In 2018, slightly more 3 thousand Dutch people (born in the Netherlands) to the United Kingdom. This is the lowest number since 2009. Between 2012 and 2015, the number of Dutch people immigrating to their foreign neighbors increased. After 2015, the number of Dutch immigrants shrank 29 percent (compared to 2018). The number of Dutch returning from the UK has increased since 2015 17 percent. This increase has already begun. In 2018, as in previous years, more Dutch people left for the United Kingdom than returned.
On balance, more British people are moving to the Netherlands
While Dutch immigration to the UK is declining, British people (born in the United Kingdom) seem to be increasingly leaving the UK for the Netherlands. So settled 5.8 thousand British people settled here in 2018. It is an increase 40 percent Compared to 2015. The number of Britons returning to the UK from the Netherlands has also increased in line with previous increases. On balance, more than 100,000 people were displaced in 2018 3 thousand British people from England to the Netherlands.
| 2005 | 2354 | 1264 | 1366 | 3873 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2698 | 1352 | 1526 | 3954 |
| 2007 | 2939 | 1633 | 1410 | 3737 |
| 2008 | 3478 | 1765 | 1260 | 3186 |
| 2009 | 3165 | 1765 | 1548 | 2739 |
| 2010 | 3126 | 1655 | 1720 | 3050 |
| 2011 | 3255 | 1797 | 1777 | 3600 |
| 2012 | 3390 | 1696 | 1774 | 3344 |
| 2013 | 3627 | 1639 | 1981 | 3682 |
| 2014 | 3735 | 1752 | 2198 | 3949 |
| 2015 | 4141 | 2009 | 2274 | 4277 |
| 2016 | 4747 | 2271 | 2527 | 3749 |
| 2017 | 5134 | 2332 | 2650 | 3323 |
| 2018* | 5792 | 2357 | 2716 | 3025 |
| * Provisional statistics | ||||
More expats from the UK to the Netherlands
Unlike previous years, in 2017 and 2018 more non-Dutch and non-British people moved from the UK to the Netherlands than the other way around. Already in 2016, the number of foreigners immigrating from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands accelerated. 32 percent Compared to 2015. People moving from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands include many Poles, Spaniards, Italians and French. The largest group of immigrants from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom are Somalis.
Overall, the migration balance between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has been positive over the past three years. Moved in 2018 3.6 thousand More people from the UK to the Netherlands than the other way around. During the years 2010-2015 the balance was negative.
| 2005 | 1285 | 3190 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1500 | 3547 |
| 2007 | 1796 | 3135 |
| 2008 | 2293 | 2758 |
| 2009 | 2446 | 2593 |
| 2010 | 2287 | 2664 |
| 2011 | 2403 | 2841 |
| 2012 | 2360 | 2942 |
| 2013 | 2444 | 3107 |
| 2014 | 2570 | 3526 |
| 2015 | 2704 | 3963 |
| 2016 | 3569 | 3967 |
| 2017 | 4303 | 3265 |
| 2018* | 4700 | 3460 |
| * Provisional statistics | ||
The negative migration balance for the EU-27 is decreasing
The EU-27 as a whole has a negative migration balance with the United Kingdom, but this balance has fallen sharply. The number of European-born (EU-27) immigrants leaving the EU-27 and settling in the United Kingdom has increased in recent years. In contrast, the number of Europeans returning to the EU-27 from the United Kingdom increased sharply. This increase explains the shrinking migration balance. The number of Britons leaving the UK for the EU-27 or vice versa has remained virtually unchanged in recent years.
| 2005 | 105400 | 32200 | 42300 | 72700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 133500 | 25200 | 51200 | 71300 |
| 2007 | 155600 | 23000 | 54600 | 49700 |
| 2008 | 160500 | 30300 | 118400 | 62700 |
| 2009 | 137800 | 34800 | 91100 | 28400 |
| 2010 | 146100 | 35900 | 76700 | 33800 |
| 2011 | 148100 | 30400 | 79700 | 29500 |
| 2012 | 132900 | 27600 | 61700 | 35400 |
| 2013 | 170200 | 25300 | 66500 | 33300 |
| 2014 | 223800 | 23400 | 74700 | 33800 |
| 2015 | 226400 | 27700 | 68100 | 37100 |
| 2016 | 211100 | 24400 | 104800 | 39000 |
| 2017 | 215000 | 24800 | 129300 | 36100 |
| Source: CBS, Office for National Statistics (ONS) | ||||
Strongest decline among Dutch immigrants under 20
Among all Dutch immigrants to the United Kingdom, the share of 0 to 15-year-olds shrank the fastest in three years (45 percent, 2015–2018). A less strong decline is seen in those aged 15 to 40 and those over 40. Compared to 2015, there was a decrease in the number of migrants for these groups 22 percent respectively 15 percent. More than half of Dutch immigrants to the UK were in their twenties and thirties.
| From 0 to 15 years | 1516 | 835 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 to 40 years | 2394 | 1879 |
| 40 years or older | 367 | 311 |
The United Kingdom wants to leave the European Union. Statistics Netherlands monitors a number of indicators on a special dashboard showing the Brexit referendum. An intended Brexit could have an impact: Brexit Monitor.
