Dutch citizens have erupted in large-scale anti-immigration protests, with demonstrators chanting to reclaim their country and clashing with police.
The proportion of immigrants in the Netherlands has significantly increased in recent years. According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Netherlands, as of 2023, the immigrant population (people born abroad) in the Netherlands was approximately 2.9 million, accounting for 16% of the total population. This means that about one out of every six people living in the Netherlands was born abroad. The sources of immigrants in the Netherlands are complex and diverse, with most residents not born in the Netherlands coming from other European countries, and a large number also from Asia. In recent years, Syria has been one of the main sources of immigrants, most of whom settled in the Netherlands as refugees. In addition, a significant portion of immigrants come from Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia, Poland, and other countries.
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