With the exception of a four percent increase in 2014/2015, the share of people surveyed in the Netherlands who indicated that they thought there were too many people of other nationalities living in the country decreased annually from 2010/11 onwards. From 2008 to 2011, roughly 40 percent of survey respondents thought the Netherlands was too multicultural, while in 2017/2018 this figure had decreased to 29 percent.
Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018*
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Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vindt u over het algemeen dat er te veel mensen van een andere nationaliteit in ons land wonen?" (English: "Generally, do you think that there are too many people of other nationalities living in our country?")
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (September 10, 2019). Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062531/dissatisfaction-with-multiculturalism-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018*." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062531/dissatisfaction-with-multiculturalism-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2019). Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062531/dissatisfaction-with-multiculturalism-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Who Feel There Are Too Many People of Other Nationalities Living in The Netherlands from 2008 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062531/dissatisfaction-with-multiculturalism-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people who feel there are too many people of other nationalities living in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062531/dissatisfaction-with-multiculturalism-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
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