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.