Total number of acquired Dutch citizenships, excluding births. The Dutch nationality can be obtained through adoption, through option, through naturalization and through acknowledgment. Excluded here are children with at least one Dutch parent at the time of birth, foundlings and third generation migrants.
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Netherlands: number of acquired Dutch citizenships, by the former nationality 2016
This statistic displays the total number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality. It shows that in 2016 roughly * people received their Dutch passport. The single largest group of new Dutch citizens came originally from Morocco ( people), followed by Turkey ( people) and the former Soviet Union ( people).
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (November 24, 2017). Number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality ." Chart. November 24, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2017). Number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Acquired Dutch Citizenships in The Netherlands in 2016, by The Former Nationality ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Nov 2017, /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of acquired Dutch citizenships in the Netherlands in 2016, by the former nationality [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, November 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/523543/netherlands-number-of-acquired-dutch-citizenships-by-the-former-nationality/
