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

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Households; size, composition, position in the household, 1 January
Periods Persons by household position Total of the Netherlands (number) Persons by household position Men Persons living together Total persons living together (number) Persons by household position Men Persons living together Not married without children (number) Persons by household position Men Persons living together Married without children (number) Persons by household position Men Persons living together Not married with children (number) Persons by household position Men Persons living together Married with children (number) Persons by household position Men Persons in institutional households (number) Persons by household position Women Persons living together Total persons living together (number) Persons by household position Women Persons living together Not married without children (number) Persons by household position Women Persons living together Married without children (number) Persons by household position Women Persons living together Not married with children (number) Persons by household position Women Persons living together Married with children (number) Persons by household position Women Persons in institutional household (number) Private households By household size One-person households (number) Private households By household size Multi-person households Total multi-person households (number) Private households By household size Multi-person households 2 persons (number)
1995 15,424,122 3,958,539 423,789 1,424,616 97,759 2,012,375 85,180 3,951,770 413,326 1,424,616 101,453 2,012,375 162,555 2,109,149 4,359,533 2,058,363
1996 15,493,889 3,986,671 447,491 1,435,447 109,930 1,993,803 85,873 3,977,491 434,503 1,435,447 113,738 1,993,803 161,604 2,123,782 4,394,022 2,097,196
1997 15,567,107 4,013,777 466,987 1,455,587 121,402 1,969,801 84,922 4,003,315 452,755 1,455,587 125,172 1,969,801 156,615 2,157,561 4,423,382 2,136,268
1998 15,654,192 4,042,662 483,287 1,477,038 132,186 1,950,151 84,431 4,031,307 468,208 1,477,038 135,910 1,950,151 152,311 2,201,317 4,454,574 2,175,326
1999 15,760,225 4,073,611 493,486 1,504,646 145,632 1,929,847 82,489 4,061,804 478,578 1,503,398 149,447 1,930,381 148,046 2,254,631 4,490,780 2,215,304
2000 15,863,943 4,104,880 503,441 1,521,846 160,464 1,919,129 80,553 4,091,152 485,818 1,520,280 165,067 1,919,987 143,575 2,272,219 4,528,789 2,242,256
2001 15,987,074 4,122,894 504,778 1,531,705 175,739 1,910,672 79,209 4,108,930 486,294 1,529,739 181,037 1,911,860 139,838 2,307,075 4,559,879 2,258,102
2002 16,105,283 4,136,622 508,949 1,536,163 194,519 1,896,991 79,635 4,121,064 489,229 1,533,621 199,671 1,898,543 137,154 2,344,903 4,589,360 2,275,136
2003 16,192,572 4,147,154 509,600 1,548,150 211,753 1,877,651 79,897 4,131,602 490,283 1,545,162 216,514 1,879,643 134,878 2,383,580 4,612,144 2,292,761
2004 16,258,032 4,150,918 504,728 1,557,996 229,152 1,859,042 80,904 4,135,414 485,355 1,554,690 233,861 1,861,508 134,008 2,423,950 4,625,330 2,302,372
2005 16,305,526 4,156,696 508,070 1,565,601 245,927 1,837,098 80,956 4,141,811 488,674 1,562,015 251,156 1,839,966 132,246 2,449,378 4,641,587 2,317,627
2006 16,334,210 4,150,773 504,093 1,574,069 261,720 1,810,891 79,128 4,136,600 485,603 1,570,235 266,599 1,814,163 129,525 2,502,084 4,644,004 2,328,134
2007 16,357,992 4,153,039 505,131 1,586,033 278,673 1,783,202 79,898 4,138,792 486,931 1,581,879 283,070 1,786,912 126,834 2,536,891 4,653,652 2,347,504
2008 16,405,399 4,162,489 510,952 1,598,441 296,592 1,756,504 80,879 4,146,993 491,714 1,594,197 300,562 1,760,520 125,985 2,571,014 4,671,188 2,371,615
2009 16,485,787 4,173,255 514,613 1,611,657 312,626 1,734,359 81,777 4,157,993 495,461 1,607,179 316,506 1,738,847 125,226 2,619,394 4,693,185 2,396,462
2010 16,574,989 4,184,033 515,963 1,623,888 328,580 1,715,602 83,328 4,167,899 495,451 1,619,348 332,466 1,720,634 125,359 2,669,516 4,716,628 2,417,798
2011 16,655,799 4,203,540 525,387 1,631,878 347,124 1,699,151 90,406 4,187,115 503,361 1,627,147 352,083 1,704,524 128,909 2,708,251 4,735,550 2,439,795
2012 16,730,348 4,205,056 523,363 1,639,101 358,680 1,683,912 91,574 4,187,902 500,225 1,634,253 363,656 1,689,768 127,650 2,761,764 4,751,060 2,455,421
2013 16,779,575 4,211,852 530,073 1,644,756 372,507 1,664,516 90,457 4,193,422 505,083 1,639,866 377,823 1,670,650 124,327 2,802,182 4,767,189 2,474,729
2014 16,829,289 4,217,926 541,741 1,648,208 385,749 1,642,228 107,426 4,198,410 515,321 1,643,070 391,171 1,648,848 142,516 2,803,852 4,786,376 2,498,744
2015 16,900,726 4,218,188 543,400 1,654,022 400,326 1,620,440 107,863 4,201,869 518,911 1,648,736 406,704 1,627,518 136,931 2,867,797 4,797,401 2,512,123
2016 16,979,120 4,223,535 553,414 1,656,041 410,010 1,604,070 114,786 4,206,861 527,848 1,650,605 416,876 1,611,532 140,102 2,906,334 4,814,453 2,530,437
2017 17,081,507 4,236,564 561,100 1,660,232 422,955 1,592,277 111,503 4,221,906 535,552 1,654,522 431,597 1,600,235 133,799 2,961,228 4,832,847 2,540,703
2018 17,181,084 4,255,710 576,075 1,665,606 430,957 1,583,072 112,221 4,239,282 548,791 1,659,582 439,473 1,591,436 136,551 2,997,617 4,860,297 2,565,256
2019 17,282,163 4,273,532 589,396 1,669,913 436,979 1,577,244 112,839 4,255,172 560,684 1,663,379 444,939 1,586,170 133,822 3,037,622 4,887,069 2,586,739
2020 17,407,585 4,296,405 604,166 1,675,903 443,180 1,573,156 119,677 4,278,457 575,666 1,668,875 451,388 1,582,528 139,186 3,079,778 4,918,022 2,610,601
2021 17,475,415 4,320,935 635,742 1,673,897 452,901 1,558,395 121,009 4,301,835 604,416 1,666,713 462,387 1,568,319 137,751 3,097,117 4,946,326 2,640,717
2022 17,590,672 4,336,937 648,680 1,678,314 461,499 1,548,444 123,361 4,318,645 618,074 1,670,922 470,664 1,558,985 139,178 3,172,564 4,966,027 2,661,105
2023 17,811,291 4,360,397 654,611 1,681,473 465,443 1,558,870 130,993 4,341,685 622,913 1,673,813 474,935 1,570,024 145,031 3,266,042 5,004,202 2,677,788
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 by household position
Household:
Private or institutional household.

