What is the living situation of the elderly in the Netherlands?
Where do most elderly people live?
The elderly are overrepresented in rural areas. There are relatively many elderly in the northern and eastern regions and in the provinces of Zeeland and Limburg. Although cities have relatively lower shares of elderly residents, the urban population density means they do form a large group in numbers. In 2019, there were altogether more than 220 thousand residents aged 70 or older in the four largest cities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.
Gemeente | % share of over-70s (%) |
---|---|
Aa en Hunze | 17.9 |
Aalsmeer | 13.6 |
Aalten | 15.8 |
Achtkarspelen | 13.3 |
Alblasserdam | 14.8 |
Albrandswaard | 11.9 |
Alkmaar | 13.2 |
Almelo | 13.6 |
Almere | 6.9 |
Alphen aan den Rijn | 12.9 |
Alphen-Chaam | 15.8 |
Altena | 13.4 |
Ameland | 15.9 |
Amersfoort | 10.1 |
Amstelveen | 14.1 |
Amsterdam | 8.3 |
Apeldoorn | 14.7 |
Appingedam | 17.8 |
Arnhem | 10.2 |
Assen | 13.8 |
Asten | 15.1 |
Baarle-Nassau | 19.2 |
Baarn | 17 |
Barendrecht | 11.9 |
Barneveld | 11.8 |
Beek (L.) | 18.2 |
Beekdaelen | 18.4 |
Beemster | 13.9 |
Beesel | 15.8 |
Berg en Dal | 17.2 |
Bergeijk | 15.6 |
Bergen (L.) | 15.9 |
Bergen (NH.) | 23.7 |
Bergen op Zoom | 14.8 |
Berkelland | 17.5 |
Bernheze | 14.4 |
Best | 13.1 |
Beuningen | 12.6 |
Beverwijk | 12.8 |
De Bilt | 17.5 |
Bladel | 15.4 |
Blaricum | 17.5 |
Bloemendaal | 19.9 |
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 14 |
Boekel | 12.7 |
Borger-Odoorn | 16.9 |
Borne | 15.1 |
Borsele | 14 |
Boxmeer | 15.3 |
Boxtel | 15.1 |
Breda | 13 |
Brielle | 15.8 |
Bronckhorst | 17.8 |
Brummen | 18.2 |
Brunssum | 17.2 |
Bunnik | 16.1 |
Bunschoten | 11.4 |
Buren | 13.4 |
Capelle aan den IJssel | 13.7 |
Castricum | 18 |
Coevorden | 16.7 |
Cranendonck | 16.5 |
Cuijk | 14.9 |
Culemborg | 12.4 |
Dalfsen | 14.8 |
Dantumadiel | 15.3 |
Delft | 10.9 |
Delfzijl | 18.3 |
Deurne | 14.5 |
Deventer | 12.5 |
Diemen | 10.8 |
Dinkelland | 15.3 |
Doesburg | 17.2 |
Doetinchem | 14.4 |
Dongen | 14.7 |
Dordrecht | 13.3 |
Drechterland | 14.3 |
Drimmelen | 15.2 |
Dronten | 12.5 |
Druten | 13 |
Duiven | 12.5 |
Echt-Susteren | 17.3 |
Edam-Volendam | 14.1 |
Ede | 12.8 |
Eemnes | 14.2 |
Eersel | 15.6 |
Eijsden-Margraten | 17.3 |
Eindhoven | 12 |
Elburg | 14 |
Emmen | 15.8 |
Enkhuizen | 14.7 |
Enschede | 12.5 |
Epe | 18.1 |
Ermelo | 16.7 |
Etten-Leur | 13.9 |
De Fryske Marren | 16 |
Geertruidenberg | 14.4 |
Geldrop-Mierlo | 15.4 |
Gemert-Bakel | 12.8 |
Gennep | 15.8 |
Gilze en Rijen | 14.1 |
Goeree-Overflakkee | 15.4 |
Goes | 16.9 |
Goirle | 15.2 |
Gooise Meren | 15.8 |
Gorinchem | 12.9 |
Gouda | 13.2 |
Grave | 15.2 |
's-Gravenhage (gemeente) | 10 |
Groningen (gemeente) | 9.8 |
Gulpen-Wittem | 19.6 |
Haaksbergen | 17.2 |
Haaren | 15.5 |
Haarlem | 12 |
Haarlemmermeer | 11.4 |
Halderberge | 16.4 |
Hardenberg | 12.8 |
Harderwijk | 12.6 |
Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 13.4 |
Harlingen | 17.6 |
Hattem | 16 |
Heemskerk | 16.1 |
Heemstede | 20.3 |
Heerde | 16.8 |
Heerenveen | 15.5 |
Heerhugowaard | 12.2 |
Heerlen | 16 |
Heeze-Leende | 17.1 |
Heiloo | 19.7 |
Den Helder | 15.8 |
Hellendoorn | 15.2 |
Hellevoetsluis | 13.9 |
Helmond | 11.9 |
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 11.9 |
Hengelo (O.) | 14.1 |
's-Hertogenbosch | 12.2 |
Heumen | 16.9 |
Heusden | 14 |
Hillegom | 14.8 |
Hilvarenbeek | 15.9 |
Hilversum | 13.8 |
Hoeksche Waard | 15.6 |
Hof van Twente | 18.4 |
Het Hogeland | 15.9 |
Hollands Kroon | 14.1 |
Hoogeveen | 15.3 |
Hoorn | 13 |
Horst aan de Maas | 14.9 |
Houten | 9 |
Huizen | 15.7 |
Hulst | 17.7 |
IJsselstein | 12.1 |
Kaag en Braassem | 14.1 |
Kampen | 11.8 |
Kapelle | 14.3 |
Katwijk | 12.2 |
Kerkrade | 17.6 |
Koggenland | 13.8 |
Krimpen aan den IJssel | 18 |
Krimpenerwaard | 14.9 |
Laarbeek | 15.2 |
Landerd | 14.4 |
Landgraaf | 16.9 |
Landsmeer | 14.9 |
Langedijk | 13.6 |
Lansingerland | 10.5 |
