Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
The regional breakdown of the Member States in the regional demographic tables is done under the most recent NUTS classification. There are agreements between Eurostat and Candidate countries as well as between Eurostat and EFTA countries, for which statistical regions have been coded in a way that resembles NUTS.
For more information on the versions in force, please see: Eurostat NUTS.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Not available.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
1.Usually Resident Population
2. Legal Residence Population
3. Registered Residence Population
4. Other
Population
X
Live births
X
Deaths
X
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Acquisitions of citizenship
X
Loss of citizenship
X
Legally induced abortions
X
Late foetal deaths
X
Infant deaths
X
Marriages
X
Divorces
X
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
Population
The population in the register is counted on 1 January of year x, counted as known on 15 February of that year x. The population includes all children born in the Netherlands and abroad from parents of whom at least one parent is registered in a Dutch municipal population register plus all persons who intend to stay in the Netherlands for a period of at least four months
Live births
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. All children born in the Netherlands and abroad from parents of whom at least one parent is registered in a Dutch municipal population register are counted in the population register.
Deaths
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Immigrants
People moving to the Netherlands from another country. All persons who enter the Netherlands with the intention of staying in the country for a certain period of time. For people arriving in the Netherlands, registration is obligatory if they stay in the country for at least four months during the first six months following registration
Emigrants
People leaving the Netherlands for another country. All persons who leave the Netherlands to live in another country for a certain period of time. People leaving the country are obliged to notify the authorities if they intend to live outside the Netherlands for at least eight months in the first year following this notification.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Dutch citizenship can be acquired by right (including adoption), by recognition, through option or through naturalisation (independent or co-naturalisation). A child born out of a Dutch parent (until 1984 out of a Dutch father) is automatically a Dutch citizen, regardless of the location of birth. If neither of the parents is Dutch, the child is not a Dutch citizen, even if born on Dutch soil unless already its grandparents and parents had been residents of the Netherlands. Abandoned children are automatically Dutch citizens.
Loss of citizenship
Withdrawing or renounce the Dutch nationality.
Legally induced abortions
Data on abortions are not collected by Statistics Netherlands (but by RutgerWPF). Abortions in hospitals are registered in the LMR and published by Statistics Netherlands.
Late foetal deaths
Babies born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
Infant deaths
The number of live-born children who died before their first birthday.
Marriages
Contracted marriages between couples of which at least one partner is recorded in the municipal registers, irrespective of the country where the marriage was performed (registered partnerships are registered separately in the same way).
Divorces
Dissolution of the marriages in which at least one of the partners is recorded in the register of a Dutch municipality pronounced by a judge on the basis of legal grounds. The divorce comes into force once it has been recorded in the municipal population register (Dissolutions due to ending registered partnerships other than by death of the partner are registered separately in the same way).
3.4.3 Differences in statistical concepts and definitions between the statistics transmitted to Eurostat and those disseminated in the National Statistics Institute's website
Population
Not available.
Live births
Not available.
Deaths
Not available.
Immigrants
National definition: immigrants with an intented stay in the Netherlands for at least four months should register themselves in the register of a Dutch municipality.
Emigrants
National definition: emigrants with an intented stay abroad for at least eight months should deregister themselves from the register of a Dutch municipality.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
National definition: pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks. (Stillborn children also fter a pregnancy of at least 24 week).
Infant deaths
Not available.
Marriages
National definition: registered partnerships are registered separately.
Divorces
National definition: dissolutions due to ending registered partnerships other than by death of the partner are registered separately.
3.5. Statistical unit
Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
Statistical population
Population
Not available.
ive births
Not available.
Deaths
Not available.
Immigrants
Not available.
Emigrants
Not available.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
Not available.
Infant deaths
Not available.
Marriages
Not available.
Divorces
Not available.
3.7. Reference area
Population, live births and deaths data are available at national and regional level of geographical detail.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Data are available as from 1995.
3.9. Base period
Not available.
Data is collected at unit (person) level.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). To be very precise, in the Netherlands the reference date for population data is the beginning of the reference period + 1. The reference period for vital and dual events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred. The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year in which the migration occurred.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
The rules for registration in the Dutch municipal population register are laid down in the “Wet GBA” (Law on the Municipal Population Register), article 24 (et seq.).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not available.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The aim of statistical safeguarding of Statistics Netherlands is to reveal no information on recognizable individuals.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
No special treatment. Statistical output is developed with statistical disclosure control in mind.
In some tables, the figures are rounded before publishing.
