Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Netherlands's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 10.4% compared to 2023, reaching 19,055.

Netherlands accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 464,985.

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 fallen by 25.1% (from 25,435 in 2019).

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