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The Youth Monitor keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the situation of young people in the Netherlands. It contains figures on the themes young people & families, health & welfare, education, labour and safety & justice.

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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. A total of 77.9 percent of young people aged 15-26 were in paid employment. More 15 and 16-year-olds, in particular, have started paid work in recent years. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on the Labour Force Survey, as part of the National Youth Monitor.

01-03-2024 | 09:03

Students worked 11 hours a week on average in Q3

In the third quarter of 2023, two-thirds of pupils in secondary education (VO) aged 15 or older had a part-time job. They worked almost 11 hours a week on average, often as shelf stackers, waiters and waitresses or kitchen assistants. Half of them said they mostly or always worked evening shifts. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the Youth Monitor.

12-12-2023 | 14:12

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. Sixteen percent of young people reported being mentally unhealthy in the past four weeks and 12 percent said they were or had been suffering from depression in the past twelve months. Relative to 2017, there is a percentage increase of young people having sleeping problems, mental health issues and depression. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of new figures of the Annual Report Youth Monitor released today.

09-11-2023 | 10:11

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