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 Multi-person households 2 persons (number) Private households By household size Multi-person households 3 persons (number) Private households By household size Multi-person households 4 persons (number) Private households By household size Multi-person households 5 persons or more (number) Persons in institutional households By type of institution Total persons living in institutions (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 2,058,363 903,381 957,174 440,615 247,708
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 2,097,196 898,954 952,641 445,231 247,482
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 2,136,268 893,037 948,593 445,484 241,531
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 2,175,326 889,811 943,693 445,744 236,736
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 2,215,304 892,410 938,934 444,132 230,507
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 2,242,256 897,408 943,509 445,616 224,003
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 2,258,102 901,442 950,980 449,355 218,784
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 2,275,136 903,225 959,431 451,568 216,789
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 2,292,761 903,778 964,621 450,984 214,800
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 2,302,372 904,913 969,062 448,983 214,912
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 2,317,627 905,839 973,043 445,078 213,202
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 2,328,134 902,872 973,351 439,647 208,653
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 2,347,504 900,559 972,325 433,264 206,732
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 2,371,615 900,475 971,097 428,001 206,864
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 2,396,462 901,234 971,092 424,397 207,003
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 2,417,798 907,781 970,519 420,530 208,687
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 2,439,795 904,504 972,431 418,820 219,315
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 2,455,421 909,274 971,486 414,879 219,224
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 2,474,729 914,480 967,899 410,081 214,784
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 2,498,744 920,496 964,012 403,124 249,942
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 2,512,123 923,286 961,010 400,982 244,794
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 2,530,437 924,877 958,746 400,393 254,888
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 2,540,703 926,964 961,007 404,173 245,302
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 2,565,256 929,901 959,802 405,338 248,772
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 2,586,739 932,959 960,878 406,493 246,661
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 2,610,601 938,515 961,314 407,592 258,863
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 2,640,717 940,588 958,249 406,772 258,760
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 2,661,105 942,346 956,266 406,310 262,539
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 2,677,788 956,719 959,324 410,371 276,024
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.
Multi-person households
A private household consisting of two or more persons.
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons or more
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.

Total persons living in institutions
Total of persons living in institutional households.