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Moroccans in the Netherlands
Moroccans in the Netherlands (Dutch: Marokkanen in Nederland; Arabic: المغاربة في هولندا, romanized: al-Maghāriba fī Hūlandā; Tamazight: Imaghrabiyen di Hollanda), also Moroccan Dutch (Marokkaanse Nederlanders) or Dutch Moroccans (Nederlandse Marokkanen), are a subgroup of the Moroccan diaspora residing in the Netherlands. They consist of immigrants from Morocco and their descendants, and form the second largest foreign ethnic group in the Netherlands after Turks.
Moroccans were not much represented in the first major postwar wave of migration to the Netherlands from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s, which consisted mostly of people from the Netherlands' former colonies. However, they began to migrate in larger numbers during the second wave; between 1965 and 1973, one hundred thousand Turks and Moroccans came to the Netherlands, and an additional 170,000 from 1974 to 1986. Earlier arrivals consisted of "guest workers", whose recruitment and admission was governed by a bilateral treaty signed in 1969. From the 1970s, the number arriving under family reunification schemes became more significant. Around half originated from the mountainous Rif region.
According to The Netherlands Institute for Social Research annual report, marriages in 2001 between Moroccan immigrants and native Dutch were rare, accounting for only 5% of marriages. A 90% share of the marriages were to the same ethnic group and 2/3 of the spouse was a "marriage migrant" from the country of origin. Since stricter legislation was adopted in 2004, marriage immigration has decreased considerably.[citation needed]
As of 2025, statistics of the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek with regards to people of Moroccan origin showed that 433,337 people, or 2.4% of the population, were Dutch Moroccans.
As of 2009[update], statistics of the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek with regards to people of Moroccan origin showed:
For a total of 353,987 persons (176,647 men, 164,881 women). This represented roughly 51% growth over the 1996 total of 225,088 persons. The population has shown an annual increase since then.
As of 2011, 16% of male youths under 25 years of age in Amsterdam are Dutch-Moroccan.
According to the SCB's 2005 Annual Report on Integration, most first-generation Moroccan migrants had a very low level of education, with many of them having had little or no schooling at all. Men with a secondary education were deliberately not recruited as guest workers. In addition, many Moroccan "marriage migrants" who arrived in the Netherlands by marrying an immigrant already living in the country, as well as the "in-between-generation" of migrants who arrived while aged 6–18, have a low education. This has resulted in an on average poorer command of the Dutch language among these groups.
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Moroccans in the Netherlands
Moroccans in the Netherlands (Dutch: Marokkanen in Nederland; Arabic: المغاربة في هولندا, romanized: al-Maghāriba fī Hūlandā; Tamazight: Imaghrabiyen di Hollanda), also Moroccan Dutch (Marokkaanse Nederlanders) or Dutch Moroccans (Nederlandse Marokkanen), are a subgroup of the Moroccan diaspora residing in the Netherlands. They consist of immigrants from Morocco and their descendants, and form the second largest foreign ethnic group in the Netherlands after Turks.
Moroccans were not much represented in the first major postwar wave of migration to the Netherlands from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s, which consisted mostly of people from the Netherlands' former colonies. However, they began to migrate in larger numbers during the second wave; between 1965 and 1973, one hundred thousand Turks and Moroccans came to the Netherlands, and an additional 170,000 from 1974 to 1986. Earlier arrivals consisted of "guest workers", whose recruitment and admission was governed by a bilateral treaty signed in 1969. From the 1970s, the number arriving under family reunification schemes became more significant. Around half originated from the mountainous Rif region.
According to The Netherlands Institute for Social Research annual report, marriages in 2001 between Moroccan immigrants and native Dutch were rare, accounting for only 5% of marriages. A 90% share of the marriages were to the same ethnic group and 2/3 of the spouse was a "marriage migrant" from the country of origin. Since stricter legislation was adopted in 2004, marriage immigration has decreased considerably.[citation needed]
As of 2025, statistics of the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek with regards to people of Moroccan origin showed that 433,337 people, or 2.4% of the population, were Dutch Moroccans.
As of 2009[update], statistics of the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek with regards to people of Moroccan origin showed:
For a total of 353,987 persons (176,647 men, 164,881 women). This represented roughly 51% growth over the 1996 total of 225,088 persons. The population has shown an annual increase since then.
As of 2011, 16% of male youths under 25 years of age in Amsterdam are Dutch-Moroccan.
According to the SCB's 2005 Annual Report on Integration, most first-generation Moroccan migrants had a very low level of education, with many of them having had little or no schooling at all. Men with a secondary education were deliberately not recruited as guest workers. In addition, many Moroccan "marriage migrants" who arrived in the Netherlands by marrying an immigrant already living in the country, as well as the "in-between-generation" of migrants who arrived while aged 6–18, have a low education. This has resulted in an on average poorer command of the Dutch language among these groups.