Laren (NH.) | 24.3 |
Leeuwarden | 12.8 |
Leiden | 10.3 |
Leiderdorp | 16.3 |
Leidschendam-Voorburg | 16.7 |
Lelystad | 11.1 |
Leudal | 16.7 |
Leusden | 15 |
Lingewaard | 14 |
Lisse | 15.9 |
Lochem | 20.1 |
Loon op Zand | 15.5 |
Lopik | 11.2 |
Loppersum | 14.8 |
Losser | 15.9 |
Maasdriel | 12.6 |
Maasgouw | 17.9 |
Maassluis | 16.2 |
Maastricht | 15.2 |
Medemblik | 13.8 |
Meerssen | 19.3 |
Meierijstad | 14 |
Meppel | 13.9 |
Middelburg (Z.) | 15.9 |
Midden-Delfland | 12.9 |
Midden-Drenthe | 16.2 |
Midden-Groningen | 15.2 |
Mill en Sint Hubert | 14.8 |
Moerdijk | 15.1 |
Molenlanden | 12.8 |
Montferland | 16.5 |
Montfoort | 13.5 |
Mook en Middelaar | 18.7 |
Neder-Betuwe | 11.5 |
Nederweert | 15.7 |
Nieuwegein | 12.8 |
Nieuwkoop | 14 |
Nijkerk | 13.2 |
Nijmegen | 10.6 |
Nissewaard | 13.1 |
Noardeast-Fryslân | 14.8 |
Noord-Beveland | 19.7 |
Noordenveld | 19.6 |
Noordoostpolder | 11.7 |
Noordwijk | 15.3 |
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | 18.4 |
Nunspeet | 14.3 |
Oegstgeest | 14.7 |
Oirschot | 14.7 |
Oisterwijk | 17.3 |
Oldambt | 16.9 |
Oldebroek | 12.6 |
Oldenzaal | 16.2 |
Olst-Wijhe | 14.7 |
Ommen | 15.2 |
Oost Gelre | 14.9 |
Oosterhout | 15.5 |
Ooststellingwerf | 16.6 |
Oostzaan | 14.5 |
Opmeer | 14.4 |
Opsterland | 14.8 |
Oss | 13.7 |
Oude IJsselstreek | 16.3 |
Ouder-Amstel | 14.2 |
Oudewater | 14.2 |
Overbetuwe | 13.2 |
Papendrecht | 16 |
Peel en Maas | 15.1 |
Pekela | 16 |
Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 10.5 |
Purmerend | 14.1 |
Putten | 15 |
Raalte | 14.9 |
Reimerswaal | 12 |
Renkum | 20.4 |
Renswoude | 10.6 |
Reusel-De Mierden | 12.4 |
Rheden | 19.5 |
Rhenen | 15.1 |
Ridderkerk | 18 |
Rijssen-Holten | 13.5 |
Rijswijk (ZH.) | 15.9 |
Roerdalen | 17.9 |
Roermond | 14.3 |
De Ronde Venen | 14.3 |
Roosendaal | 14.9 |
Rotterdam | 10.8 |
Rozendaal | 19.2 |
Rucphen | 15 |
Schagen | 16.9 |
Scherpenzeel | 13.6 |
Schiedam | 12.2 |
Schiermonnikoog | 20.6 |
Schouwen-Duiveland | 19.5 |
Simpelveld | 18.4 |
Sint Anthonis | 14.6 |
Sint-Michielsgestel | 15.2 |
Sittard-Geleen | 16.5 |
Sliedrecht | 14.7 |
Sluis | 20.3 |
Smallingerland | 15.2 |
Soest | 16.4 |
Someren | 14 |
Son en Breugel | 17.9 |
Stadskanaal | 18.5 |
Staphorst | 10.8 |
Stede Broec | 15 |
Steenbergen | 14.6 |
Steenwijkerland | 15.6 |
Stein (L.) | 18.5 |
Stichtse Vecht | 13.8 |
Súdwest-Fryslân | 15.7 |
Terneuzen | 18 |
Terschelling | 16.4 |
Texel | 17 |
Teylingen | 13.6 |
Tholen | 13.5 |
Tiel | 12.2 |
Tilburg | 11.6 |
Tubbergen | 12.8 |
Twenterand | 13 |
Tynaarlo | 17.3 |
Tytsjerksteradiel | 16.5 |
Uden | 14.7 |
Uitgeest | 12.2 |
Uithoorn | 13.7 |
Urk | 6.3 |
Utrecht (gemeente) | 7.1 |
Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 18.1 |
Vaals | 19.3 |
Valkenburg aan de Geul | 20.8 |
Valkenswaard | 18.3 |
Veendam | 15.7 |
Veenendaal | 12.4 |
Veere | 18.7 |
Veldhoven | 15.1 |
Velsen | 14.4 |
Venlo | 14.8 |
Venray | 14.2 |
Vijfheerenlanden | 14.1 |
Vlaardingen | 15.5 |
Vlieland | 13.1 |
Vlissingen | 16.6 |
Voerendaal | 19.2 |
Voorschoten | 17.2 |
Voorst | 16.3 |
Vught | 14.6 |
Waadhoeke | 14.8 |
Waalre | 17.7 |
Waalwijk | 14.7 |
Waddinxveen | 13.7 |
Wageningen | 11.6 |
Wassenaar | 19.6 |
Waterland | 17.1 |
Weert | 16.5 |
Weesp | 14.5 |
West Betuwe | 13 |
West Maas en Waal | 14 |
Westerkwartier | 14.2 |
Westerveld | 19.9 |
Westervoort | 12 |
Westerwolde | 18.2 |
Westland | 13.5 |
Weststellingwerf | 16.9 |
Westvoorne | 19.2 |
Wierden | 14.8 |
Wijchen | 14.3 |
Wijdemeren | 17.1 |
Wijk bij Duurstede | 12.4 |
Winterswijk | 16.3 |
Woensdrecht | 17.5 |
Woerden | 13 |
De Wolden | 16.5 |
Wormerland | 17 |
Woudenberg | 13.6 |
Zaanstad | 12.8 |
Zaltbommel | 12.5 |
Zandvoort | 18.6 |
Zeewolde | 8.7 |
Zeist | 15.1 |
Zevenaar | 16.6 |
Zoetermeer | 12.2 |
Zoeterwoude | 14.4 |
Zuidplas | 12.6 |
Zundert | 15.2 |
Zutphen | 14.6 |
Zwartewaterland | 11.5 |
Zwijndrecht | 16.5 |
Zwolle | 10.9 |
How many over-70s are single, or have no children?
