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Netherlands

Overview

With a complement of about 40,000 people, the Netherlands-born population is one of the smaller European Union groups in Britain.

Like most other EU nations - except Italy - they are predominantly clustered in London and the South East, which are home to four out of every 10 Netherlands-born people in Britain.

Relatively affluent Surrey on London's commuter belt is home to a number of Netherlands clusters, particularly Woking, which saw the greatest single increase between 1991 and 2001.

Another area that saw a big increase is Banchory, near Aberdeen - the home of Oil firm Royal Dutch and Shell.

Concentrations of people born in the Netherlands

Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal populations were the same size. So, densely populated London takes up much more space than sparsely populated Scottish Highlands.

At-a-glance
39,972 Netherlands-born people were living in Britain in 2001, up by almost 40% on 1991. 11 nations and regions of Britain saw increases, albeit mostly small rises. 479 Netherlands-born people in Woking East make it the largest cluster in the country. 2 areas close to the Aberdeen oil industry are among the top clusters for Netherlands-born people.

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Distribution of people born in the Netherlands

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Nation/region	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Whole of Britain	29,653	39,972	34.80	0.05	0.07	0.02

East Midlands	1,384	2,082	50.43	0.04	0.05	0.01
East of England	3,677	4,446	20.91	0.07	0.08	0.01
London	6,055	8,676	43.29	0.09	0.12	0.03
North East	600	754	25.67	0.02	0.03	0.01
North West	2,267	2,674	17.95	0.03	0.04	0.01
Scotland	2,153	3,255	51.18	0.04	0.06	0.02
South East	7,406	9,452	27.63	0.10	0.12	0.02
South West	2,443	3,496	43.10	0.05	0.07	0.02
Wales	865	1,143	32.14	0.03	0.04	0.01
West Midlands	1,411	2,085	47.77	0.03	0.04	0.01
Yorks & Humber	1,392	1,909	37.14	0.03	0.04	0.01

Most popular areas

		TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	Nation/region	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Woking E	South East	174	479	175.29	0.36	0.96	0.60
Kensington	London	279	341	22.22	0.54	0.54	0.00
Chelsea	London	238	314	31.93	0.46	0.51	0.05
Hyde Park	London	208	312	50.00	0.34	0.47	0.13
Aberdeen SW	Scotland	245	291	18.78	0.61	0.64	0.03
Richmond N	London	158	210	32.91	0.24	0.31	0.07
Walton	South East	327	206	-37.00	1.16	0.70	-0.46
Banchory	Scotland	63	191	203.17	0.17	0.41	0.24
Highgate	London	120	190	58.33	0.26	0.35	0.09
Fulham	London	113	168	48.67	0.24	0.29	0.05

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