8.1. Release calendar
Every montht, usually in the third or fourth week of every month, a set of demographic key figures with reference periodt-1 is published on Statline, the online database of Statistics Netherlands. These data contain information on the total population at the beginning of the reference period as well as births, deaths, internal and international migration, marriages, divorces and requests for asylum during the reference period. These are all provisional data. During April till June of yeart a set of more detailed annual data with reference periodt-1 is published on Statline. These are all final data.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not available.
8.3. Release policy - user access
The data on Statline, as described in 8.1, is public available. Users can be notified of the release of the data, updates and modifications by RSS feed.
Key figures (preliminary data) are disseminated monthly; more detailed and final data are disseminated on an annual basis.
The statistics are based on information received from the municipal population registers (GBA). The data refer to all persons entered into the municipal population registers (the de jure population). Essentially, live-born children and all persons residing in the Netherlands for an period of intended stay of 4 months are entered into the population register of the municipality where they usually spend the night (place of residence). People without fixed abodes but belonging to the 'de jure' population are entered into the population register of the municipality of The Hague.
The country of birth of a person refer to the country (in its current borders, if the information is available) in which the birth took place.
Country of birth of the mother
The country of birth of the mother refer to the country (in its current borders, if the information is available) in which the birth took place.
Country of previous usual residence
Not available.
Country of next usual residence
Not available.
Deaths
Not available.
Divorce
Not available.
Emigrants
Not available.
First-time marrying person
Not available.
First-time registering partner
Not available.
Foetal death
Not available.
Foreign-born
Not available.
Immigrants
Not available.
Infant death
Not available.
Late foetal death
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Level of development
Not available.
Live birth
Not available.
Live birth order
Not available.
Marriage
Not available.
Native born
Not available.
Person contracting legal union for first-time
Not available.
Regional
Not available.
Registered partnership
Not available.
Registered partnership legally dissolved
Not available.
Separation
Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1. Quality assessment: Type of duration of stay used when counting a person as a migrant according to Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007
1. Actual duration of stay of at least 12 months
2. Intended duration of stay of at least 12 months
3. Actual and intended duration of stay of at least 12 months
4. Other. Please specify
Nationals
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
EEA citizens
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Non EEA citizens
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
11.2.2. Quality assessment of the definition of acquisitions of citizenship according to Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007
1. Acquisitions of citizenship granted to persons having their usual residence in the territory of the Member State
2.Other. Please specify
Acquisitions of citizenship
X
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Frequent users of demographic statistics are:
Ministries;
Universities;
Journalists press agencies;
Planning agencies like the Netherlands Institute for Social Research, the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency;
Students.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Estimate of the number of visits of demographic tables in the Statline-output database of Statistics Netherlands in 2023. More recent data will be available in 2025.
download visit
graph visit
map visit
link visit
print visit
table visit
Total
Demography
160000
80000
110000
10000
20000
1550000
1930000
12.3. Completeness
Some frequently asked statistics are not available at Statistics Netherlands. These include, among others: Educational attainment of the population, especially the first generation migrant population living in the Netherlands.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Overall accuracy and special cases (Inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister,...)
Population
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Live births
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Immigrants
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to comply to the definition of immigrants according to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Furthermore in table I01, I06 and I07 estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total number of immigrants). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Emigrants
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to comply to the definition of emigrants according to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Furthermore in table E02, E03, E06 and I07 estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total number of emigrants). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total acquisitions of citizenship). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Loss of citizenship
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Legally induced abortions
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. From 2006 onward figures are partly estimated. See CBS webiste.
Late foetal deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Infant deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Marriages
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Divorces
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Refugees from Ukraine who benefit from temporary protection in the EU are included in International Migration and Demographic Statistics when they are registered in a municipal population register.
Asylum seekers and refugees are included in International Migration and Demographic Statistics when they are registered in a municipal population register. Registration can take place if they receive a residence permit or if they make use of a central reception for asylum seekers/refugees for at least six months, even without a permit. In this case asylum seekers without a residence permit can be registered in International Migration and Demographic Statistics.
Unknown citizenship in population stock and migration flows (tables P03, P04, B05, D05, M03, S02, I01, I02, E02, A00, LC01) occur when immigrants do not have the documents required to be registered in the population register as such. In case an immigrant cannot prove his citizenship by means of official documents local authorities can only register an immigrant with an 'unknown' citizenship. In course of time, when the immigrant has obtained the official documents regarding his citizenship, the information on citizenship will be updated. In some cases country of birth is not filled out/registered or actually unknown (tables P05, P06, P07, M04, S03, E04). In case an administrative entry in the population registers is preceded by an emigration, the country of previous residence is unknown (table I05). As from 2010 the fact is that such administrative entrances are considered as immigrations.
