{"id":513635,"date":"2025-10-20T05:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513635\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:40:11","slug":"fewer-british-nationals-coming-to-the-netherlands-since-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/513635\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer British nationals coming to the Netherlands since Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2024, 3.0 thousand British people (people born in the UK) moved to the Netherlands, while in 2019 the number was 6.5 thousand. The number of British nationals returning to the UK from the Netherlands has also declined since 2020. The number was 2.2 thousand in 2024, almost one thousand fewer than in 2019. Net migration (immigration minus emigration) from the UK to the Netherlands was 790.
Number of Dutch nationals moving to UK declines further<\/p>\n

\nFewer Dutch people (people born in the Netherlands) have been emigrating to the United Kingdom since 2015. In that year, over 4 thousand Dutch people moved to the UK, but by 2024 the number has dropped to 1.3 thousand, the fewest in 30 years. <\/p>\n

Fewer Dutch people are returning to the Netherlands, too. Net migration<\/a>\u00a0from the Netherlands to the UK was only a few hundred in 2024. In 2015, it was 2.3 thousand.<\/p>\n

Download CSVShow datatableMigration between the UK and the Netherlands, UK and Dutch nationals<\/p>\n\n2009<\/p>\n3165<\/td>\n1765<\/td>\n1548<\/td>\n2739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2010<\/p>\n3126<\/td>\n1655<\/td>\n1720<\/td>\n3050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2011<\/p>\n3255<\/td>\n1797<\/td>\n1777<\/td>\n3600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2012<\/p>\n3390<\/td>\n1696<\/td>\n1774<\/td>\n3344<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2013<\/p>\n3627<\/td>\n1639<\/td>\n1981<\/td>\n3682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2014<\/p>\n3735<\/td>\n1752<\/td>\n2198<\/td>\n3949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2015<\/p>\n4141<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n2274<\/td>\n4277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2016<\/p>\n4747<\/td>\n2271<\/td>\n2527<\/td>\n3749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2017<\/p>\n5134<\/td>\n2332<\/td>\n2650<\/td>\n3323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2018<\/p>\n5659<\/td>\n2370<\/td>\n2668<\/td>\n3017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2019<\/p>\n6459<\/td>\n2299<\/td>\n2986<\/td>\n2571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2020<\/p>\n5470<\/td>\n2319<\/td>\n2860<\/td>\n2093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2021<\/p>\n2908<\/td>\n1658<\/td>\n2481<\/td>\n1600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2022<\/p>\n2961<\/td>\n1271<\/td>\n2346<\/td>\n1634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2023<\/p>\n3084<\/td>\n1203<\/td>\n2030<\/td>\n1455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2024<\/p>\n2997<\/td>\n1234<\/td>\n2207<\/td>\n1282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Number of third-country migrants moving from UK to Netherlands down by half<\/p>\n

\nAt the peak in 2019, almost 6 thousand non-Dutch and non-British nationals moved from the UK to the Netherlands. In 2024, there were over 3 thousand of them, mainly from Poland, India and Somalia. Third-country migrants moving from the Netherlands to the UK also include a relatively high number of people from India and Somalia, as well as (more recently) Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Download CSVShow datatableMigration between UK and Netherlands among non-UK and non-Dutch nationalities<\/p>\n\n2009<\/p>\n2446<\/td>\n2593<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2010<\/p>\n2287<\/td>\n2664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2011<\/p>\n2403<\/td>\n2841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2012<\/p>\n2360<\/td>\n2942<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2013<\/p>\n2444<\/td>\n3107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2014<\/p>\n2570<\/td>\n3526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2015<\/p>\n2704<\/td>\n3963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2016<\/p>\n3569<\/td>\n3967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2017<\/p>\n4303<\/td>\n3265<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2018<\/p>\n4851<\/td>\n3515<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2019<\/p>\n5749<\/td>\n3482<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2020<\/p>\n4559<\/td>\n3012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2021<\/p>\n3419<\/td>\n2743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2022<\/p>\n3105<\/td>\n3192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2023<\/p>\n3239<\/td>\n2607<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2024<\/p>\n3170<\/td>\n2388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ever more EU citizens leaving UK<\/p>\n

\nEver fewer EU nationals have moved to the UK since 2019. In 2024, there was positive net migration from the EU-27<\/a>\u00a0to the UK. In other words, more EU citizens left the UK than moved there: nearly 100 thousand. In 2015, net migration to the UK from the EU was nearly 290 thousand.<\/p>\n

Download CSVShow datatableMigration to and from the UK, EU nationals<\/p>\n\n2012<\/p>\n334<\/td>\n-128<\/td>\n206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2013<\/p>\n402<\/td>\n-141<\/td>\n261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2014<\/p>\n457<\/td>\n-180<\/td>\n277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2015<\/p>\n481<\/td>\n-193<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2016<\/p>\n465<\/td>\n-213<\/td>\n252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2017<\/p>\n411<\/td>\n-235<\/td>\n176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2018<\/p>\n421<\/td>\n-250<\/td>\n171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2019<\/p>\n349<\/td>\n-269<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2020<\/p>\n316<\/td>\n-247<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2021<\/p>\n191<\/td>\n-268<\/td>\n-77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2022<\/p>\n129<\/td>\n-217<\/td>\n-88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2023<\/p>\n133<\/td>\n-188<\/td>\n-55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n2024<\/p>\n122<\/td>\n-218<\/td>\n-96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nFall in non-EU migration to the UK in 2024<\/p>\n

In the years immediately following Brexit, a growing number of non-EU nationals settled in the United Kingdom: the number rose from 294 thousand in 2020 to over 1 million in 2023. In 2024, 766 thousand non-EU nationals settled in the UK. In the past five years, around 160 thousand non-EU nationals have left the UK each year. Net migration to the UK among non-EU nationals was 540 thousand in 2024.<\/p>\n

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