In 2014, there were altogether nearly 1.9 million people aged 70 or older who were living independently; in this group, 38 percent were single, while 13 percent had either no children or had children living abroad. 7 percent of the elderly had neither a partner nor children.
There were relatively many single elderly people living in the largest cities. Amsterdam had the highest share of single elderly (52 percent), followed by The Hague (49 percent), Rotterdam (47 percent) and Groningen (47 percent). The share of elderly without children toelichting 1> was relatively high in a number of large cities; it stood at 23 and 21 percent of the over-70s respectively living in the cities of Amsterdam and The Hague. Relatively many childless elderly are found in the southern Netherlands. They may include elderly who do have children, but whose children were living across the border, e.g. in Belgium.
Gemeente | % share of single over-70s (%) |
---|---|
38.5 | |
32.6 | |
32.9 | |
37 | |
35.5 | |
46.7 | |
33.8 | |
37.4 | |
36.6 | |
33.8 | |
36.2 | |
28 | |
38.5 | |
36.6 | |
32.5 | |
37 | |
38 | |
31 | |
33.4 | |
32.1 | |
34.4 | |
37.5 | |
33.9 | |
37.7 | |
34.5 | |
36.3 | |
37.5 | |
33.2 | |
42.2 | |
30 | |
35.3 | |
33.7 | |
42.9 | |
35 | |
36.5 | |
35 | |
34.6 | |
37.6 | |
35.2 | |
35.9 | |
36.2 | |
36.8 | |
31.3 | |
38.1 | |
33.7 | |
30.8 | |
37.8 | |
39.8 | |
29.6 | |
31.9 | |
32.4 | |
38.5 | |
34.6 | |
30.6 | |
35.8 | |
35.7 | |
32.4 | |
33.5 | |
30.3 | |
35.4 | |
35.4 | |
29.7 | |
39.4 | |
35.2 | |
34.3 | |
37.4 | |
43.9 | |
32.5 | |
31.8 | |
34.5 | |
30.4 | |
36.4 | |
38.3 | |
35.8 | |
30.1 | |
34.6 | |
35 | |
33.2 | |
31.7 | |
31.7 | |
32.6 | |
35.5 | |
35.7 | |
33 | |
32.2 | |
31.7 | |
32.2 | |
32.8 | |
37.1 | |
32.4 | |
44.7 | |
31.2 | |
31.9 | |
39.1 | |
39.1 | |
27.7 | |
34.9 | |
35.1 | |
35.6 | |
32 | |
40.4 | |
38.6 | |
35.2 | |
35.8 | |
32.7 | |
33.5 | |
39.7 | |
33.8 | |
30.5 | |
31.4 | |
41.6 | |
41.2 | |
40.7 | |
32.7 | |
30.5 | |
31.6 | |
36.4 | |
35.7 | |
28.7 | |
31.4 | |
32 | |
33.3 | |
37.9 | |
43.4 | |
37.6 | |
32.7 | |
33.5 | |
36.8 | |
42 | |
36.1 | |
33.6 | |
40.5 | |
44.5 | |
52.1 | |
30.5 | |
34.4 | |
35.6 | |
41.1 | |
34.7 | |
35.7 | |
45.5 | |
33.1 | |
40.5 | |
33.2 | |
37.1 | |
45.2 | |
35 | |
34.3 | |
35.6 | |
41.4 | |
31.4 | |
33.8 | |
38.7 | |
41.8 | |
39.4 | |
37 | |
35.5 | |
29.9 | |
37.6 | |
33.6 | |
32.5 | |
40.1 | |
35.3 | |
34.9 | |
40.6 | |
39.4 | |
34.6 | |
32.7 | |
35.6 | |
36 | |
40.7 | |
36.7 | |
29.4 | |
44.3 | |
27.8 | |
37.2 | |
36.1 | |
34 | |
32 | |
30.7 | |
29.9 | |
35 | |
41.1 | |
43.4 | |
41.1 | |
40.6 | |
39 | |
49.2 | |
35.1 | |
36.4 | |
34.8 | |
29.5 | |
35.6 | |
36.4 | |
33.2 | |
37.4 | |
42.6 | |
38.7 | |
35.9 | |
36.1 | |
28.9 | |
31.1 | |
37.4 | |
35.9 | |
42.1 | |
34.2 | |
32.4 | |
32.4 | |
35.7 | |
33.1 | |
35.4 | |
47.3 | |
44.7 | |
42.9 | |
36.1 | |
37.7 | |
31.7 | |
39.1 | |
33.9 | |
38.6 | |
35.5 | |
31.2 | |
41.1 | |
31.5 | |
35.4 | |
34.2 | |
39.7 | |
34.8 | |
38.6 | |
33.9 | |
38.1 | |
34.2 | |
34.7 | |
33.2 | |
38.1 | |
33.8 | |
36.3 | |
35.1 | |
37.8 | |
30.8 | |
35.1 | |
33.7 | |
35.4 | |
36 | |
30.8 | |
40.8 | |
31.2 | |
33 | |
33.5 | |
34.5 | |
32 | |
29.8 | |
36.7 | |
30.6 | |
30.5 | |
32.9 | |
35.4 | |
38.9 | |
32.9 | |
37.9 | |
34.2 | |
30.4 | |
40.2 | |
33.3 | |