Private household:
One or more persons sharing the same living space, who provide for their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way.

Institutional household:
Household consisting of 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.

Household position:
Position someone has in a household in relation to the reference person of that household.

Reference person
Member of the household on whom the household positions of the other household members are based, and whose characteristics may also be characteristic for the household.
The reference person in a household is chosen as follows:
- the reference person in a heterosexual relationship is always the man;
- in homosexual relationships, the reference person is the older of the two;
- in a single-parent household the reference person is the parent;
- in 'other households' the reference person is the oldest man, or if there are no men, the oldest woman.
Total of the Netherlands
Men
Persons living together
Person who forms a private household together with someone else as a couple, whether or not married to each other or registered as partners, and whether or not with children.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two persons of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Registered partnerships where introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
Total persons living together
Not married without children
Not married persons living together in a private household without children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Not married:
Two persons living together without being married or having a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Married without children
Persons who form a married couple with another person in a private household without children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Married:
Two persons who are married to each other or who have entered into a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Not married with children
Not married persons living together in a private household with one or more children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Not married:
Two persons living together without being married or having a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Married with children
Persons who form a married couple with another person in a private household with one or more children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Married:
Two persons who are married to each other or who have entered into a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Persons in institutional households
The population in institutional households consists of persons whose accommodation and daily needs are provided professionally, e.g. persons in nursing homes, mental health institutions or institutions for disabled persons.
Women
Persons living together
Person who forms a private household together with someone else as a couple, whether or not married to each other or registered as partners, and whether or not with children.

Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two persons of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Registered partnerships where introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
Total persons living together
Not married without children
Not married persons living together in a private household without children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Not married:
Two persons living together without being married or having a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Married without children
Persons who form a married couple with another person in a private household without children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Married:
Two persons who are married to each other or who have entered into a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Not married with children
Not married persons living together in a private household with one or more children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Not married:
Two persons living together without being married or having a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Married with children
Persons who form a married couple with another person in a private household with one or more children living at home.
Within a household only one couple is designated as such.

Married:
Two persons who are married to each other or who have entered into a registered partnership.

Child living at home:
Person regardless of age or marital status who has a child-parent relationship with one or two parents belonging to the household.
Adopted children and stepchildren in the household are regarded as children living at home, but foster children are not.
Persons in institutional household
The population in institutional households consists of persons whose accommodation and daily needs are provided professionally, e.g. persons in nursing homes, mental health institutions or institutions for disabled persons.
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.
One-person households
Private household consisting of one person.
Multi-person households
A private household consisting of two or more persons.
Total multi-person households
2 persons