Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Netherlands's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 35.0% compared to 2022, reaching 21,270.

Netherlands accounts for 4.4% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Netherlands ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.6% (from 17,935 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.