Most of the people who immigrated to the Netherlands in 2018 did so for work or to join family members, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported on Thursday. 191 thousand immigrants moved to the Netherlands in 2018. 110 thousand came from EU or EFTA countries and for them work was the main reason for their move. The remaining 81 thousand came from outside the EU and EFTA and mainly were family reunification and family formation migrants.Submitted by Frances Isabelle Marcelis on Thursday, 23 July 2020 - 17:50
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