According to Article 4 (2) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014, each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data at national and regional level as described in Annex II and related standard reference metadata ( In the metadata structure definition defined for the Euro SDMX Metadata Structure) for the reference year within 12 months of the end of the reference year. According to Article 3 (2) of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, Statistics on international migration, usually resident population and acquisition of citizenship shall be supplied to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months of the end of the reference year.
14.2. Punctuality
Not available.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Statistics are fully comparable between geographical areas.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Comparability - over time
Population
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023.
Live births
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however, a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Immigrants
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication. Besides as a result of an improved production process a small shift has occured in the figures on immigration: from 2010 administrative entries preceding emigration are now considered as immigration.
Emigrants
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication. Besides as a result of an improved production process a small shift has occured in the figures on emigration: from 2010 administrative removals followed by immigration are now considered as emigration.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Loss of citizenship
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Legally induced abortions
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023.
Late foetal deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Infant deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Marriages
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Divorces
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Surface in km2
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Apart from differences between Residence Permits Statistics and International Migration statistics (see Annex) there are no differences of the statistical outputs with other related statistical outputs. At this moment we don't have the time and capacity to update the annex with data from 2017–2023. We will try to send an update in due course.
In the Netherlands differences exist between the number of inhabitants in two consecutive years (on 1 January) which cannot be explained by births, deaths, international migration or administrative corrections. Because of improvements in the production method these so-called other corrections have decreased considerably from 2010 onwards (from 3 to 7 thousand in the period 1995-2009 to a few hundred from 2010 onwards).
Not available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Almost all tables on Statline (the online database of Statistics Netherlands) with annual data are updated once a year. Some tables are updated once in every two year. Tables containing monthly or quarterly data are updated every month, quarter respectively. Once a year provisional monthly figures are update with final monthly figures.
Data are collected on a daily basis. Every day Dutch municipalities send their data on demographic events (births, deaths, internal migration, international migration, marriages, divorces) through electronic messages to Statistics Netherlands.
Statistics Netherlands aggregate these data into ascii files out of which tables are produced.
18.3. Data collection
Not available.
18.4. Data validation
Data are validated against data from former years/months.
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
1.Usually Resident Population
2. Legal Residence Population
3. Registered Residence Population
4. Other
Population
X
Live births
X
Deaths
X
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Acquisitions of citizenship
X
Loss of citizenship
X
Legally induced abortions
X
Late foetal deaths
X
Infant deaths
X
Marriages
X
Divorces
X
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
Population
The population in the register is counted on 1 January of year x, counted as known on 15 February of that year x. The population includes all children born in the Netherlands and abroad from parents of whom at least one parent is registered in a Dutch municipal population register plus all persons who intend to stay in the Netherlands for a period of at least four months
Live births
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. All children born in the Netherlands and abroad from parents of whom at least one parent is registered in a Dutch municipal population register are counted in the population register.
Deaths
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Immigrants
People moving to the Netherlands from another country. All persons who enter the Netherlands with the intention of staying in the country for a certain period of time. For people arriving in the Netherlands, registration is obligatory if they stay in the country for at least four months during the first six months following registration
Emigrants
People leaving the Netherlands for another country. All persons who leave the Netherlands to live in another country for a certain period of time. People leaving the country are obliged to notify the authorities if they intend to live outside the Netherlands for at least eight months in the first year following this notification.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Dutch citizenship can be acquired by right (including adoption), by recognition, through option or through naturalisation (independent or co-naturalisation). A child born out of a Dutch parent (until 1984 out of a Dutch father) is automatically a Dutch citizen, regardless of the location of birth. If neither of the parents is Dutch, the child is not a Dutch citizen, even if born on Dutch soil unless already its grandparents and parents had been residents of the Netherlands. Abandoned children are automatically Dutch citizens.
Loss of citizenship
Withdrawing or renounce the Dutch nationality.
Legally induced abortions
Data on abortions are not collected by Statistics Netherlands (but by RutgerWPF). Abortions in hospitals are registered in the LMR and published by Statistics Netherlands.
Late foetal deaths
Babies born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
Infant deaths
The number of live-born children who died before their first birthday.
Marriages
Contracted marriages between couples of which at least one partner is recorded in the municipal registers, irrespective of the country where the marriage was performed (registered partnerships are registered separately in the same way).
Divorces
Dissolution of the marriages in which at least one of the partners is recorded in the register of a Dutch municipality pronounced by a judge on the basis of legal grounds. The divorce comes into force once it has been recorded in the municipal population register (Dissolutions due to ending registered partnerships other than by death of the partner are registered separately in the same way).
