Chinese people in the Netherlands

Chinese people in the Netherlands
Chinezen in Nederland
荷蘭華人/荷兰华人
Total population
c.94,000 (2018)
0.54% of the population[1]
Statistics for people born in the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China and their children only
Regions with significant populations
Rotterdam (6,500)
Amsterdam (5,000)
Eindhoven (3,200)[2]
Languages
Dutch
Indonesian (incl Javanese)
Sranan Tongo
Chinese dialects (largely Cantonese and Hakka among older migrants and their descendants; circa 2002 recent expatriates typically speak Mandarin, Wenzhounese, Eastern Min, and Southern Min)[3]
Religion
Buddhism (~18.7%[4])
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Chinese

Chinese people in the Netherlands (Dutch: Chinezen in Nederland; Chinese: 荷蘭華人/荷兰华人) form one of the largest overseas Chinese populations in continental Europe. In 2018 official statistics showed 92,644 people originating from the People's Republic of China (PRC) (including Hong Kong) and Republic of China (ROC), or people with at least one such parent.[5] However, these statistics do not capture the whole size of the Chinese community, which since its earliest days has included not just migrants from China, but people of Chinese ethnicity drawn from among overseas Chinese communities as well.[6]

  1. ^ CBS 2014
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pieke1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Li 2002, p. 182
  4. ^ 15.000 Chinese Buddhists in the Netherlands: BUN schat aantal boeddhisten in Nederland op 57.500. Retrieved 31-12-14
  5. ^ CBS 2014; see detailed breakdown
  6. ^ Li 2002, p. 174