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More youngsters are leaving school without any qualification
Twenty percent of young people aged 15 to 26 who were not in education in Q2 2024 had no basic qualification from secondary education.
Labour participation; attachment to the labour market
Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work Sex, age, level of education
Fewer young people are able to leave parental home
Among young people still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22.
Young adults more negative about their own health
In 2023, 88 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 rated their health as good or very good.
Young people see their own lifestyle as less climate-conscious
In 2023, young people aged 18 to 24 were found to adopt a less climate-conscious lifestyle than people in older age groups.
Seven percent of young people have never had a job
In 2023, 7 percent of the Netherlands' 2.2 million young people aged 15 to 24 had never been in paid work
More 15 and 16-year-olds in paid work
The number of young people aged 15-26 in paid work increased by 34 thousand in Q4 2023 compared to the same quarter one year earlier.
People with a driving licence; driving licence type, age, region, 1 January
Number of people with a driving licence Type of driving licence, age of licence holder, region
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023.
Unemployment slightly down in November
In November, unemployment fell slightly, to 3.5 percent of the labour force; 357 thousand people were unemployed. Unemployment declined by 2 thousand a month on average during the preceding three...
Annual Report Youth Monitor 2023
The 2023 Annual Youth Monitor presents a broad overview of the living situation of children and young people in the Netherlands, e.g. on mental health issues, student debt, smoking and school.
Young adults more likely to live with parents than 20 years ago
An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.
Students worked 11 hours a week on average in Q3
In the third quarter of 2023, two-thirds of pupils in secondary education aged 15 or older had a part-time job.
Sleeping problems and mental health issues increasing among young people
In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.
Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.
6 in 10 parents in the Caribbean Netherlands use formal childcare
Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022.
Quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds overweight
In 2022, 17 percent of all children and young people in the Netherlands aged 2 to 24 years were overweight.
1,916 suicide deaths in 2022, 54 more than in 2021
Last year, 1,916 people took their own lives. This is more than five suicide deaths per day, on average.
Number of youth care recipients stable last year
In 2022, 467 thousand young people in the Netherlands received some form of youth care. This is approximately the same number as in the previous year. It means that 10.5 percent of all young people...
Driving licence ownership among young people not yet at pre-pandemic level
On 1 January 2023, over 11.5 million people were holding a Dutch car driving licence, 0.7 percent more than one year previously.
Unemployment further down in December
In December, 352 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 10 thousand per month. The employed labour force (15 to 74 years) grew by an...
Young men now more likely to have paid work than young women
In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.
The Annual Report Youth Monitor 2022
The Annual Report Youth Monitor 2021 Summary presents an outline of the living situation of young people in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including those in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Young adults now have lower personal well-being than over-25s
In 2021, a lower share of young adults in the Netherlands experienced high personal well-being. For the first time since measurement commenced, they reported high well-being relatively less often...
Nearly 100 thousand young people are half-orphans
At the end of 2021, nearly 100 thousand young people aged 0 to 24 years were half-orphans. In addition, over 1.5 thousand young people were orphans.