Number of private households (Absolute value) in Netherlands

Netherlands: Number of private households (Absolute value) was 7,794 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
7,794
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
7,794
in 2017
All-time low
4,904
in 1980
Years of data
37
1980–2017

Number of private households in Netherlands, 1980–2017

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1980199820171980: 4.9k1981: 5.0k1982: 5.1k1983: 5.2k1984: 5.4k1985: 5.5k1986: 5.6k1987: 5.7k1988: 5.8k1989: 5.9k1990: 6.0k1991: 6.1k1992: 6.2k1993: 6.3k1994: 6.4k1995: 6.5k1996: 6.5k1997: 6.6k1998: 6.7k1999: 6.7k2000: 6.8k2002: 6.9k2003: 7.0k2004: 7.0k2005: 7.1k2006: 7.1k2007: 7.2k2008: 7.2k2009: 7.3k2010: 7.4k2011: 7.4k2012: 7.5k2013: 7.6k2014: 7.6k2015: 7.7k2016: 7.7k2017: 7.8k

Source: European Central Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of private households in Netherlands is 7,794, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of private households in Netherlands peaked at 7,794 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,904, in 1980.

Netherlands ranks 8th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Number of private households (Absolute value) in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Number of private households (Absolute value) in Netherlands, 1980 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1980 4,904 —
1981 5,023 +2.4%
1982 5,103 +1.6%
1983 5,239 +2.7%
1984 5,367 +2.4%
1985 5,494 +2.4%
1986 5,613 +2.2%
1987 5,711 +1.7%
1988 5,814 +1.8%
1989 5,888 +1.3%
1990 6,000 +1.9%
1991 6,113 +1.9%
1992 6,216 +1.7%
1993 6,318 +1.6%
1994 6,406 +1.4%
1995 6,469 +1.0%
1996 6,518 +0.8%
1997 6,581 +1.0%
1998 6,656 +1.1%
1999 6,745 +1.3%
2000 6,801 +0.8%
2002 6,934 +2.0%
2003 6,996 +0.9%
2004 7,049 +0.8%
2005 7,091 +0.6%
2006 7,146 +0.8%
2007 7,191 +0.6%
2008 7,242 +0.7%
2009 7,313 +1.0%
2010 7,386 +1.0%
2011 7,444 +0.8%
2012 7,513 +0.9%
2013 7,569 +0.8%
2014 7,590 +0.3%
2015 7,665 +1.0%
2016 7,721 +0.7%
2017 7,794 +0.9%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 7,794 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,002, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 7,794 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,946, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,416 4,904 5,888 10
1990s 6,402 6,000 6,745 10
2000s 7,085 6,801 7,313 9
2010s 7,585 7,386 7,794 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Spain 18,513 compare
  2. 6 Poland 14,174 compare
  3. 7 Romania 8,735 compare
  4. 9 Belgium 4,878 compare
  5. 10 Sweden 4,657 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 4,395 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of private households in Netherlands?
Number of private households in Netherlands was 7,794 in 2017, according to European Central Bank.
What is the highest number of private households recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 7,794 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of private households recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 4,904 in 1980.
How does Netherlands rank for number of private households?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of private households rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of Number of private households (Absolute value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of private households (Absolute value)
Source
European Central Bank
Licence
ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 816 data points, 1905–2018
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