Persons with a Dutch background: someone whose parents were both born in the Netherlands.
Persons with a migration background: first or second generation.
Western: someone from Europe (excluding Turkey), North America, Oceania, Indonesia or Japan. Because of their socioeconomic and cultural background people from Indonesia and Japan are also considered Western. This involves mainly people from the former Dutch East Indies and employees of Japanese companies.
All others are considered non-Western (first or second generation).
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Population of the Netherlands 2022, by western and non-western background
This statistic displays the population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background. Of the approximately 17.6 million people living in the Netherlands on January 1, 2022, roughly 13.2 million people had a Dutch background.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 22, 2022). Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background (western and non-western) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background (western and non-western)." Chart. August 22, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2022). Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background (western and non-western). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Population of The Netherlands in 2022, by Background (Western and Non-western)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Aug 2022, /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background (western and non-western) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background (western and non-western) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, August 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/519931/population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
