Private households by household composition, number of children … age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Private households by household composition, number of children … age was 8,659 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8,659 for private households by household composition, number of children and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands peaked at 8,659 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,189, 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.
Private households by household composition, number of children … age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,189 | — |
| 2007 | 7,248 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,246 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,316 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,334 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,368 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,453 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,549 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,595 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,622 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,723 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,819 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,834 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7,922 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,936 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,317 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8,520 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8,594 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8,635 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 8,659 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,250 | 7,189 | 7,316 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7,622 | 7,334 | 7,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,444 | 7,936 | 8,659 | 6 |
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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 private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands was 8,659 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,659 in 2025.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,189 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Private households by household composition, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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