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Record high Dutch Immigration
Amsterdam, July 16, 2001.
In the last 12 month the increase of immigration into Holland grew with 10%, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (
CBS
).
For 2000 the CBS reports 133 000 immigrants. A record number of people entering Holland. In comparison to the year before the number of immigrants rose with 10%. The CBS expects for this year a higher total.
Immigration, progressive twelve months total (src.CBS)
Labour Immigrants stable
The CBS states in the report explicitly that there is only a weak link between the shortage on the labour market and the rise in immigrants. Asylum seekers are the main reason for the rise.
Half the immigrants in the reported period (may 2000- june 2001) is born in Europe. The number from the EU is 22 000 and from central- and eastern Europe the total amounts to 22 000 immigrants. A rise of 20%.
Especially persons from former Soviet countries seem to like Holland. Their number rose from 4 000 in the 1999 period to 7000 last year.
The American Continent
More then 22 000 immigrants are born on the American continent. Half of them come from the Dutch Antilles, Aruba and former colony Surinam. The number of Antilleans rose strong, to 10 000 in 2000.
Asians
Nearly 26 000 immigrants were borne in Asia. A rise of 4 000. The Afghani with 5 000 and the Iraqi with 4 000 are largest group. They are mainly asylum seekers.
Africans
The number of immigrants of Africa rose with 3 000 to a total of 20 000 comparable to the same period the year before. They are also mainly asylum seekers.
The Moroccans are as always the largest group. About 5 000 Moroccans immigrated to Holland, mainly because of family reasons.
Immigrants and their native region
between june 2 000 and may 2 001(src. CBS)
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