35.3 | |
31.2 | |
32.9 | |
32.4 | |
27.6 | |
38 | |
39.3 | |
32.8 | |
29.9 | |
33.9 | |
29.6 | |
29.1 | |
35.1 | |
34.4 | |
35.1 | |
35.8 | |
32.4 | |
31.6 | |
30.2 | |
31 | |
34.3 | |
31.1 | |
34 | |
33.2 | |
39.5 | |
34.4 | |
33.3 | |
30.5 | |
32.6 | |
39.6 | |
34.5 | |
35.8 | |
31.6 | |
30.2 | |
32.4 | |
33.5 | |
31.6 | |
31.1 | |
37.4 | |
34.8 | |
32.8 | |
32.7 | |
39.6 | |
30 | |
43.3 | |
38.9 | |
39.8 | |
30.7 | |
31.9 | |
30.4 | |
33.1 | |
40.8 | |
31 | |
34.2 | |
32.7 | |
37.8 | |
37.8 | |
33.1 | |
28.6 | |
34.7 | |
36.7 | |
34.8 | |
31.5 | |
34.6 | |
34.3 | |
36.5 | |
34.9 | |
33.6 | |
30.3 | |
34 | |
33.4 | |
38.3 | |
33.7 | |
32.1 | |
29 | |
32.2 | |
36.3 | |
31.9 | |
33.1 | |
31.6 | |
36.4 | |
34.5 | |
31.1 | |
31 | |
33.8 | |
29.4 | |
32.3 | |
34.1 | |
35.1 | |
32.6 | |
32.6 | |
32.5 | |
31.4 | |
33.3 | |
30.1 | |
34.5 | |
35.6 | |
32.5 | |
37.2 | |
33 | |
29 | |
34.5 | |
24.3 | |
30.8 | |
30.4 | |
33 | |
34.3 | |
31.3 | |
31.3 | |
32 | |
34.4 | |
33.2 | |
36.2 | |
33 | |
30 | |
31.8 | |
30.5 | |
32.8 | |
33.6 | |
38.4 | |
31.2 | |
36.5 | |
33.1 | |
29.2 | |
40.6 | |
34.4 | |
35.2 | |
32.9 | |
27.9 | |
35.9 | |
34.1 | |
31.8 | |
42.2 | |
34.4 | |
34.4 | |
31.3 | |
33.1 | |
32.4 | |
36.3 |
Gemeente | % share without children (%) |
---|---|
Appingedam | 10.4 |
Bedum | 9 |
Bellingwedde | 16 |
Ten Boer | 9.4 |
Delfzijl | 9.2 |
Groningen (gemeente) | 14.9 |
Grootegast | 11.3 |
Haren | 12.6 |
Hoogezand-Sappemeer | 9.1 |
Leek | 8.2 |
Loppersum | 13.7 |
Marum | 8.3 |
Almere | 12.6 |
Stadskanaal | 9.4 |
Slochteren | 11.5 |
Veendam | 9.9 |
Vlagtwedde | 13.4 |
Zeewolde | 10.7 |
Winsum | 11.5 |
Zuidhorn | 10.1 |
Dongeradeel | 10.4 |
Achtkarspelen | 7.8 |
Ameland | 12.3 |
het Bildt | 12.4 |
Franekeradeel | 10.7 |
Harlingen | 10.6 |
Heerenveen | 10.8 |
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland | 10.3 |
Leeuwarden | 12.4 |
Leeuwarderadeel | 8.4 |
Ooststellingwerf | 10.5 |
Opsterland | 9.7 |
Schiermonnikoog | 11 |
Smallingerland | 8.3 |
Terschelling | 11 |
Vlieland | 14.6 |
Weststellingwerf | 11.9 |
Assen | 11.1 |
Coevorden | 11.4 |
Emmen | 10.2 |
Hoogeveen | 11.3 |
Meppel | 10.1 |
Littenseradiel | 8.1 |
Almelo | 11.7 |
Borne | 10.8 |
Dalfsen | 10.2 |
Deventer | 11.8 |
Enschede | 12.4 |
Haaksbergen | 10 |
Hardenberg | 9.7 |
Hellendoorn | 9.8 |
Hengelo (O.) | 11.6 |
Kampen | 9.3 |
Losser | 12.2 |
Noordoostpolder | 7.8 |
Oldenzaal | 11.2 |
Ommen | 10.9 |
Raalte | 12.2 |
Staphorst | 10.1 |
Tubbergen | 12.7 |
Urk | 9.4 |
Wierden | 8.9 |
Zwolle | 12.2 |
Rijnwaarden | 11.2 |
Aalten | 11.2 |
Apeldoorn | 11.6 |
Arnhem | 16.1 |
Barneveld | 10.1 |
Beuningen | 12.6 |
Brummen | 9.5 |
Buren | 10 |
Culemborg | 10.3 |
Doesburg | 11.3 |
Doetinchem | 12 |
Druten | 11.1 |
Duiven | 10.3 |
Ede | 10.2 |
Elburg | 8.2 |
Epe | 11.5 |
Ermelo | 10.1 |
Geldermalsen | 11.1 |
Groesbeek | 11.6 |
Harderwijk | 9.1 |
Hattem | 9.9 |
Heerde | 9 |
Heumen | 11.5 |
Lochem | 11.8 |
Maasdriel | 10.4 |
Millingen aan de Rijn | 10.3 |
Nijkerk | 8.4 |
Nijmegen | 15.3 |
Oldebroek | 8.2 |
Putten | 10.6 |
Renkum | 16.4 |
Rheden | 12.5 |
Rozendaal | 10.6 |
Scherpenzeel | 8.3 |
Tiel | 10.4 |
Ubbergen | 14.7 |
Voorst | 10.3 |
Wageningen | 13.2 |
Westervoort | 9.7 |
Winterswijk | 10.3 |
Wijchen | 12.1 |
Zaltbommel | 10.9 |
Zevenaar | 9.8 |
Zutphen | 12.6 |
