Households; size, composition, position in the household, 1 January

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Households; size, composition, position in the household, 1 January
Periods Private households By household size Total private households (number) Private households By household size One-person households (number) Private households By household size Average household size (number)
1995 6,468,682 2,109,149 2.35
1996 6,517,804 2,123,782 2.34
1997 6,580,943 2,157,561 2.33
1998 6,655,891 2,201,317 2.32
1999 6,745,411 2,254,631 2.30
2000 6,801,008 2,272,219 2.30
2001 6,866,954 2,307,075 2.30
2002 6,934,263 2,344,903 2.29
2003 6,995,724 2,383,580 2.28
2004 7,049,280 2,423,950 2.28
2005 7,090,965 2,449,378 2.27
2006 7,146,088 2,502,084 2.26
2007 7,190,543 2,536,891 2.25
2008 7,242,202 2,571,014 2.24
2009 7,312,579 2,619,394 2.23
2010 7,386,144 2,669,516 2.22
2011 7,443,801 2,708,251 2.21
2012 7,512,824 2,761,764 2.20
2013 7,569,371 2,802,182 2.19
2014 7,590,228 2,803,852 2.18
2015 7,665,198 2,867,797 2.17
2016 7,720,787 2,906,334 2.17
2017 7,794,075 2,961,228 2.16
2018 7,857,914 2,997,617 2.15
2019 7,924,691 3,037,622 2.15
2020 7,997,800 3,079,778 2.14
2021 8,043,443 3,097,117 2.14
2022 8,138,591 3,172,564 2.13
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information about the progress of the households in the Netherlands by size and composition and persons by household position, on 1 January.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

With the information available for the reporting years 1995, 1996 and 1997 it is not easy to make an unambiguous assignment of persons in institutional households in three distinct categories of institutions. For this reason the numbers are set as unknown.

Changes as of 24 August 2022:
The figures of 1 January 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The final figures of 1 January 2023 will be added in the 4th quarter of 2023.

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Private households
One or more persons sharing the same living space, who provide for their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way.
By household size
Number of persons in a private household.
Total private households
One-person households
Private household consisting of one person.
Average household size
Average number of persons in a private household.