War in Ukraine pushed up immigration numbers by 60% in 2022

Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion were the main reason the number of immigrants to the Netherlands increased by nearly 60% in 2022, according to CBS figures. A total of 403,000 people arrived as refugees, knowledge migrants or to join their families, the figures show, compared to 252,000 the previous year. That included more than 108,000 who were registered under the special regulations for people fleeing Ukraine since the end of February, some of whom originally came from third countries. Even...