Nunspeet | 9.9 |
Dronten | 7.5 |
Neerijnen | 11.8 |
Amersfoort | 13.2 |
Baarn | 14.2 |
De Bilt | 13.8 |
Bunnik | 9.6 |
Bunschoten | 6.8 |
Eemnes | 11.3 |
Houten | 10 |
Leusden | 11.7 |
Lopik | 10.1 |
Montfoort | 8.8 |
Renswoude | 8.4 |
Rhenen | 11.4 |
Soest | 14.4 |
Utrecht (gemeente) | 15.8 |
Veenendaal | 10 |
Woudenberg | 9.1 |
Wijk bij Duurstede | 11.3 |
IJsselstein | 9.9 |
Zeist | 16.5 |
Nieuwegein | 11 |
Aalsmeer | 10 |
Alkmaar | 12.6 |
Amstelveen | 18.8 |
Amsterdam | 23.1 |
Graft-De Rijp | 10.3 |
Beemster | 13.1 |
Bergen (NH.) | 13.2 |
Beverwijk | 13.2 |
Blaricum | 14.7 |
Bloemendaal | 15 |
Bussum | 16 |
Castricum | 10.9 |
Diemen | 18.9 |
Edam-Volendam | 8.1 |
Enkhuizen | 11.5 |
Haarlem | 15.8 |
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude | 10.4 |
Haarlemmermeer | 10.9 |
Heemskerk | 8.8 |
Heemstede | 15.7 |
Heerhugowaard | 8.4 |
Heiloo | 10.1 |
Den Helder | 9.6 |
Hilversum | 15 |
Hoorn | 12 |
Huizen | 11.3 |
Landsmeer | 11.2 |
Langedijk | 9 |
Laren (NH.) | 14.9 |
Medemblik | 11.5 |
Muiden | 11.1 |
Naarden | 14.2 |
Oostzaan | 12 |
Opmeer | 9.1 |
Ouder-Amstel | 18.5 |
Purmerend | 10.8 |
Schagen | 9.8 |
Texel | 10.1 |
Uitgeest | 10.9 |
Uithoorn | 9.6 |
Velsen | 11 |
Weesp | 12.5 |
Schermer | 12.5 |
Zandvoort | 17.9 |
Zeevang | 9.8 |
Zaanstad | 10.3 |
Alblasserdam | 8.3 |
Alphen aan den Rijn | 9.8 |
Barendrecht | 9.9 |
Bergambacht | 12.2 |
Drechterland | 10.7 |
Brielle | 8.7 |
Capelle aan den IJssel | 15.3 |
Delft | 15.6 |
Dordrecht | 12.9 |
Gorinchem | 11.2 |
Gouda | 12 |
's-Gravenhage (gemeente) | 20.7 |
Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 10.2 |
Hellevoetsluis | 9.5 |
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 9.7 |
Stede Broec | 9.4 |
Hillegom | 11.4 |
Katwijk | 9.2 |
Krimpen aan den IJssel | 10.8 |
Leerdam | 10.2 |
Leiden | 15.6 |
Leiderdorp | 13.4 |
Lisse | 11 |
Maassluis | 11.4 |
Bernisse | 8.2 |
Nieuwkoop | 10.1 |
Noordwijk | 12.5 |
Noordwijkerhout | 10.5 |
Oegstgeest | 15.8 |
Oud-Beijerland | 9.6 |
Binnenmaas | 11.8 |
Korendijk | 11.5 |
Oudewater | 11.7 |
Papendrecht | 9.4 |
Ridderkerk | 11.6 |
Rotterdam | 16.8 |
Rijswijk (ZH.) | 18.6 |
Schiedam | 14.8 |
Schoonhoven | 8 |
Sliedrecht | 9.9 |
Cromstrijen | 9.1 |
Spijkenisse | 9 |
Albrandswaard | 10.4 |
Westvoorne | 11.9 |
Strijen | 9.8 |
Vianen | 10.2 |
Vlaardingen | 12.8 |
Vlist | 9.2 |
Voorschoten | 14.4 |
Waddinxveen | 8.3 |
Wassenaar | 16.1 |
Woerden | 9.7 |
Zoetermeer | 12 |
Zoeterwoude | 11 |
Zwijndrecht | 12.1 |
Nederlek | 9.5 |
Ouderkerk | 11.1 |
Borsele | 14.8 |
Goes | 12.7 |
West Maas en Waal | 13.6 |
Hulst | 17.7 |
Kapelle | 12 |
Middelburg (Z.) | 13.3 |
Giessenlanden | 8.8 |
Reimerswaal | 11.2 |
Zederik | 8.8 |
Terneuzen | 15.6 |
Tholen | 11.9 |
Veere | 12.8 |
Vlissingen | 12.7 |
Lingewaal | 9.6 |
De Ronde Venen | 11.6 |
Tytsjerksteradiel | 8.5 |
Aalburg | 8.7 |
Asten | 11.2 |
Baarle-Nassau | 18.5 |
Bergen op Zoom | 12.1 |
Best | 11 |
Boekel | 11.1 |
Boxmeer | 10.9 |
Boxtel | 12 |
Breda | 14.2 |
Deurne | 11.9 |
Pekela | 11.2 |
Dongen | 10.6 |
Eersel | 11.4 |
Eindhoven | 15.1 |
Etten-Leur | 9.3 |
Geertruidenberg | 10.6 |
Gilze en Rijen | 10.7 |
Goirle | 11.4 |
Grave | 12.9 |
Haaren | 11.2 |
Helmond | 12.2 |
's-Hertogenbosch | 13.4 |
Heusden | 10 |
Hilvarenbeek | 11.8 |
Loon op Zand | 13 |
Mill en Sint Hubert | 13.3 |
