Adults by number of children, age of youngest child … household in Netherlands

Netherlands: Adults by number of children, age of youngest child … household was 1,577 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,577
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,588
in 2024
All-time low
1,348
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household in Netherlands, 2006–2025

05001.0k1.5k2006201520252006: 1.3k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.4k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.4k2016: 1.5k2017: 1.5k2018: 1.5k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.5k2022: 1.6k2023: 1.6k2024: 1.6k2025: 1.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household in Netherlands is 1,577, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household in Netherlands peaked at 1,588 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,348, in 2006.

That places Netherlands 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Adults by number of children, age of youngest child … household in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household composition in Netherlands, 2006 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2006 1,348 —
2007 1,354 +0.5%
2008 1,376 +1.6%
2009 1,399 +1.7%
2010 1,413 +1.0%
2011 1,423 +0.7%
2012 1,439 +1.1%
2013 1,454 +1.0%
2014 1,452 -0.1%
2015 1,445 -0.5%
2016 1,452 +0.5%
2017 1,470 +1.2%
2018 1,484 +1.0%
2019 1,503 +1.3%
2020 1,523 +1.3%
2021 1,531 +0.5%
2022 1,564 +2.2%
2023 1,587 +1.5%
2024 1,588 +0.0%
2025 1,577 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,369 1,348 1,399 4
2010s 1,454 1,413 1,503 10
2020s 1,562 1,523 1,588 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 7 Spain 3,642 compare
  2. 8 Poland 2,396 compare
  3. 8 Poland 2,396 compare
  4. 10 Netherlands 1,577 compare
  5. 12 Romania 1,425 compare
  6. 13 Belgium 960.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household in Netherlands?
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household in Netherlands was 1,577 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1,588 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1,348 in 2006.
How does Netherlands rank for adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household?
Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 874 data points, 2006–2025
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