A new article was recently published on the living conditions of older migrants from the twenty most common countries of origin in the Netherlands. This article was produced as part of the project Achtergrondstudies Bevolking 2050 and was written by researchers from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and NIDI, including Milynn Koene and Tineke Fokkema.
Drawing on various domains, including housing, socioeconomic status, health, and well-being, the researchers describe the living conditions of these older migrants. The study shows that there are substantial differences in the levels of loneliness experienced among older migrants. Loneliness is most common among older adults from refugee countries such as Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. About one-third feel (very) severely lonely. By comparison, older adults from Indonesia, the Dutch Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, the United States, Spain, and Suriname are less likely to feel lonely. In these groups, the proportion of older adults who feel (very) severely lonely ranges from 9 to 18 percent.
Interested in reading the full article? You can find it at the following link: https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/statistische-trends/2026/de-leefsituatie-van-migrantenouderen