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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.

In 2023, 474 thousand young people received youth care.

Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not

In 2023, young people aged 18 to 24 were found to adopt a less climate-conscious lifestyle than people in older age groups.

In 2023, 7 percent of the Netherlands' 2.2 million young people aged 15 to 24 had never been in paid work

In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.

Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not, Caribbean NL

In 2023, 88 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 rated their health as good or very good.

On 1 January 2023, over 11.5 million people were holding a Dutch car driving licence, 0.7 percent more than one year previously.

People under the age of 35 experience lower levels of well-being than older people in the Netherlands.

In 2022, there were 609 thousand young people (aged 15 to 34 years) in the Netherlands who had completed a technical education.

Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...

An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.

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.

After secondary education, young people up to the age of 25 are more likely to attend secondary vocational education (MBO) than higher vocational education (HBO) or university (WO).

A total of 36 percent of Ukrainian refugees aged 15-22 in the Netherlands were in education on 1 October 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.

Dutch 25 to 34 year-olds experience lower levels of well-being than people in other age groups.

In 2023, Dutch people aged 15 years and over went on holiday 2.5 times, on average, totalling 37.6 million holidays. Not everyone went on holiday however, and over 19 percent stayed at home.

There were an estimated 30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands on 1 January 2023

Number of people with a driving licence Type of driving licence, age of licence holder, region

In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.

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.

In 2021, 18 percent of Dutch young people aged 12 to 24 were mentally unhealthy. This was still 11 percent in 2019 and 2020.