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Annual Report Youth Monitor 2024 Summary
How is the situation of young people in the Netherlands? Read it in the Annual Report Youth Monitor 2024 Summary
Read publicationYoung 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. That was 91 percent in 2020. In recent years, they were less likely to rate their own health as very good and were more likely to say that it was ‘fine’. More young people have been suffering from mental health issues since 2021. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this in its National Youth Monitor, which is based on figures from the Health Survey.
Read publicationMore young people receiving youth assistance, particularly teenage girls
In 2023, 474 thousand young people received youth care. This was 10,000 more than in 2021, an increase of 2.2 percent. This increase resulted from more young people receiving non-residential youth assistance. More girls aged 12 to 17 in particular were receiving this form of support. This is according to provisional figures by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Read publicationMore 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.
Read publicationMore girls than boys exceeding expected school level
In 2017/’18, more girls than boys in the third year of secondary education were studying at a higher level than recommended by their primary school.
Read publicationFewer welfare children for the first time since 2009
At the end of 2017, nearly 7 percent (228 thousand) of all minor children were living in a family claiming income support, down by nearly 3 thousand on 2016. It was the first drop in the number of children from such families since 2009.
Read publicationAnnual Report Youth Monitor 2018 Summary
The Annual Report Youth Monitor 2018 Summary presents an outline of the life situation of Dutch youth at both national and local level. At local level, a description of youth in the Caribbean Netherlands is included. The report focuses on all ages, from very young children to older youth.
Read publicationHalf of Dutch youth engage in volunteering
Slightly over half of Dutch young people between the ages of 15 and 24 occasionally do volunteer work. More than half are also active in associations.
Read publicationYouth unemployment at all-time low this century
For eight months now, unemployment among youth has fallen below the lowest point before the economic crisis in 2008. At European level, the Netherlands is in the top three of countries with the lowest youth unemployment rate.
Read publicationOver half of 4 to 11-year-olds get sufficient exercise
In 2017, more than half of all children aged 4 to 11 complied with the standards for physical activity as set by the Health Council of the Netherlands. Almost two-thirds were taking part in sports at least once per week.
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