This statistic shows the average age of the father at the birth of the child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021. It reveals that the average age of the father has been increasing, from 33 years old in 1996 to 34.4 years old in 2021. This indicates that on average throughout this period, fathers were just under three years older than
Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years)
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Statistics on Demographics of the Netherlands
Population
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- Basic Statistic Total population of the Netherlands 1950-2022
- Basic Statistic Population of the Netherlands 2022, by marital status
- Basic Statistic Population of the Netherlands in 2022, by background
- Basic Statistic Immigration, emigration, and migration balance in the Netherlands 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic Largest groups of foreign immigrants to the Netherlands 2021, by nationality
Age and gender distribution
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Households
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- Basic Statistic Total number of households in the Netherlands 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Average household size the Netherlands 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of single-person households in the Netherlands 2009-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of single parents in the Netherlands 2009-2022, by gender
Births and deaths
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- Basic Statistic Total number of live births in the Netherlands 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Net reproduction rate in the Netherlands 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Total number of births, deaths and birth excess in the Netherlands 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Total number of deaths in the Netherlands 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate in the Netherlands 1950-2021
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Marriage and divorce
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- Basic Statistic Average number of marriages in the Netherlands 2009-2021, by gender
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- Basic Statistic Number of straight and same-sex marriages in the Netherlands 2001-2021
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- Basic Statistic Average age at divorce in the Netherlands 1950-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average duration of marriage at divorce in the Netherlands 1950-2021
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- Italy: knowledge about the paternity leave 2017
- Average number of children per male in the Netherlands 1996-2021
- Average age of father at the birth of first child in the Netherlands 1996-2021
- Italy: protection of the fathers“ rights 2017
- Italy: share of fathers who made use of the optional parental leave 2017
- Fathers' opinion on meaning of children to them in China 2019
- Biggest character changes after becoming a father in China 2019
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- U.S. fathers' time use per week for work, housework and child care 1965-2010
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- Fathers' opinion on meaning of children to them in China 2019
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (July 27, 2022). Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years)." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2022). Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average Age of The Father at The Birth of a Child in The Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2021 (in years) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/