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More children at risk of poverty
The number of underage children at risk of poverty has increased in 2011. In the provinces of South Holland and Groningen, more children grow up in poverty than in other provinces. In more than half...
Fewer children in day care centres
In 2013, the number of children attending day care centres has fallen for the second year in a row. On 31 December 2011, 322 thousand 0 to 3-year-old children attended day care centres versus 284...
Children and households by postal code, 2012
Custom-made table on the number of children by age class and the number of households by the number of earners per household, by postal code on 31 December 2012. Commissioned by Geodan.
Children by postal code, 2015 (Dutch only)
Custom-made table on the number of children by age class by postal code on 1 January 2015. Commissioned by Geodan
Increasing number of boomerang children
An increasing percentage of young adults return to live with their parents for a time after having left home. The main reasons for this increase in the number of ‘boomerang children’ are relationship...
More children placed under guardianship
The number of children placed under guardianship has increased considerably in recent years. In 2007, 10.6 thousand children were placed under guardianship.
Number of adopted children nearly reduced by half
In recent years, fewer children were adopted in the Netherlands. Over the period 2004-2008, the number of adoptions was almost reduced by half.
New classification of population by origin
Overview of new population classification based on country of birth, i.e. the Netherlands or a foreign country classified into continents. Replacing the former classification based on migration...
Recently immigrated children more often drown
The drowning rate is higher among children from non-western countries who recently immigrated to the Netherlands than among native Dutch children.
More working mothers with young children
Over the past decade, more mothers with young children have become active on the job market. Three quarters of mothers with young children were employed or actively seeking work in the third quarter...
Fewer children living with both parents
The proportion of 0 to 15-year-old children living with both their own parents declined from 86 percent in 1996 to 82 percent in 2010.
One quarter of asylumseekers are children
In 2008, 13.4 thousand first requests for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands. One quarter of these requests concerned children younger than 18 years.
Slightly more children diagnosed with dyslexia
The percentage of children suffering from dyslexia has risen slightly since 2001.