Andn 2023, and according to data from the Migration Laboratory, the Portuguese immigrated to the Netherlands in greater numbers than to the United Kingdom.
According to data from the Central Bureau voor de Statistiek, almost 5 thousand Portuguese (4,892) moved to live in the Netherlands last year.
The organization calculated that 310,013 foreigners entered the country, representing 1.6% of the total Portuguese.
“Then, in 2022, an increase was recorded (+33.1%), in 2023 Portuguese immigration to the Netherlands grew again (+7.9%), reaching the highest value of entries in the series under analysis “Read the report.
The increase in Portuguese immigration to the Netherlands is higher than that recorded in the United Kingdom (4,414 entries in 2023), a preferred destination for Portuguese immigration.
Between 2000 and 2023, Portuguese immigration to the Netherlands had a minimum value in 2005, with 830 entries, with a very sharp growth between that year and 2008.
A small decline between 2013 and 2015 was replaced by continuous growth in the following years, with the highest value of the series recorded in 2023, with 4,892 entries, the laboratory finally reveals.
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