32.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.1% | — |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +468.9% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.2% | 27.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence in Netherlands?
- Long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence in Netherlands was 17.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term residents among all non-eu citizens holding residence rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence permits by citizenship on 31 December - %. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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