Fewer 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.

Young people and families | 03-12-2018 | 09:12

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Annual 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.

Young people and families | 30-11-2018 | 00:11

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Relatively few teenage mothers in the Netherlands

In 2016, 1,492 teenage girls gave birth to a child in the Netherlands. This number was again slightly lower than one year previously. The share of Dutch teenage mothers per one thousand 15 to 19-year-old girls was the lowest of all EU countries.

Young people and families | 18-04-2018 | 13:04

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Annual Report Youth Monitor 2017 Summary

The Annual Report of the National Youth Monitor provides insights into the situation of the nearly 5 million young people in the Netherlands. The report also includes information about young people in the Caribbean Netherlands. The lives of young people are described using various indicators and themes. Topics addressed here include family situation, children in families on income support, education, labour market, alcohol consumption, crime and crime victim rates, youth care and overall satisfaction with life.

Young people and families | 31-01-2018 | 13:01

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Annual Report 2014 - Summary

This summary presents the main results of the Annual Report 2014, which is based on information from the National Youth Monitor website.

Young people and families | 15-12-2014 | 16:12

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More than 100 thousand children in youth care

In 2012, 103 thousand young people (approximately 3 percent) received youth care. Amsterdam has the highest number of children in youth care, but the highest proportion of children in youth care was recorded in the municipality of Kerkrade.

Young people and families | 09-07-2014 | 17:07

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