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Fewer young people are able to leave parental home
Among young people still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22.
Nearly 10 percent of women with elderly parents report heavy care burden
In 2022, 37 percent of people with a parent aged 80 or over provided informal care.
Young adults more likely to live with parents than 20 years ago
An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.
Households; size, composition, position in the household, 1 January
Households in the Netherlands size and composition Persons by position in the household on 1 January
Children with single parent three times more likely to live in MDU
On 1 January 2021, more than a third of all minors in single-parent households were living in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU), for example an apartment, ground floor unit or upstairs unit. This share is...
Births: key figures
Fertility, live and stillborn children and multiple births sex, marital status mother, average age mother and father
6 in 10 parents in the Caribbean Netherlands use formal childcare
Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022.
Over 250,000 Surinamese have settled in the Netherlands since independence
Tuesday 25 November 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands.
Fewer 30-year-olds have settled down
People aged thirty are less likely to have settled down.
Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality
First granted residence permits, asylum and motiv Nationality
Population; key figures
Population: key figures by sex, marital status, age, country of origin, households and population growth
Human capital migration from a life course perspective: The role of geography and gender
Dissertation on internal migration patterns of highly educated men and women from a life course perspective: from leaving the parental home to family formation.
7 percent of vacant social housing allocated to asylum seekers in 2022
In 2022, nearly 7 percent of all vacant social housing units were allocated to households that included one or more asylum seekers granted residency in the Netherlands
Rise in poverty rate after five years of decreases
A total of 551 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2024
Agriculture; labour force by region
Agricultural census; number of persons, annual work units and corresponding number of holdings by region
Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region
Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region
Students with a non-Dutch background more likely to attend HAVO or VWO
In 2022/'23, 49 percent of pupils whose parents were born in another country (second-generation migrants) were advised to follow the senior general secondary education (HAVO) or pre-university (VWO)...
Average purchasing power up by 3.6 percent in 2024
Purchasing power in the Netherlands increased by 3.6 percent in 2024.
Twice as many women as men are outside the labour force
Eight percent of men aged 15 to 64 not in education were neither in paid employment, nor seeking work, nor immediately available for work in 2023.
Girls whose mothers are educated in technology opt for technical subjects
Students in secondary education are more likely to opt for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects if their parents were also educated in science and technology.
New method of measuring poverty: 540 thousand people in poverty in 2023
A total of 540 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2023, which was 3.1 percent of the total population
Well-being of young adults trailing behind other age groups
People under the age of 35 experience lower levels of well-being than older people in the Netherlands.
Migrants from India are staying longer in the Netherlands
Migrants from India are more likely to remain in the Netherlands, and for longer than they did in previous years.
Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands declined in 2022
Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands declined in 2022, partly due to high inflation.
Division of work and care between parents often different than desired
Four out of 10 parents of children under the age of 18 would prefer to divide work and care tasks equally.