Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 70.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 70.4% for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands peaked at 78.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.7% | — |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 75.6% | 78.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 69.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.4% | 70.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands was 70.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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