Invited refugees or refugees invited through the UN relocation program are refugees selected by the United Nations High Commissionair for Refugees (UNHCR) and invited by the Dutch government to come to the Netherlands. These refugees receive a residence permit without having to apply for asylum.
* All figures are provisional.
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Number of UN invited refugees the Netherlands 2017, by nationality
This statistic displays the total number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality. It shows that the large majority of the invited refugees in 2017 were Syrians ( people).
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 1, 2018). Number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality." Chart. June 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2018). Number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Refugees Invited through The United Nations Relocation Program in The Netherlands in 2017, by Nationality." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jun 2018, /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Number of refugees invited through the United Nations relocation program in the Netherlands in 2017, by nationality [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/525263/netherlands-total-number-of-refugees-invited-through-the-un-relocation-programme-by-nationality/
