Population, households and population dynamics; 1899-2019
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
The most important key figures about population, households, birth, mortality, changes of residence, marriages, marriage dissolutions and change of nationality of the Dutch population.
CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are being replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification is being implemented gradually in tables and publications on population by origin.
Data available from 1899 to 2019.
Status of the figures:
All data in this publication are final data.
Changes as of 15 December 2023:
None, this table was discontinued.
When will the new figures be published?
No longer applicable. This table is succeeded by the table 'Population, households and population dynamics; from 1899'. See section 3.
Description topics
- Population on 1 January
- Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area.- Population by age
- Data concerning the years 1900, 1910, 1921 and 1931 are based on the results of the censuses held on 31 December 1899, 1909, 1921 and 1930.
Age:
Age on 1 January of the year of observation.
The number of whole years that have passed between someone's date of birth and 1 January of the reference year, calculated as the reference year minus 1, minus the year of birth.- Younger than 20 years
- Persons younger than 20 years.
- 20 to 44 years
- Persons of 20 to 44 years.
- 45 to 64 years
- Persons of 45 to 64 years.
- 65 to 79 years
- Persons of 65 to 79 years.
- 80 years or older
- Persons of 80 years or over.
- Live born children
- Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
For the period 1900-1924 excluding children born alive who died before the birth was registered.
Break in series of late reports
From 2010 onwards more late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year under review.
Lesbian parenthood:
The law on lesbian parenthood came into effect on 1 April 2014. From April 2014 onwards the female partner of the biological mother may become the legal parent of the child without a legal adoption procedure. The same data for both mothers are available in the municipal population register.
Statistics Netherlands does not have information about which of the mothers is the biological mother. To obtain data about, for example, the age, number of children and ethnic background of the mother, Statistics Netherlands selects one of the mothers at random.
Lesbian parenthood occurs in less than 0.2% of all births.- Age of the mother, relative
- Live born children by age of the mother per thousand women in that age category.
Break in series
The definition of age has been revised. Until 1950, age was determined on the last birthday, whereas from 1950 age is defined as the difference between the year of birth of the mother and the year of birth of the child (age on 31 December).- Younger than 20 years
- Live born children from mothers aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 of the average number of females in that age category.
- 20 to 24 years
- Live born children from mothers aged 20 to 24 per 1,000 of the average number of females in that age category.
- 25 to 29 years
- Live born children from mothers aged 25 to 29 per 1,000 of the average number of females in that age category.
- 30 years or older
- Until 1950: Live born children from mothers aged 30 or over per 1,000 of the average number of females aged 30 to 44.
From 1950: Live born children from mothers aged 30 or over per 1,000 of the average number of females aged 30 to 49.
- Deaths
- 1900 to 1924: excluding children born alive who died before the birth was registered.
1940 to 1945: excluding deaths among approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employees and soldiers of the German military.
Break in series of late reports
From 2010 onwards more late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year under review.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.- Deaths within 1 year after birth
- Live-born children who died before their first birthday.
- Deaths < 1 year after birth
- Deaths < 1 year after birth, relative
- Live-born children who died before their first birthday.per 1,000 live born children.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
- Deaths by age, relative
- Deaths aged 1 year or older per 1,000 inhabitants in each age category.
Break in series
The definition regarding age has been changed. Until 1950 age was determined by the last birthday, whereas after 1950 age is defined as the difference between the year a person dies and the year he/she was born (age on 31 December).- 1 to 4 years
- Deaths in the age category 1 to 4 per 1,000 of the average number of inhabitants in that age category.
- 5 to 14 years
- Deaths in the age category 5 to 14 per 1,000 of the average number of children in that age category.
- 15 to 44 years
- Deaths in the age category 15 to 44 per 1,000 of the average number of inhabitants in that age category.
- 45 to 64 years
- Deaths in the age category 45 to 65 per 1,000 of the average number of inhabitants in that age category.
- 65 to 79 years
- Deaths in the age category 65 to 79 per 1,000 of the average number of inhabitants in that age category.
- 80 years or older
- Deaths in the age category 80 years or older per 1,000 of the average number of inhabitants in that age category.