Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Netherlands's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 63.6% compared to 2024, reaching 31,180.

Netherlands accounts for 6.3% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Netherlands ranks 4th 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 47.8% (from 21,100 in 2020).

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