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Portugal → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Portugal
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
6,084
Change since 2018
+99.1%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
2.10%
Inflow 20236,084OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Portugal to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of Portugal recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Portugal living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

3,0426,084200020032006200920122015201820212023
3,0426,0842000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,191
20011,414
20021,452
20031,423
20041,200
20051,006
20061,389
20071,783
20082,385
20092,375
20101,958
20112,096
20122,470
20132,417
20142,291
20152,249
20162,371
20172,672
20183,055
20193,684
20203,155
20214,408
20225,654
20236,084
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—34,643—
20236,08431,226101
20225,65428,00285
20214,40825,40183
20203,15524,19399
20193,68422,39863
20183,05521,05161
20172,67220,16659
20162,37119,38473
20152,24918,70442
20142,29118,06059
20132,41717,26638
20122,47016,43069
20112,09615,74051
20101,95815,36467
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Portugal who live in the Netherlands: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

13k26k19901995200020052010201520202024
13k26k19902000201020202024
Data table
19907,674
19958,969
20009,936
200512,064
201014,684
201516,987
202020,206
202425,933
Estimate, 2024
25,933
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.88%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
28
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

The Netherlands' consulates in Portugal

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Portugal.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024000—
2022000—
2021100—
2020100—
2019430—
2018220—
2013110—
2012660—
201132133.3%
2010770—
2009550—

Applications by year

4720092010201120122013201820192020202120222024
47200920112013201920212024
Data table
20095
20107
20113
20126
20131
20182
20194
20201
20211
20220
20240
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in Portugal, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyLisbon—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Portugal ranks 12.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Portugal, 2023
  1. Switzerland12,750
  2. Spain11,554
  3. Germany8,839
  4. France7,426
  5. Belgium4,398
  6. Luxembourg3,638
  7. Denmark1,448
  8. United States1,290
  9. Canada1,005
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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