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | 10.3 |
Oirschot | 12.7 |
Oisterwijk | 13.1 |
Oosterhout | 11.3 |
Oss | 11.7 |
Rucphen | 12.9 |
Schijndel | 10.2 |
Sint-Michielsgestel | 12.7 |
Sint-Oedenrode | 12 |
Someren | 11.4 |
Son en Breugel | 10.9 |
Steenbergen | 11.7 |
Waterland | 11 |
Tilburg | 14 |
Uden | 9.7 |
Valkenswaard | 12.9 |
Veghel | 11.5 |
Veldhoven | 10 |
Vught | 12.1 |
Waalre | 13.1 |
Waalwijk | 10.4 |
Werkendam | 9.9 |
Woensdrecht | 14.4 |
Woudrichem | 10.1 |
Zundert | 13.9 |
Wormerland | 10.3 |
Onderbanken | 13.8 |
Landgraaf | 14 |
Beek (L.) | 14.1 |
Beesel | 10.7 |
Bergen (L.) | 10.8 |
Brunssum | 14.1 |
Gennep | 12.6 |
Heerlen | 15.8 |
Kerkrade | 16.2 |
Maastricht | 17.2 |
Meerssen | 15.2 |
Mook en Middelaar | 12.7 |
Nederweert | 10.1 |
Nuth | 13.7 |
Roermond | 16.6 |
Schinnen | 15 |
Simpelveld | 14.7 |
Stein (L.) | 13.4 |
Vaals | 28.7 |
Venlo | 13 |
Venray | 11.4 |
Voerendaal | 12.6 |
Weert | 11.9 |
Valkenburg aan de Geul | 18.1 |
Lelystad | 11.7 |
Horst aan de Maas | 10.1 |
Oude IJsselstreek | 11.6 |
Teylingen | 10.5 |
Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 13.3 |
Oost Gelre | 9.9 |
Koggenland | 9.4 |
Lansingerland | 9.1 |
Leudal | 14 |
Maasgouw | 14.4 |
Eemsmond | 11 |
Gemert-Bakel | 10 |
Halderberge | 12.5 |
Heeze-Leende | 12.8 |
Laarbeek | 12.4 |
De Marne | 13.4 |
Reusel-De Mierden | 12.3 |
Roerdalen | 15 |
Maasdonk | 9.7 |
Roosendaal | 13.3 |
Schouwen-Duiveland | 12.6 |
Aa en Hunze | 11 |
Borger-Odoorn | 10.2 |
Cuijk | 10.9 |
Landerd | 11.1 |
De Wolden | 9.7 |
Noord-Beveland | 15.2 |
Wijdemeren | 11 |
Noordenveld | 9.3 |
Twenterand | 8 |
Westerveld | 13.2 |
Sint Anthonis | 12.6 |
Lingewaard | 10.1 |
Cranendonck | 14.7 |
Steenwijkerland | 10.2 |
Moerdijk | 12.2 |
Echt-Susteren | 16.1 |
Sluis | 18.7 |
Drimmelen | 10.1 |
Bernheze | 9.5 |
Ferwerderadiel | 12.8 |
Alphen-Chaam | 10.9 |
Bergeijk | 11.8 |
Bladel | 10.5 |
Gulpen-Wittem | 17.6 |
Tynaarlo | 10.3 |
Midden-Drenthe | 10.2 |
Overbetuwe | 10.1 |
Hof van Twente | 11 |
Neder-Betuwe | 9.6 |
Rijssen-Holten | 10.3 |
Geldrop-Mierlo | 12.3 |
Olst-Wijhe | 12.1 |
Dinkelland | 12.1 |
Westland | 9.1 |
Midden-Delfland | 9.4 |
Berkelland | 10.5 |
Bronckhorst | 11.3 |
Sittard-Geleen | 15.2 |
Kaag en Braassem | 10.2 |
Dantumadiel | 9.8 |
Zuidplas | 9.7 |
Peel en Maas | 11.1 |
Oldambt | 11.3 |
Zwartewaterland | 9.4 |
Súdwest-Fryslân | 10.6 |
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 9.7 |
Eijsden-Margraten | 15.4 |
Stichtse Vecht | 12.5 |
Menameradiel | 9.5 |
Hollands Kroon | 9.2 |
Leidschendam-Voorburg | 18.4 |
De Friese Meren | 9.9 |
Goeree-Overflakkee | 12.3 |
Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 8.7 |
Molenwaard | 9.3 |
Montferland | 10.7 |
Menterwolde | 8.7 |
How long is the living distance between the elderly and their children?
It is more difficult for children living at a longer distance from their parents to offer assistance in everyday situations, for example buying groceries. In the group of elderly people with one or more children, 29 percent were living at an average distance of more than 30 km in 2014. In less urbanised areas in the northern and eastern part of the country and in the provinces of Zeeland and Limburg, the average distance was longer than in the western and central part of the country.
