Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 16.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 16.1 for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Netherlands peaked at 30 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 23.2 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 18.5 | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 24.1 | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 28.9 | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 21.2 | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 21.9 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 13.8 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 16.2 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 17.8 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 12.5 | -29.8% |
| 2025 | 16.1 | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6 | 22 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.55 | 18.5 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.38 | 12.5 | 21.9 | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2142 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2145 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 3,549 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 166,143 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 529.5 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 18.04 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 166,143 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Netherlands?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Netherlands was 16.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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