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 composition Multi-person households Unmarried couples Total unmarried couples (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Unmarried couples 0 children (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Unmarried couples 1 child (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Unmarried couples 2 children (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Unmarried couples 3 children or more (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Married couples Total married couples (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Married couples 0 children (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Married couples 1 child (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Married couples 2 children (number) Private households By household composition Multi-person households Married couples 3 children or more (number) Persons in institutional households By sex and marital status Total men and women (number)
1995 518,116 418,506 56,057 33,137 10,416 3,436,991 1,424,616 728,238 892,368 391,769 247,708
1996 552,889 441,052 62,981 37,142 11,714 3,429,247 1,435,447 715,441 883,327 395,032 247,482
1997 583,194 459,903 69,317 41,187 12,787 3,425,385 1,455,587 701,275 874,144 394,379 241,531
1998 609,834 475,782 75,638 45,115 13,299 3,427,189 1,477,038 690,979 865,371 393,801 236,736
1999 633,625 486,080 82,640 50,418 14,487 3,434,157 1,504,022 684,586 854,589 390,960 230,507
2000 657,579 494,809 91,151 55,846 15,773 3,440,642 1,521,063 677,297 852,005 390,277 224,003
2001 674,085 495,693 98,842 62,177 17,373 3,442,027 1,530,722 668,308 851,878 391,119 218,784
2002 696,290 499,191 107,561 70,301 19,237 3,432,715 1,534,892 655,673 851,806 390,344 216,789
2003 714,200 500,064 115,018 78,087 21,031 3,425,384 1,546,656 644,675 847,733 386,320 214,800
2004 726,722 495,214 121,790 86,971 22,747 3,416,714 1,556,343 636,458 842,377 381,536 214,912
2005 747,056 498,513 128,480 95,578 24,485 3,402,433 1,563,808 626,291 836,838 375,496 213,202
2006 759,189 495,029 133,591 104,090 26,479 3,384,769 1,572,152 615,951 828,173 368,493 208,653
2007 777,059 496,187 139,157 113,095 28,620 3,369,128 1,583,956 605,544 818,991 360,637 206,732
2008 800,022 501,445 145,909 121,837 30,831 3,354,949 1,596,319 596,053 809,235 353,342 206,864
2009 819,717 505,151 151,229 130,348 32,989 3,346,156 1,609,418 589,048 800,178 347,512 207,003
2010 836,339 505,816 156,616 138,418 35,489 3,339,959 1,621,618 585,797 790,892 341,652 208,687
2011 864,011 514,402 163,909 147,730 37,970 3,331,368 1,629,522 583,775 782,489 335,582 219,315
2012 872,962 511,794 167,019 154,672 39,477 3,323,517 1,636,677 582,203 774,010 330,627 219,224
2013 892,743 517,578 171,738 162,076 41,351 3,309,894 1,642,311 579,843 763,157 324,583 214,784
2014 916,991 528,531 176,139 169,483 42,838 3,291,177 1,645,639 578,378 750,341 316,819 249,942
2015 934,671 531,156 181,134 177,326 45,055 3,275,358 1,651,379 575,005 738,342 310,632 244,794
2016 954,074 540,631 182,643 184,026 46,774 3,261,124 1,653,323 571,665 728,666 307,470 254,888
2017 975,602 548,326 186,827 191,327 49,122 3,253,633 1,657,377 568,482 721,461 306,313 245,302
2018 997,648 562,433 187,848 196,362 51,005 3,249,848 1,662,594 567,153 714,686 305,415 248,772
2019 1,015,999 575,040 187,879 200,116 52,964 3,248,353 1,666,646 567,014 710,251 304,442 246,661
2020 1,037,200 589,916 189,262 203,427 54,595 3,250,231 1,672,389 568,123 706,212 303,507 258,863
2021 1,077,723 620,079 192,530 208,658 56,456 3,233,662 1,670,305 566,657 696,999 299,701 258,760
2022 1,099,461 633,378 194,717 212,937 58,429 3,228,333 1,674,618 565,298 690,522 297,895 262,539
2023 1,108,952 638,763 197,393 213,159 59,637 3,242,090 1,677,643 573,500 691,936 299,011 276,024
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

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 composition
The classification of private households based on the mutual relationships between household members.
Multi-person households
A private multi-person household without/with children living at home

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.
Unmarried couples
Unmarried couples in a private, multi-person household with or without children living at home.

Unmarried couples:
Two persons living together without being married or having a registered partnership.

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 were introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 1998.

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.

Total unmarried couples
0 children
Unmarried couples in a multi-person household without children living at home.

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.
1 child
Unmarried couples in a multi-person household with one child living at home.

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.
2 children
Unmarried couples in a multi-person household with two children living at home.

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.
3 children or more
Unmarried couples in a multi-person household with three or more children living at home.

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 couples
Married couples in a private, multi-person household with or without children living at home.

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

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 were introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 1998.

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.
Total married couples
0 children
Married couples in a multi-person household without children living at home.

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.
1 child
Married couples in a multi-person household with one child living at home.

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.
2 children
Married couples in a multi-person household with two children living at home.

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.
3 children or more
Married couples in a multi-person household with three or more children living at home.

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
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 sex and marital status
Marital status:
Marital status resulting from a legal marriage ceremony. Judicial separations are included in the category 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.
Total men and women
Total of men and women living in institutional households.