Gemeente | Average distance to children ( km) |
---|---|
Appingedam | 40 |
Bedum | 38 |
Bellingwedde | 52 |
Ten Boer | 37 |
Delfzijl | 47 |
Groningen (gemeente) | 42 |
Grootegast | 27 |
Haren | 64 |
Hoogezand-Sappemeer | 36 |
Leek | 39 |
Loppersum | 40 |
Marum | 29 |
Almere | 21 |
Stadskanaal | 38 |
Slochteren | 33 |
Veendam | 36 |
Vlagtwedde | 46 |
Zeewolde | 31 |
Winsum | 43 |
Zuidhorn | 45 |
Dongeradeel | 39 |
Achtkarspelen | 28 |
Ameland | 47 |
het Bildt | 35 |
Franekeradeel | 39 |
Harlingen | 39 |
Heerenveen | 38 |
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland | 34 |
Leeuwarden | 39 |
Leeuwarderadeel | 38 |
Ooststellingwerf | 42 |
Opsterland | 36 |
Schiermonnikoog | 81 |
Smallingerland | 38 |
Terschelling | 64 |
Vlieland | 58 |
Weststellingwerf | 37 |
Assen | 47 |
Coevorden | 44 |
Emmen | 40 |
Hoogeveen | 38 |
Meppel | 38 |
Littenseradiel | 31 |
Almelo | 34 |
Borne | 36 |
Dalfsen | 28 |
Deventer | 30 |
Enschede | 34 |
Haaksbergen | 31 |
Hardenberg | 32 |
Hellendoorn | 28 |
Hengelo (O.) | 35 |
Kampen | 24 |
Losser | 31 |
Noordoostpolder | 38 |
Oldenzaal | 35 |
Ommen | 37 |
Raalte | 26 |
Staphorst | 18 |
Tubbergen | 20 |
Urk | 13 |
Wierden | 29 |
Zwolle | 34 |
Rijnwaarden | 20 |
Aalten | 30 |
Apeldoorn | 28 |
Arnhem | 25 |
Barneveld | 20 |
Beuningen | 19 |
Brummen | 28 |
Buren | 19 |
Culemborg | 19 |
Doesburg | 30 |
Doetinchem | 30 |
Druten | 17 |
Duiven | 23 |
Ede | 25 |
Elburg | 26 |
Epe | 28 |
Ermelo | 28 |
Geldermalsen | 19 |
Groesbeek | 20 |
Harderwijk | 27 |
Hattem | 29 |
Heerde | 25 |
Heumen | 28 |
Lochem | 38 |
Maasdriel | 14 |
Millingen aan de Rijn | 19 |
Nijkerk | 20 |
Nijmegen | 24 |
Oldebroek | 19 |
Putten | 21 |
Renkum | 34 |
Rheden | 33 |
Rozendaal | 50 |
Scherpenzeel | 17 |
Tiel | 22 |
Ubbergen | 26 |
Voorst | 22 |
Wageningen | 31 |
Westervoort | 23 |
Winterswijk | 33 |
Wijchen | 20 |
Zaltbommel | 19 |
Zevenaar | 26 |
Zutphen | 36 |
Nunspeet | 28 |
Dronten | 36 |
Neerijnen | 18 |
Amersfoort | 22 |
Baarn | 22 |
De Bilt | 24 |
Bunnik | 24 |
Bunschoten | 12 |
Eemnes | 17 |
Houten | 19 |
Leusden | 24 |
Lopik | 15 |
Montfoort | 18 |
Renswoude | 16 |
Rhenen | 24 |
Soest | 24 |
Utrecht (gemeente) | 18 |
Veenendaal | 21 |
Woudenberg | 22 |
Wijk bij Duurstede | 19 |
IJsselstein | 17 |
Zeist | 24 |
Nieuwegein | 18 |
Aalsmeer | 16 |
Alkmaar | 21 |
Amstelveen | 18 |
Amsterdam | 17 |
Graft-De Rijp | 16 |
Beemster | 18 |
Bergen (NH.) | 26 |
Beverwijk | 16 |
Blaricum | 21 |
Bloemendaal | 22 |
Bussum | 21 |
Castricum | 22 |
Diemen | 18 |
Edam-Volendam | 8 |
Enkhuizen | 24 |
Haarlem | 18 |
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude | 17 |
Haarlemmermeer | 18 |
Heemskerk | 16 |
Heemstede | 22 |
Heerhugowaard | 20 |
Heiloo | 25 |
Den Helder | 34 |
Hilversum | 20 |
Hoorn | 22 |
Huizen | 20 |
Landsmeer | 15 |
Langedijk | 20 |
Laren (NH.) | 22 |
Medemblik | 22 |
Muiden | 19 |
Naarden | 23 |
Oostzaan | 13 |
Opmeer | 19 |
Ouder-Amstel | 17 |
Purmerend | 17 |
Schagen | 25 |
Texel | 44 |
Uitgeest | 16 |
Uithoorn | 18 |
Velsen | 17 |
Weesp | 18 |
Schermer | 15 |
Zandvoort | 19 |
Zeevang | 18 |
Zaanstad | 16 |
Alblasserdam | 16 |
Alphen aan den Rijn | 20 |
Barendrecht | 17 |
Bergambacht | 19 |
Drechterland | 20 |
Brielle | 21 |
Capelle aan den IJssel | 19 |
Delft | 21 |
Dordrecht | 18 |
Gorinchem | 20 |
Gouda | 20 |
's-Gravenhage (gemeente) | 22 |
Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 15 |
Hellevoetsluis | 23 |
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 19 |
Stede Broec | 22 |
Hillegom | 18 |
Katwijk | 13 |
Krimpen aan den IJssel | 17 |
Leerdam | 18 |
Leiden | 17 |
Leiderdorp | 20 |
Lisse | 18 |
Maassluis | 21 |
Bernisse | 19 |
Nieuwkoop | 16 |
Noordwijk | 18 |
Noordwijkerhout | 17 |
Oegstgeest | 25 |
Oud-Beijerland | 18 |
Binnenmaas | 18 |
Korendijk | 19 |
Oudewater | 18 |
Papendrecht | 18 |
Ridderkerk | 18 |
Rotterdam | 18 |
Rijswijk (ZH.) | 22 |
Schiedam | 17 |
Schoonhoven | 21 |
Sliedrecht | 16 |
Cromstrijen | 19 |
Spijkenisse | 19 |
Albrandswaard | 19 |
Westvoorne | 25 |
Strijen | 17 |
Vianen | 18 |
Vlaardingen | 19 |
Vlist | 17 |
Voorschoten | 24 |
Waddinxveen | 20 |
Wassenaar | 25 |
Woerden | 19 |
Zoetermeer | 20 |
Zoeterwoude | 17 |
Zwijndrecht | 19 |
Nederlek | 16 |
Ouderkerk | 16 |
Borsele | 31 |
Goes | 35 |
West Maas en Waal | 16 |
Hulst | 30 |
Kapelle | 35 |
Middelburg (Z.) | 43 |
Giessenlanden | 16 |
Reimerswaal | 25 |
Zederik | 16 |
Terneuzen | 35 |
Tholen | 23 |
Veere | 41 |
Vlissingen | 42 |
Lingewaal | 17 |
De Ronde Venen | 18 |
Tytsjerksteradiel | 36 |
Aalburg | 14 |
Asten | 20 |
Baarle-Nassau | 27 |
Bergen op Zoom | 25 |
Best | 21 |
Boekel | 14 |
Boxmeer | 23 |
Boxtel | 19 |
Breda | 23 |
