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

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

Periods Persons in institutional households By type of institution Homes for the elderly and nursing homes (number) Persons in institutional households By type of institution Other health care institution (number)
1995 . .
1996 . .
1997 . .
1998 145,115 77,135
1999 141,352 76,260
2000 136,964 74,648
2001 133,742 73,343
2002 131,956 73,465
2003 129,804 73,791
2004 128,116 74,801
2005 126,667 74,645
2006 123,891 73,306
2007 121,027 74,358
2008 119,619 76,293
2009 118,945 77,188
2010 119,063 79,218
2011 121,674 86,901
2012 120,393 88,295
2013 118,252 85,743
2014 121,644 110,984
2015 118,593 104,661
2016 120,668 104,764
2017 115,321 98,600
2018 116,189 106,605
2019 115,394 110,217
2020 119,911 114,394
2021 117,231 116,142
2022 118,805 117,408
2023 125,046 120,401
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 7 August 2023:
The figures of 1 January 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The final figures of 1 January 2024 will be added in the 4th quarter of 2024.

Description topics

Persons in institutional households
Institutional household:
One or more persons living in one accommodation whose housing and daily needs are provided professionally.
Included are institutions such as nursing homes, homes for the elderly, mental health institutions, forensic psychiatric institutions, institutions for mentally, physically or sensorily disabled persons, drug rehabilitation centres, shelters for the homeless, boarding schools, monasteries, prisons, military barracks, and asylum reception centres, in which persons (will) live for a longer period of time. From 2014, people in institutional households are presented in three groups, namely:
homes for the elderly and nursing homes, other health care institution and other type of institution.
By type of institution
Institutional household:
One or more persons living in one accommodation whose housing and daily needs are provided professionally.
Included are institutions such as nursing homes, homes for the elderly, mental health institutions, forensic psychiatric institutions, institutions for mentally, physically or sensorily disabled persons, drug rehabilitation centres, shelters for the homeless, boarding schools, monasteries, prisons, military barracks, and asylum reception centres, in which persons (will) live for a longer period of time. From 2014, people in institutional households are presented in three groups, namely:
homes for the elderly and nursing homes, other health care institution and other type of institution.

Homes for the elderly and nursing homes
Homes for permanent residence of old persons, including care such as meals, cleaning, monitoring alarm systems and personal support.
Other health care institution
Other health care institution:
- Mental health and psychiatric institutions, forensic psychiatric institutions, drug rehabilitation centres.
- Institutions for mentally, physically or sensorily disabled persons.
- Shelters for the homeless.