Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands

Netherlands: Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship was 14,165 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14,165
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
14,165
in 2025
All-time low
3,658
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands, 2014–2025

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k2014201920252014: 3.7k2015: 5.2k2016: 5.9k2017: 6.2k2018: 7.9k2019: 8.6k2020: 8.4k2021: 9.0k2022: 10.5k2023: 12.0k2024: 12.6k2025: 14.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands stood at 14,165. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 172.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands peaked at 14,165 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,658, in 2014.

Netherlands ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands, 2014 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2014 3,658
2015 5,196 +42.0%
2016 5,907 +13.7%
2017 6,211 +5.1%
2018 7,864 +26.6%
2019 8,597 +9.3%
2020 8,362 -2.7%
2021 9,035 +8.0%
2022 10,460 +15.8%
2023 11,958 +14.3%
2024 12,641 +5.7%
2025 14,165 +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,239 3,658 8,597 6
2020s 11,104 8,362 14,165 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 7 Czechia 22,998 compare
  2. 8 Greece 20,076 compare
  3. 9 Poland 18,288 compare
  4. 11 Finland 8,465 compare
  5. 12 Austria 6,573 compare
  6. 13 Sweden 5,399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands?
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Netherlands was 14,165 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 14,165 in 2025.
What is the lowest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,658 in 2014.
How does Netherlands rank for change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship?
Netherlands ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
Is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 533 data points, 2008–2025
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