Households by composition: living alone is the largest part, 40% in 2026

Breakdown in 2026: living alone 40%, married couple 38%, unmarried couple 13%, single parent 7.5%, other 0.6%. Total: 8,474,674 households.

Source: CBS, tabel 71486ned (Huishoudens; samenstelling, grootte, regio, 1 januari) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026 · selection: LeeftijdReferentiepersoon: Totaal; RegioS: NederlandOpen the table Single block

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curl "https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/71486ned/TypedDataSet?\$filter=LeeftijdReferentiepersoon%20eq%20'10000'%20and%20RegioS%20eq%20'NL01%20%20'%20and%20Perioden%20eq%20'2026JJ00'&\$select=Eenpersoonshuishouden_2,TotaalGehuwdeParen_11,TotaalNietGehuwdeParen_6,TotaalEenouderhuishoudens_16,OverigHuishouden_20"

Households by composition: living alone is the largest part, 40% in 2026

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Population by marital status: never married is the largest part, 50% in 2026

Population by country of origin: the Netherlands is the largest part, 71% in 2026

Population by age: 40 to 65 is the largest part, 32% in 2026

Population growth: highest in Woudenberg and 1 other municipality (2.3%), lowest in Westerwolde (-7.9%)

People aged 80 or over in the Netherlands: 957 thousand in 2026, 9.6 times as much as in 1950

People living alone: 3.41 million in 2026, 38 times as much as in 1899