The National Youth Monitor is a summary of information, available in print and on the Internet, about the situation of young people in the Netherlands. The purpose of the monitor is to inform policymakers, researchers and other interested parties about the situation of the youth in the Netherlands today. The monitor is compiled on the basis of existing reports and datasets and presents a picture of how the population aged 0-24 years in the Netherlands is doing... read more
New figures
Nearly 651 thousand young people were living in one-parent families in 2011, i.e. an increase by 8.9 thousand relative to 2010. These figures were added to the domain Young people and families in April.
New provisional figures on settled criminal cases in 2010 have been added to the domain Safety and justice in April. More than 37 thousand criminal cases involving defendants aged 12-24 years were settled by the Public Prosecutor's Office, nearly 32 thousand were settled in court. Both figures are lower than in 2009.
In 2009 nearly 184 thousand children lived in families depending on income support, 10 thousand fewer than in 2008. Over 100 thousand families with children under 18 depend on income support in the Netherlands. These figures were added to the domain Young people and families in March.