Population; sex, age and marital status, 1 January; 1950-2019

Population; sex, age and marital status, 1 January; 1950-2019

Sex Age Periods Total population (number) Never married (number) Married (number) Widowed (number) Divorced (number)
Men and women Total population (all ages) 1950 10,026,773 5,284,496 4,232,241 435,532 74,504
Men and women Total population (all ages) 2000 15,863,950 7,048,699 7,071,202 882,071 861,978
Men and women Total population (all ages) 2019 17,282,163 8,374,133 6,706,554 858,443 1,343,033
Men and women 0 to 5 years 1950 1,190,371 1,190,371
Men and women 0 to 5 years 2000 983,491 983,491
Men and women 0 to 5 years 2019 866,062 866,062
Men and women 5 to 10 years 1950 921,997 921,997
Men and women 5 to 10 years 2000 1,001,670 1,001,670
Men and women 5 to 10 years 2019 917,442 917,442
Men and women 10 to 15 years 1950 815,602 815,602
Men and women 10 to 15 years 2000 960,382 960,382
Men and women 10 to 15 years 2019 956,315 956,315
Men and women 15 to 20 years 1950 814,529 805,568 8,907 13 41
Men and women 15 to 20 years 2000 927,465 923,717 3,713 4 31
Men and women 15 to 20 years 2019 1,052,019 1,051,455 554 0 10
Men and women 20 to 25 years 1950 796,001 641,703 152,385 400 1,513
Men and women 20 to 25 years 2000 955,886 884,401 69,012 74 2,399
Men and women 20 to 25 years 2019 1,079,925 1,046,670 31,935 34 1,286
Men and women 25 to 30 years 1950 799,027 321,471 469,397 1,894 6,265
Men and women 25 to 30 years 2000 1,176,271 802,232 350,211 616 23,212
Men and women 25 to 30 years 2019 1,121,863 921,172 188,954 196 11,541
Men and women 30 to 35 years 1950 674,959 123,829 537,777 4,371 8,982
Men and women 30 to 35 years 2000 1,314,404 523,078 723,719 2,012 65,595
Men and women 30 to 35 years 2019 1,076,906 642,007 398,322 705 35,872
Men and women 35 to 40 years 1950 681,382 91,909 570,542 7,956 10,975
Men and women 35 to 40 years 2000 1,314,943 318,739 887,891 4,692 103,621
Men and women 35 to 40 years 2019 1,031,293 464,152 498,924 1,747 66,470
Men and women 40 to 45 years 1950 646,042 78,448 544,613 12,546 10,435
Men and women 40 to 45 years 2000 1,214,341 200,489 881,646 9,075 123,131
Men and women 40 to 45 years 2019 1,025,388 369,470 548,951 3,759 103,208
Men and women 45 to 50 years 1950 585,309 66,784 489,946 19,130 9,449
Men and women 45 to 50 years 2000 1,134,431 127,255 855,551 16,451 135,174
Men and women 45 to 50 years 2019 1,235,719 349,803 702,180 8,624 175,112
Men and women 50 to 55 years 1950 515,619 53,478 426,690 27,832 7,619
Men and women 50 to 55 years 2000 1,145,326 86,333 892,549 30,803 135,641
Men and women 50 to 55 years 2019 1,276,856 268,217 778,420 16,800 213,419
Men and women 55 to 60 years 1950 441,817 45,951 351,713 37,871 6,282
Men and women 55 to 60 years 2000 859,446 50,532 673,984 42,400 92,530
Men and women 55 to 60 years 2019 1,231,532 195,195 797,199 31,038 208,100
Men and women 60 to 65 years 1950 373,524 40,982 275,926 51,604 5,012
Men and women 60 to 65 years 2000 723,452 42,252 551,269 63,722 66,209
Men and women 60 to 65 years 2019 1,096,839 128,379 746,178 51,792 170,490
Men and women 65 to 70 years 1950 300,767 33,635 198,258 65,170 3,704
Men and women 65 to 70 years 2000 644,480 38,971 460,720 98,931 45,858
Men and women 65 to 70 years 2019 993,074 81,241 691,646 81,988 138,199
Men and women 70 to 75 years 1950 228,388 25,918 124,038 76,002 2,430
Men and women 70 to 75 years 2000 550,371 35,087 346,964 137,891 30,429
Men and women 70 to 75 years 2019 913,384 50,437 627,386 128,479 107,082
Men and women 75 to 80 years 1950 141,840 15,809 58,617 66,181 1,233
Men and women 75 to 80 years 2000 457,252 29,650 233,125 173,874 20,603
Men and women 75 to 80 years 2019 608,726 27,249 378,471 142,624 60,382
Men and women 80 to 85 years 1950 69,652 7,803 19,065 42,352 432
Men and women 80 to 85 years 2000 274,626 19,668 99,864 144,690 10,404
Men and women 80 to 85 years 2019 422,114 18,921 212,557 158,136 32,500
Men and women 85 to 90 years 1950 24,458 2,639 3,591 18,120 108
Men and women 85 to 90 years 2000 156,917 13,588 34,383 103,751 5,195
Men and women 85 to 90 years 2019 250,068 12,428 84,773 138,841 14,026
Men and women 90 to 95 years 1950 4,807 524 682 3,579 22
Men and women 90 to 95 years 2000 56,406 5,741 6,062 42,960 1,643
Men and women 90 to 95 years 2019 100,963 5,822 18,270 72,537 4,334
Men and women 95 years or older 1950 682 75 94 511 2
Men and women 95 years or older 2000 12,390 1,423 539 10,125 303
Men and women 95 years or older 2019 25,675 1,696 1,834 21,143 1,002
Men and women 0 to 20 years 1950 3,742,499 3,733,538 8,907 13 41
Men and women 0 to 20 years 2000 3,873,008 3,869,260 3,713 4 31
Men and women 0 to 20 years 2019 3,791,838 3,791,274 554 0 10
Men and women 20 to 65 years 1950 5,513,680 1,464,555 3,818,989 163,604 66,532
Men and women 20 to 65 years 2000 9,838,500 3,035,311 5,885,832 169,845 747,512
Men and women 20 to 65 years 2019 10,176,321 4,385,065 4,691,063 114,695 985,498
Men and women 65 years or older 1950 770,594 86,403 404,345 271,915 7,931
Men and women 65 years or older 2000 2,152,442 144,128 1,181,657 712,222 114,435
Men and women 65 years or older 2019 3,314,004 197,794 2,014,937 743,748 357,525
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the registered population in The Netherlands on 1 January by sex, age and marital status.

