Romania → Netherlands
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Romania
- To
- Netherlands
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 13,914
- Change since 2018
- +47.9%
- Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
- 4.81%
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Migration from Romania to the Netherlands
Inflows of nationals of Romania recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Romania living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 579 |
| 2001 | 659 |
| 2002 | 583 |
| 2003 | 657 |
| 2004 | 649 |
| 2005 | 513 |
| 2006 | 705 |
| 2007 | 2,345 |
| 2008 | 2,411 |
| 2009 | 2,167 |
| 2010 | 2,627 |
| 2011 | 2,743 |
| 2012 | 2,535 |
| 2013 | 2,521 |
| 2014 | 4,553 |
| 2015 | 4,287 |
| 2016 | 5,190 |
| 2017 | 7,544 |
| 2018 | 9,410 |
| 2019 | 11,840 |
| 2020 | 10,734 |
| 2021 | 12,863 |
| 2022 | 14,792 |
| 2023 | 13,914 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 52,265 | — |
| 2023 | 13,914 | 47,769 | 397 |
| 2022 | 14,792 | 40,603 | 272 |
| 2021 | 12,863 | 34,600 | 245 |
| 2020 | 10,734 | 30,683 | 272 |
| 2019 | 11,840 | 24,878 | 183 |
| 2018 | 9,410 | 20,042 | 171 |
| 2017 | 7,544 | 16,077 | 192 |
| 2016 | 5,190 | 13,659 | 160 |
| 2015 | 4,287 | 11,941 | 140 |
| 2014 | 4,553 | 9,986 | 271 |
| 2013 | 2,521 | 9,496 | 218 |
| 2012 | 2,535 | 9,115 | 261 |
| 2011 | 2,743 | 8,289 | 182 |
| 2010 | 2,627 | 7,118 | 159 |
Migrant population
People born in Romania who live in the Netherlands: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,704 |
| 1995 | 2,729 |
| 2000 | 4,292 |
| 2005 | 6,423 |
| 2010 | 11,685 |
| 2015 | 17,213 |
| 2020 | 34,356 |
| 2024 | 55,421 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 55,421
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 1.9%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 14
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
The Netherlands' consulates in Romania
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Romania.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80 | 65 | 5 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | 350 | 315 | 22 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 272 | 207 | 59 | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 169 | 140 | 23 | 13.6% |
| 2020 | 144 | 104 | 40 | 27.8% |
| 2019 | 474 | 396 | 66 | 13.9% |
| 2018 | 447 | 411 | 33 | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 446 | 391 | 52 | 11.7% |
| 2016 | 350 | 288 | 53 | 15.1% |
| 2015 | 215 | 196 | 16 | 7.4% |
| 2014 | 188 | 177 | 11 | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 112 | 102 | 6 | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 91 | 80 | 9 | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 88 | 76 | 10 | 11.4% |
| 2010 | 124 | 105 | 8 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 171 | 163 | 3 | 1.8% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 171 |
| 2010 | 124 |
| 2011 | 88 |
| 2012 | 91 |
| 2013 | 112 |
| 2014 | 188 |
| 2015 | 215 |
| 2016 | 350 |
| 2017 | 446 |
| 2018 | 447 |
| 2019 | 474 |
| 2020 | 144 |
| 2021 | 169 |
| 2022 | 272 |
| 2023 | 350 |
| 2024 | 80 |
Netherlands: national statistics office
Immigrants with the nationality of Romania arriving in the Netherlands, by migration motive; only nationalities from outside the EU/EFTA are covered (Statistics Netherlands).
| Year | All | Work | Study | Family | Protection | Other or unknown |
|---|
All by year
Data table
| 2005 | 510 |
| 2006 | 725 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of the Netherlands in Romania, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Bucharest | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Romania ranks 4.
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