Population and population dynamics by month; 1995-2018
| Periods | Births Live births: marital status mother Non- marital, 1st children (number) | Births Live births: marital status mother Non- marital, 2nd or following children (number) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 November | 3,257 | 2,861 |
| 2017 December | 3,308 | 2,740 |
| 2018 January* | . | . |
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| 2018 March* | . | . |
| 2018 April* | . | . |
| 2018 May* | . | . |
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| 2018 July* | . | . |
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| 2018 September* | . | . |
| 2018 October* | . | . |
| Source: CBS | ||
Dataset is not available.
This table includes information on the size of the Dutch population, as well as births, deaths, international migration, persons who moved within or between municipalities, marriages, registered partnerships, marriage dissolutions and requests for asylum, per month, quarter and year.
Since January 2010, a new production system has become operational to process municipal population data.
As from 2010 onwards, with the introduction of the new system the following changes were implemented:
- Provisional figures on live births by rank number and marital status of the mother will no longer be available. Definite figures will be added to the table on an annual basis;
- Marriages will include registered partnerships;
- Data on registered partnerships will be discontinued;
- Married persons will include persons who have signed partnership contracts. An extra preceding marital status (married) has been added;
- Marriage dissolutions will be presented including registered partnership dissolutions;
- Divorced persons will be presented including legally terminated partnerships;
- Data on persons who have moved house within the Netherlands will no longer be broken down by place in the household.
Data available from January 1995 till Ocotber 2018.
Status of the figures:
- All figures on Asylum requests are final.
- All figures of 1995 up to and including 2017 are final.
- Figures for the 1st of January 2018 are final, the other figures on the population of 2018 are provisional.
- The updating of asylum applications in this table is discontinued with effect from 2012.
Changes effective from 14 January 2019:
None, the table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table will be followed up by 'Population dynamics; month and year' see paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Births
- Break in series: late reports
Until 2010, reports on events taking place in a certain year received by Statistics Netherlands after 15 February in the following year were disregarded. These are so-called late reports.
As a result of an improvement in the production process, from 2010 these late reports are included in the year of publication (i.e. not in the year the event took place, but in the year the results are published).- Live births: marital status mother
- Live births by marital status of the mother.
As from 2010, provisional figures by rank number are no longer available, but definite numbers will be added to the table on an annual basis.
Break in series marital status
From 2010 onwards a small shift has occured between a number of marital statuses (fewer never married and more married, divorced and widowed respectively).
Because information on some marital statuses was lacking for the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'partnership', 'divorced after partnership' and 'widowed after partnership' were not included in these statistics for this period. For these statistics, the marital status before the partnership was used instead, which was mostly 'never married'.
From 2010 all marital statuses are available.
Live birth:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Marital status:
Legal status involving someone's rights and competences as determined by legal marriage and registered partnership.
Registered partnership:
A relationship that is similar to marriage and is registered in the Municipal Population Register.
Both couples of the same and of different sex may have this type of relationship registered.
Registered partnership was introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 1998.- Non- marital, 1st children
- Non-marital live born first children from the mother.
Non-marital birth:
The mother is never married, divorced or widowed at the moment of birth.
If the mother was married and the marriage (or registered partnership) was dissolved by the death of her partner less than 306 days before she gave birth, the birth is considered within marriage (or registered partnership).
Never married:
Since 2010: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before or has never signed partnership contract.
In the period 1998-2010: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands 'widowed after registered partnership' and 'divorced after registered partnership' are ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies that the marital status prior to the partnership - usually unmarried - is used.
Until 1998: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before.
Married:
Since 2010: legal marriages plus registered partnerships.
In the period 1998-2010: legally married.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding registered partnership.
Until 1998: legally married.
Since 2010: legal marriages plus registered partnerships.
In the period 1998-2010: legally married.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding registered partnership.
Until 1998: legally married.
Legally married:
Marital status resulting from having married legally. Including judicial separations which are included in the category married.
Partnership:
Marital status resulting from entering into a registered partnership.
Divorced:
Since 2010: divorced after legal marriage and divorced after registered partnership.
In the period 1998-2010: divorced after legal marriage.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands (divorced after) registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding divorced after registered partnership and including registered partnership after divorce.
Until 1998: divorced after legal marriage.
Divorced after a legal marriage:
Marital status resulting from ending a legal marriage by divorce.
Excluding judicial separations which are included in the category married.
Divorced after a partnership:
Marital status resulting from ending a registered partnership other than by the death of the partner.
Widowed:
Since 2010: widowed after legal marriage plus widowed after registered partnership.
In the period 1998-2010: widowed after legal marriage.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands (widowed after) registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding widowed after registered partnership and including registered partnership after being widowed.
Until 1998: widowed after legal marriage.
Widowed after a legal marriage:
Marital status resulting from death ending a legal marriage.
Widowed after a partnership:
Marital status resulting from death ending a registered partnership.
- Non- marital, 2nd or following children
- Non-marital live born second or following children from the mother.
Non-marital birth:
The mother is never married, divorced or widowed at the moment of birth.
If the mother was married and the marriage (or registered partnership) was dissolved by the death of her partner less than 306 days before she gave birth, the birth is considered within marriage (or registered partnership).
Never married:
Since 2010: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before or has never signed partnership contract.
In the period 1998-2010: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands 'widowed after registered partnership' and 'divorced after registered partnership' are ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies that the marital status prior to the partnership - usually unmarried - is used.
Until 1998: marital status indicating that a person has never been married before.
Married:
Since 2010: legal marriages plus registered partnerships.
In the period 1998-2010: legally married.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding registered partnership.
Until 1998: legally married
Legally married:
Marital status resulting from having married legally. Including judicial separations which are included in the category married.
Partnership:
Marital status resulting from entering into a registered partnership.
Widowed:
Since 2010: widowed after legal marriage plus widowed after registered partnership.
In the period 1998-2010: widowed after legal marriage.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by statistics Netherlands (widowed after) registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding widowed after registered partnership and including registered partnership after being widowed.
Until 1998: widowed after legal marriage.
Widowed after a legal marriage:
Marital status resulting from death ending a legal marriage.
Widowed after a partnership:
Marital status resulting from death ending a registered partnership.
Divorced:
Since 2010: divorced after legal marriage and divorced after registered partnership.
In the period 1998-2010: divorced after legal marriage.
As marital status is not always available in the source files used by Statistics Netherlands (divorced after) registered partnership is ignored in this statistics in the period 1998-2010. This implies excluding divorced after registered partnership and including registered partnership after divorce.
Until 1998: divorced after legal marriage.
Divorced after a legal marriage:
Marital status resulting from ending a legal marriage by divorce.
Excluding judicial separations which are included in the category married.
Divorced after a partnership:
Marital status resulting from ending a registered partnership other than by the death of the partner.