3.4.3 Differences in statistical concepts and definitions between the statistics transmitted to Eurostat and those disseminated in the National Statistics Institute's website
Population
Not available.
Live births
Not available.
Deaths
Not available.
Immigrants
National definition: immigrants with an intented stay in the Netherlands for at least four months should register themselves in the register of a Dutch municipality.
Emigrants
National definition: emigrants with an intented stay abroad for at least eight months should deregister themselves from the register of a Dutch municipality.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
National definition: pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks. (Stillborn children also fter a pregnancy of at least 24 week).
Infant deaths
Not available.
Marriages
National definition: registered partnerships are registered separately.
Divorces
National definition: dissolutions due to ending registered partnerships other than by death of the partner are registered separately.
Number of persons.
Statistical population
Population
Not available.
ive births
Not available.
Deaths
Not available.
Immigrants
Not available.
Emigrants
Not available.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
Not available.
Infant deaths
Not available.
Marriages
Not available.
Divorces
Not available.
Population, live births and deaths data are available at national and regional level of geographical detail.
The reference date for population data is the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). To be very precise, in the Netherlands the reference date for population data is the beginning of the reference period + 1. The reference period for vital and dual events data is the calendar year in which the events occurred. The reference period for migration flow data is the calendar year in which the migration occurred.
Overall accuracy and special cases (Inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister,...)
Population
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Live births
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Immigrants
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to comply to the definition of immigrants according to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Furthermore in table I01, I06 and I07 estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total number of immigrants). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Emigrants
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to comply to the definition of emigrants according to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Furthermore in table E02, E03, E06 and I07 estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total number of emigrants). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. Estimates have been made to meet the “5 % criterion” (the share of unknown may not exceed 5 % of the total acquisitions of citizenship). These estimates were rather straightforward and can be improved in the next years.
Loss of citizenship
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Legally induced abortions
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good. From 2006 onward figures are partly estimated. See CBS webiste.
Late foetal deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Infant deaths
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Marriages
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Divorces
Quality of the data source and of the statistics is good, no estimates have been made.
Refugees from Ukraine who benefit from temporary protection in the EU are included in International Migration and Demographic Statistics when they are registered in a municipal population register.
Asylum seekers and refugees are included in International Migration and Demographic Statistics when they are registered in a municipal population register. Registration can take place if they receive a residence permit or if they make use of a central reception for asylum seekers/refugees for at least six months, even without a permit. In this case asylum seekers without a residence permit can be registered in International Migration and Demographic Statistics.
Unknown citizenship in population stock and migration flows (tables P03, P04, B05, D05, M03, S02, I01, I02, E02, A00, LC01) occur when immigrants do not have the documents required to be registered in the population register as such. In case an immigrant cannot prove his citizenship by means of official documents local authorities can only register an immigrant with an 'unknown' citizenship. In course of time, when the immigrant has obtained the official documents regarding his citizenship, the information on citizenship will be updated. In some cases country of birth is not filled out/registered or actually unknown (tables P05, P06, P07, M04, S03, E04). In case an administrative entry in the population registers is preceded by an emigration, the country of previous residence is unknown (table I05). As from 2010 the fact is that such administrative entrances are considered as immigrations.
Key figures (preliminary data) are disseminated monthly; more detailed and final data are disseminated on an annual basis.
According to Article 4 (2) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 205/2014, each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data at national and regional level as described in Annex II and related standard reference metadata ( In the metadata structure definition defined for the Euro SDMX Metadata Structure) for the reference year within 12 months of the end of the reference year. According to Article 3 (2) of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, Statistics on international migration, usually resident population and acquisition of citizenship shall be supplied to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months of the end of the reference year.
Statistics are fully comparable between geographical areas.
Comparability - over time
Population
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023.
Live births
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however, a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Immigrants
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication. Besides as a result of an improved production process a small shift has occured in the figures on immigration: from 2010 administrative entries preceding emigration are now considered as immigration.
Emigrants
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication. Besides as a result of an improved production process a small shift has occured in the figures on emigration: from 2010 administrative removals followed by immigration are now considered as emigration.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. Because of an improvement in the production method, late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Loss of citizenship
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Legally induced abortions
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023.
Late foetal deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Infant deaths
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Marriages
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
Divorces
Data are comparable for the period 1995-2023. There is however a break in series of late reports. Up to 2010 reports of events in a certain year received at Statistics Netherlands after 15 February of the following year – the so-called late reports – were ignored. As a result of an improvement in the production method late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year of publication.
