approximately 500,000

Ethnic groups: Dutch 76.9%, EU 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, German 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, Polish 1%, other 4.8% (2018 est.) Definition: This entry provides an ordered listing of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.

The Dutch are becoming more diverse: One in five have at least one foreign parent. And while migrants used to come from a few countries – namely Turkey, Morocco, Suriname and the Antilles – by last year there were people from 223 countries living in the Netherlands.

three million immigrants

Other in-demand jobs in the Netherlands include professionals and graduates working in health care, tax, interim managers and education. You can see the industries with the highest vacancies, as well as vacancies in the public and education sectors.

Highly skilled migrants If you wish to stay in the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant, you will require a provisional residence permit (mvv) or/and a residence permit. In addition, guest lectures, scientific researchers and medical trainee specialists are regarded as highly skilled migrants.

How hard is it to learn? Dutch is probably the easiest language to learn for English speakers as it positions itself somewhere between German and English. However, de and het are quite possibly the hardest part to learn, as you have to memorise which article each noun takes.

There are several ways of acquiring Dutch nationality. You automatically become a Dutch national if one of your parents is Dutch when you are born. Foreign nationals can apply for Dutch nationality if they have lived in the Netherlands legally for at least five years.

Foreigners can purchase property in the Netherlands, whether they remain residents or live remotely. This means you do not have to sell your house if you return home or have to leave the country. You can rent it out for extra income instead.

In the first quarter of 2021, a single-family home cost approximately 395,000 euros. There were large differences between the Dutch provinces, however….Average price of single-family homes in the Netherlands in 1st quarter 2021, by province (in euros)

Characteristic	Average price in euros
Netherlands	395,000

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Here are the top 10 places to live in the Netherlands, according to the 2019 Residential Ranking.

• Amsterdam.
• Utrecht.
• Delft.
• Amersfoort.
• Zwolle.
• Almere.
• Haarlemmermeer.
• Arnhem.

Bloemendaal and Wassenaar are the two municipalities in the Netherlands with the highest per capita income. The richest municipalities are mainly located in the province North Holland, the poorest in east Groningen and south Limburg.

Amsterdam has again been rated the best place to live in the Netherlands, according to the annual report on municipalities in the Netherlands, the Atlas voor Gemeenten.

The Dutch have overtaken Sweden as the most proficient English speakers in the world outside the Anglosphere. Almost a million people in 72 countries were surveyed. …

Dutch dialects are primarily the dialects that are both cognate with the Dutch language and are spoken in the same language area as the Dutch standard language. Dutch dialects are remarkably diverse and are found in the Netherlands and northern Belgium. A West Frisian standard language has also been developed.

Relation to the Germanic languages group Within the Indo-European language tree, Dutch is grouped within the Germanic languages, which means it shares a common ancestor with languages such as English, German, and Scandinavian languages. gradually split off from Proto-Germanic, beginning around the Early Middle Ages.

According to the 2019 Education First English Proficiency Index, these are the countries with the best English skills:

• The Netherlands.
• Sweden.
• Norway.
• Denmark.
• Singapore.
• South Africa.
• Finland.
• Austria.

2020 rankings

2020 Rank	Country	2020 Score
97	Saudi Arabia	399
98	Oman	398
99	Iraq	383
100	Tajikistan	381

Note: these come in no particular order, and this is by no means an exhaustive list of which countries speak the least English.

• China.
• Russia.
• Colombia.
• Brazil.
• Laos.

Spelling In British, American And Canadian English Many people think that the biggest difference between Canadian English and American English is the spelling — after all, Canadians use British spelling, right? Not really. Canadian spelling combines British and American rules and adds some domestic idiosyncrasies.

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Over two billion people speak English as of the 2000s, making English the largest language by number of speakers, and the third largest language by number of native speakers. The United Kingdom and the United States, with 67 million and 330 million respectively, have the most native speakers.

Top 10 Countries that Speak English the Best!

• Singapore.
• Norway.
• Denmark.
• South Africa.
• Luxemburg.
• Finland.
• Slovenia.
• Germany.

Accordingly, we asked people what the most and least pleasant accent to listen to is. Overwhelmingly, people like the Southern accent best, followed by British and Australian accents. Southern accents tend to be thought of as friendly and welcoming, while British and Australian accents are more exotic.

The top 12 most spoken languages in the world

• English (1,132 million speakers)
• Mandarin Chinese (1,117 million speakers)
• Hindi (615 million speakers)
• Spanish (534 million speakers)
• Arabic (274 million speakers)
• Bangla/Bengali (265 million speakers)
• Russian (258 million speakers)
• Portuguese (234 million speakers)

Which Languages Have the Most Speakers? It comes as no surprise that English reigns supreme, with over 1.1 billion total speakers—or roughly 15% of the global population. Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, and French round out the top five.

Ethnologue (2019, 22nd edition)

Rank	Language	Percentage of world pop. (March 2019)
1	Mandarin Chinese	11.922%
2	Spanish	5.994%
3	English	4.922%
4	Hindi (sanskritised Hindustani)	4.429%

1. Chinese — 1.3 Billion Native Speakers. Numbers vary widely — Ethnologue puts the number of native speakers at 1.3 billion native speakers, roughly 1.1 billion of whom speak Mandarin — but there’s no doubt it’s the most spoken language in the world.

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