The statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the extent to which Dutch people living outside the Netherlands felt connected to the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results show that as of 2018, the vast majority of Dutch migrants felt connected or very connected to the Netherlands. Close to 80 percent of people surveyed indicated that they still had a sense of connection with the Netherlands, while ten percent of respondents indicated that they had no sense of being attached to the Netherlands at all.
To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?*
Dutch respondents who have lived abroad for at least three months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In welke mate voelt u zich verbonden met Nederland?" (English: "To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?")
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NIHB. (February 5, 2019). To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/
NIHB. "To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?*." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/
NIHB. (2019). To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/
NIHB. "To What Extent Do You Feel Connected to The Netherlands?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/
NIHB, To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
To what extent do you feel connected to the Netherlands?* [Graph], NIHB, February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000374/feelings-of-connection-of-dutch-expats-living-outside-the-netherlands/
