Persons with a non-Western background: someone who has at least one parent born abroad outside 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. All others are considered non-Western.
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Non-Western population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background
Of the total non-Western population of approximately 2.53 million people in the Netherlands, people of Turkish origins formed the largest group with 430,000 people. The Dutch of Moroccan and Surinamese descent form the second and third-largest groups, with 419,300 and 359,800 people respectively.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 22, 2022). Non-Western population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/519949/non-western-population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Non-Western population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background." Chart. August 22, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/519949/non-western-population-of-the-netherlands-by-background/
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