Dutch population hits 17.2 million, boosted largely by immigration

The official population of the Netherlands rose 100,000 last year to reach 17.2 million at the beginning of this January, the national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. In total, some 233,000 ‘foreigners’ – including refugees – moved to the Netherlands while 151,000 left, increasing the population by 82,000. In addition, 19,000 more babies were born than people died, the CBS said. Of the total new arrivals, 16,000 were refugees from Syria, a drop of 10,000 on 2016. Some 10,000...