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
In 2025, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Netherlands stood at 70.4%.
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.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 70.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 70.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
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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