Kurds in the Netherlands
Kurds in the Netherlands may refer to people born in or residing in the Netherlands of Kurdish origin.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| from 40,000 up to almost 100,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Kurdish and Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam, Alevi | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranian peoples, Kurdish diaspora |
There are different accounts for the actual Kurdish population within the Netherlands. "The number of Kurds in the Netherlands is not clear, as the Kurds hold different nationalities (Turkish, Iranian, Iraqi and Syrian) and are categorized on the basis of their nationalities in governmental statistics; the figures run from 15,000 up to almost 100,000." Other sources claim that the number of ethnic Kurds in the Netherlands is around 70,000 people.
The Kurdish community in the Netherlands among which the Turkish Kurds and Iraqi Kurds make up the largest group of Kurds in the Netherlands, exceeding the numbers of Iranian Kurds and Syrian Kurds.