Private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Private households by household composition, number of children and was 8,659 Thousand households in 2025. ▲ Rising
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand households.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8,659 Thousand households 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 Thousand households in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,189 Thousand households, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,189 Thousand households | — |
| 2007 | 7,248 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,246 Thousand households | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,316 Thousand households | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,334 Thousand households | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,368 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,453 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,549 Thousand households | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,595 Thousand households | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,622 Thousand households | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,723 Thousand households | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,819 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,834 Thousand households | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7,922 Thousand households | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,936 Thousand households | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,317 Thousand households | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8,520 Thousand households | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8,594 Thousand households | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8,635 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 8,659 Thousand households | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,250 Thousand households | 7,189 Thousand households | 7,316 Thousand households | 4 |
| 2010s | 7,622 Thousand households | 7,334 Thousand households | 7,922 Thousand households | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,444 Thousand households | 7,936 Thousand households | 8,659 Thousand households | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
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 Thousand households 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 Thousand households 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 Thousand households in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 43 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 labour status within households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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