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The population of the Netherlands rose by 191,000 in the first nine months of this year, but much of that increase was due to people fleeing war in Ukraine.
The increase, albeit temporary, brings the population of the Netherlands to 17.8 million, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday.
A total of 318,000 people moved to the Netherlands last year, of which 97,000 came from Ukraine and nearly 130,000 people left the country.
Without Ukrainian refugees, the population would have increased by 102,500 – some 22,000 more than in 2021 when coronavirus restrictions were in place.
Immigration from other European countries accounted for 47,000 of the increase, as 90,000 people arrived and 53,000 left. Net immigration from Asia was 49,000, and from Africa and North America 14,000.
CBS said the number of immigrants from Asia fell sharply during the coronavirus years, but is now picking up. “The number of people from Asia leaving in the third quarter was higher than in 2021,” the agency said.
The impact of birth and death rates on population growth is marginal, according to the CBS, with births exceeding deaths by 2,500.
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