Population; households and population dynamics; from 1899
| Periods | Deaths Stillborn children by duration of pre... 28 weeks or more, relative (per 1,000 births) | Deaths Stillborn children by duration of pre... 24 weeks or more, relative (per 1,000 births) | Marriage dissolutions By divorce Average duration of the marriage (year) |
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| Source: CBS. | |||
Dataset is not available.
The most important key figures about population, households, population growth, births, deaths, migration, marriages, marriage dissolutions and change of nationality of the Dutch population.
CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are being replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification is being implemented gradually in tables and publications on population by origin.
Data available from: 1899
Status of the figures:
All data in this publication are final data.
Changes as of 15 December 2023:
None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table Population; households and population dynamics; 1899-2019. See section 3.
The following changes have been made:
- The underlying topic folders regarding 'migration background' have been replaced by 'Born in the Netherlands' and 'Born abroad';
- The origin countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to the continent of Asia (previously Europe).
When will the new figures be published?
The figures for the population development in 2023 and the population on 1 January 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.
Description topics
- Deaths
- 1900 to 1924: excluding children born alive who died before the birth was registered.
1940 to 1945: excluding deaths among approximately 104 thousand deported Jews and 39 thousand deported political prisoners, employees and soldiers of the German military.
Break in series of late reports
From 2010 onwards more late reports received in the year of publication will be included in the figures for the year under review.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.- Stillborn children by duration of pre...
- Stillborn children by duration of pregnancy.
Stillborn child:
Baby born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks (prior to 1 July 1991 this was 28 weeks) who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
Lesbian parenthood:
The law on lesbian parenthood came into effect on 1 April 2014. From April 2014 onwards the female partner of the biological mother may become the legal parent of the child without a legal adoption procedure. The same data for both mothers are available in the municipal population register.
Statistics Netherlands does not have information about which of the mothers is the biological mother. To obtain data about, for example, the age, number of children and ethnic background of the mother, Statistics Netherlands selects one of the mothers at random.
Lesbian parenthood occurs in less than 0.2% of all births.- 28 weeks or more, relative
- Stillborn children after 28 weeks or more per thousand births.
Stillborn child:
Baby born after a pregnancy lasting at least 28 weeks who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
Births:
Live born children (irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy) plus stillborn children after 28 weeks or more.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
For the period 1900-1924 excluding children born alive who died before the birth was registered.
- 24 weeks or more, relative
- Stillborn children after 24 weeks or more per thousand births.
Stillborn child:
Baby born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
Births:
Live born children (irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy) plus stillborn children after 24 weeks or more.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
- Marriage dissolutions
- Ending a marriage through death or divorce.
Excluding endings of registered partnerships.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Divorce:
Dissolution of the marriage pronounced by a judge on the basis of legal grounds. The divorce comes into force once it has been recorded in the municipal population register.
Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people.
Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages.- By divorce
- Dissolution of the marriage pronounced by a judge on the basis of legal grounds.
Excluding endings of registered partnerships.
Until October 1994: sentences pronounced by a Dutch court entered into the municipal registers. In 1900 and 1901 this category only refers to marriages contracted in the Netherlands.
From October 1994: at least one of the partners is registered in a Dutch municipality.- Average duration of the marriage
- Average duration of the marriage at time of divorce.
Prior to 1950 duration was determined by the duration on the last birthday, whereas from 1950 duration is defined as the difference between the year of divorce and the year of marriage (duration on 31 December).