Deurne | 20 |
Pekela | 34 |
Dongen | 18 |
Eersel | 24 |
Eindhoven | 25 |
Etten-Leur | 21 |
Geertruidenberg | 16 |
Gilze en Rijen | 19 |
Goirle | 20 |
Grave | 23 |
Haaren | 19 |
Helmond | 20 |
's-Hertogenbosch | 20 |
Heusden | 18 |
Hilvarenbeek | 19 |
Loon op Zand | 18 |
Mill en Sint Hubert | 14 |
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | 29 |
Oirschot | 16 |
Oisterwijk | 23 |
Oosterhout | 20 |
Oss | 18 |
Rucphen | 11 |
Schijndel | 13 |
Sint-Michielsgestel | 19 |
Sint-Oedenrode | 16 |
Someren | 17 |
Son en Breugel | 33 |
Steenbergen | 21 |
Waterland | 15 |
Tilburg | 18 |
Uden | 22 |
Valkenswaard | 22 |
Veghel | 19 |
Veldhoven | 22 |
Vught | 25 |
Waalre | 34 |
Waalwijk | 18 |
Werkendam | 15 |
Woensdrecht | 27 |
Woudrichem | 18 |
Zundert | 16 |
Wormerland | 15 |
Onderbanken | 21 |
Landgraaf | 26 |
Beek (L.) | 30 |
Beesel | 20 |
Bergen (L.) | 23 |
Brunssum | 26 |
Gennep | 23 |
Heerlen | 34 |
Kerkrade | 25 |
Maastricht | 33 |
Meerssen | 33 |
Mook en Middelaar | 31 |
Nederweert | 18 |
Nuth | 28 |
Roermond | 31 |
Schinnen | 30 |
Simpelveld | 22 |
Stein (L.) | 22 |
Vaals | 33 |
Venlo | 26 |
Venray | 25 |
Voerendaal | 33 |
Weert | 24 |
Valkenburg aan de Geul | 29 |
Lelystad | 30 |
Horst aan de Maas | 22 |
Oude IJsselstreek | 25 |
Teylingen | 20 |
Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 27 |
Oost Gelre | 29 |
Koggenland | 17 |
Lansingerland | 19 |
Leudal | 27 |
Maasgouw | 26 |
Eemsmond | 44 |
Gemert-Bakel | 15 |
Halderberge | 19 |
Heeze-Leende | 28 |
Laarbeek | 18 |
De Marne | 47 |
Reusel-De Mierden | 17 |
Roerdalen | 27 |
Maasdonk | 11 |
Roosendaal | 22 |
Schouwen-Duiveland | 39 |
Aa en Hunze | 45 |
Borger-Odoorn | 49 |
Cuijk | 21 |
Landerd | 15 |
De Wolden | 37 |
Noord-Beveland | 44 |
Wijdemeren | 19 |
Noordenveld | 44 |
Twenterand | 22 |
Westerveld | 51 |
Sint Anthonis | 20 |
Lingewaard | 17 |
Cranendonck | 23 |
Steenwijkerland | 37 |
Moerdijk | 19 |
Echt-Susteren | 21 |
Sluis | 42 |
Drimmelen | 16 |
Bernheze | 15 |
Ferwerderadiel | 35 |
Alphen-Chaam | 19 |
Bergeijk | 18 |
Bladel | 18 |
Gulpen-Wittem | 28 |
Tynaarlo | 48 |
Midden-Drenthe | 41 |
Overbetuwe | 22 |
Hof van Twente | 33 |
Neder-Betuwe | 17 |
Rijssen-Holten | 26 |
Geldrop-Mierlo | 27 |
Olst-Wijhe | 25 |
Dinkelland | 26 |
Westland | 16 |
Midden-Delfland | 20 |
Berkelland | 33 |
Bronckhorst | 27 |
Sittard-Geleen | 31 |
Kaag en Braassem | 16 |
Dantumadiel | 28 |
Zuidplas | 18 |
Peel en Maas | 19 |
Oldambt | 40 |
Zwartewaterland | 24 |
Súdwest-Fryslân | 38 |
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 19 |
Eijsden-Margraten | 33 |
Stichtse Vecht | 19 |
Menameradiel | 34 |
Hollands Kroon | 25 |
Leidschendam-Voorburg | 22 |
De Friese Meren | 36 |
Goeree-Overflakkee | 23 |
Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 20 |
Molenwaard | 15 |
Montferland | 22 |
Menterwolde | 32 |
1)By municipality of residence of elderly person |
How many elderly are receiving informal care?
As home care services are facing the pressure of greater demand, the elderly are likely (even) more dependent on informal care< toelichting 2>. In 2016, a share of 10 percent among the over-65s indicated receiving informal care. The share ranged from 8 percent in Friesland province to 11 percent in Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Drenthe and Flevoland. This concerns all forms of informal care, regardless of type of activity and number of hours. This informal care may be provided by a partner, by children, friends or neighbours. <g5>
How many elderly are receiving informal care?
As home care services are facing the pressure of greater demand, the elderly are likely (even) more dependent on informal care< toelichting 2>. In 2016, a share of 10 percent among the over-65s indicated receiving informal care. The share ranged from 8 percent in Friesland province to 11 percent in Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Drenthe and Flevoland. This concerns all forms of informal care, regardless of type of activity and number of hours. This informal care may be provided by a partner, by children, friends or neighbours.
Provincie | Receiving informal care (%) |
---|---|
Groningen (PV) | 8.9 |
Friesland (PV) | 8.2 |
Drenthe (PV) | 11.3 |
Overijssel (PV) | 10.2 |
Flevoland (PV) | 11.3 |
Gelderland (PV) | 10.3 |
Utrecht (PV) | 9.7 |
Noord-Holland (PV) | 8.8 |
Zuid-Holland (PV) | 9.4 |
Zeeland (PV) | 9.9 |
Noord-Brabant (PV) | 10.9 |
Limburg (PV) | 10.9 |
Most figures are based on a survey related to the reporting year 2014. Currently, more recent data is not available yet, but the general expectation is that there have been no major shifts in the patterns between 2014 and 2020.