Politics · Netherlands · 16 hrs ago
Retired Dutch demographer Jan Latten warns of Islam’s future influence
Jan Latten has warned that orthodox Islam could become dominant in the Netherlands.
Latten became widely known as a demographer and spokesperson for Statistics Netherlands, the country’s national statistics office.
He has continued speaking publicly since retiring.
His warnings have irritated some fellow demographers.
The debate concerns how the country’s religious makeup may change.
Latten says demographers are often wrong when they try to predict the future.
No next step or response is described.
Retired Dutch demographer Jan Latten has warned that orthodox Islam could become a dominant religion in the Netherlands.
His warnings have caused irritation among fellow demographers, according to AD.
Latten became widely known as a demographer and spokesperson for Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
He said demographers are never right when they predict the future.
- Who
- Jan Latten, a retired Dutch demographer.
- What
- He warns that orthodox Islam could become a dominant religion in the Netherlands.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Name
- Jan Latten
- Occupation
- Retired demographer
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Concern
- The possible future dominance of orthodox Islam
- Publication date
- 2026-10-17
What people are saying
If demographers start predicting the future, they are never right.
If only the right embraces this, so be it.