Somalis in the Netherlands

Somalis in the Netherlands
Somaliërs in Nederland
Soomaalida Holland
Regions with significant populations
Netherlands[2]
Languages
Religion
Islam (95%)
Irreligion (5%)[3]
Somali shop in The Hague
A branch of the Somali money transfer company Abesha Telecom (Libaan Telecom) in Rotterdam.

Somalis in the Netherlands (Dutch: Somaliërs in Nederland; Somali: Soomaalida Holland) are residents or naturalized citizens of the Netherlands who are of Somali ancestry. They form one of the larger Somali communities in Europe and amongst the second largest African foreign community in the Netherlands. The Somalis form the second largest African community in The Netherlands and are one of the fastest growing communities.[4]

  1. ^ Fernandes-Mendes 2000, p. 16
  2. ^ Census>"CBS StatLine - Population; sex, age, origin and generation, 1 January". cbs.nl.
  3. ^ Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (2018-06-07). "De religieuze beleving van moslims in Nederland - Publicatie - Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau" (PDF). www.scp.nl (in Dutch). p. 77-79. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. ^ Fernandes-Mendes 2000, p. 10