Data available from: 1950-2019.

Status of the figures:
All data recorded in this publication are final data.

Changes as of 13 December 2019:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Total population
Data refer to 1 January.

Population:
The number of people residing in the Netherlands. 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.
Never married
Never married population.

Break in series
From 2010 onwards a small shift has occurred between a number of marital statuses (fewer never married and more divorced and widowed respectively). Because information on some marital statuses was lacking for the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'divorces 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.

Population:
The number of people residing in The Netherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.

Never married:
From 2010: marital status indicating that someone was never married or never in a registered partnership.
1998 until 2010: marital status indicating that someone was never married or never in a registered partnership.
Because information was lacking on some marital statuses in the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'widowed after partnership' and 'divorces after partnership' were not included in this period in these statistics. For these statistics this means that the marital status before the partnership was used, wich was mostly unmarried.
Until 1998: marital status indicating that someone was never married.

Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people. Since 1 April 2001, it is legally possible for people in the Netherlands to marry a person of the same sex.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
Married
Married population.

Break in series
From 2010 onwards a small shift has occurred between a number of marital statuses (fewer never married and more divorced and widowed respectively). Because information on some marital statuses was lacking for the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'divorces 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.

Population:
The number of people residing in The Netherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.

Married:
From 1998: legally married and partnership.
Until 1998: legally married.

Legally married:
Marital status resulting from having married legally. Including judicial separations which are included in the catagory married.

Partnership:
Marital status resulting from entering into a registered partnership.

Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people. Since 1 April 2001, it is legally possible for people in the Netherlands to marry a person of the same sex.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
Widowed
Widowed population.

Break in series
From 2010 onwards a small shift has occurred between a number of marital statuses (fewer never married and more divorced and widowed respectively). Because information on some marital statuses was lacking for the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'divorces 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.

Population:
The number of people residing in The Netherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.

Widowed:
From 2010: widowed after a legal marriage and widowed after a partnership.
Until 2010: widowed after a legal marriage. Because information was lacking on some marital statuses in the period
1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, widowed after a partnership is not included in this period in these statistics.

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.

Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people. Since 1 April 2001, it is legally possible for people in the Netherlands to marry a person of the same sex.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
Divorced
Divorced population.

Break in series
From 2010 onwards a small shift has occurred between a number of marital statuses (fewer never married and more divorced and widowed respectively). Because information on some marital statuses was lacking for the period 1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, 'divorces 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.

Population:
The number of people residing in The Netherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.

Divorced:
From 2010: divorced after legal marriage and divorced after partnership.
Until 2010: divorced after legal marriage. Because information was lacking on some marital statuses in the period
1998 to 2010 in data used by Statistics Netherlands, divorced after partnership is not included in this period in these statistics.

Divorced after a legal marriage
Marital status resulting from ending a legal marriage by divorce. Excluding judicial separations which are included in the catagory married.

Divorced after a partnership
Marital status resulting from ending a registered partnership other than by the death of the partner.

Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people. Since 1 April 2001, it is legally possible for people in the Netherlands to marry a person of the same sex.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.