How many under-23s receive youth assistance?
Nearly 1 in 10 young people under the age of 23 received youth care in 2020, i.e. more than 429 thousand young people. This is the first time that the number of young people receiving youth care has fallen since youth care was decentralised in 2015 and placed under the responsibility of municipalities. Fewer young people started a youth care track in 2020 and completed tracks lasted longer on average.
In 2020, 429.2 thousand young people received youth care, more than 14.3 thousand fewer than in 2019. Of the various forms of youth care, the number of young people receiving youth assistancenoot1 fell from 431.0 thousand in 2019 to 416.7 thousand in 2020. The number of young people receiving youth protectionnoot2 remained more or less stable at 41.1 thousand in both years. The number of young people in a juvenile rehabilitation programmenoot3 dropped from 9.1 thousand in 2019 to 8.5 thousand in 2020. Young people can receive more than one form of youth care in a given year.
| Jaar | Youth care recipients |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 380.1 |
| 2016 | 404.1 |
| 2017 | 419.6 |
| 2018 | 430.2 |
| 2019 | 443.6 |
| 2020* | 429.2 |
| *provisional figure | |
15 thousand fewer young people receiving outreach care
The largest decrease was in the number of young people receiving outreach youth assistance. With this form of care, young people live at home and receive help at the youth assistance provider’s location. In 2019, 291.5 thousand young people received this type of youth care; in 2020 this figure was 276.5 thousand. The number of young people in closed youth care, i.e. those permanently living in a closed department or location of a youth assistance provider, fell by nearly 20 percent, from 2.5 thousand in 2019 to 2 thousand in 2020.
Fewer care tracks started and concluded
At 263 thousand, the number of youth care tracks started in 2020 was more than 12 percent lower than in 2019. In particular, fewer new care tracks were started during the first wave of the coronavirus crisis (April and May) than in the same months of 2019. In 2020, not only were fewer care tracks started, but more than 10 thousand fewer youth care tracks were concluded than in 2019. The length of the concluded care tracks increased further in 2020 to an average of 413 days. In 2019, this stood at 385 days.
Relatively many young people receiving youth care in Central Limburg and East Groningen
In proportion to the total number of young people up to 22 years of age, most youth care is provided in municipalities in Central Limburg and East Groningen. There are multiple reasons for these regional differences. Socio-economic circumstances play a role, but also policy choices that municipalities make in arranging their youth care services.
| Gemeente_naam | Share of youth care recipients | |
|---|---|---|
| 's-Gravenhage | 10.5 | |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 9.3 | |
| AaenHunze | 10.7 | |
| Aalsmeer | 6.2 | |
| Aalten | 9.1 | |
| Achtkarspelen | 9.9 | |
| Alblasserdam | 10.1 | |
| Albrandswaard | 6.2 | |
| Alkmaar | 10.4 | |
| Almelo | 11 | |
| Almere | 9.7 | |
| Alphen-Chaam | 7.2 | |
| AlphenaandenRijn | 12.8 | |
| Altena | 8.5 | |
| Ameland | 6.3 | |
| Amersfoort | 9.1 | |
| Amstelveen | 7.6 | |
| Amsterdam | 10.1 | |
| Apeldoorn | 9.6 | |
| Appingedam | 11.5 | |
| Arnhem | 9.8 | |
| Assen | 14.4 | |
| Asten | 6.8 | |
| Baarle-Nassau | 6.2 | |
| Baarn | 8.7 | |
| Barendrecht | 7.6 | |
| Barneveld | 8.5 | |
| Beek | 12.1 | |
| Beekdaelen | 11.8 | |
| Beemster | 7.6 | |
| Beesel | 12.2 | |
| Bergeijk | 9.4 | |
| Bergen(L.) | 8.4 | |
| Bergen(NH.) | 7.7 | |
| BergenDal | 9.1 | |
| BergenopZoom | 11.1 | |
| Berkelland | 8.9 | |
| Bernheze | 9.2 | |
| Best | 9.2 | |
| Beuningen | 10.9 | |
| Beverwijk | 10.4 | |
| Bladel | 8.3 | |
| Blaricum | 7.3 | |
| Bloemendaal | 7.5 | |
| Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 9.9 | |
| Boekel | 7.5 | |
| Borger-Odoorn | 11 | |
| Borne | 8.6 | |
| Borsele | 10.4 | |
| Boxmeer | 9.7 | |
| Boxtel | 8.9 | |
| Breda | 8.5 | |
| Brielle | 6.5 | |
| Bronckhorst | 9.5 | |
| Brummen | 9.4 | |
| Brunssum | 12.8 | |
| Bunnik | 7.4 | |
| Bunschoten | 9.1 | |
| Buren | 9.3 | |
| CapelleaandenIJssel | 10.6 | |
| Castricum | 7.2 | |
| Coevorden | 9.1 | |
| Cranendonck | 8.6 | |
| Cuijk | 9.4 | |
| Culemborg | 8 | |
| Dalfsen | 8.4 | |
| Dantumadiel | 8.7 | |
| DeBilt | 7.8 | |
| DeFryskeMarren | 7.7 | |
| Delft | 9.4 | |
| Delfzijl | 11.7 | |
| DenHelder | 13.3 | |
| DeRondeVenen | 6.3 | |
| Deurne | 8.5 | |
| Deventer | 9.1 | |
| DeWolden | 9.1 | |
| Diemen | 6.2 | |
| Dinkelland | 6.8 | |
| Doesburg | 11.2 | |
| Doetinchem | 11 | |
| Dongen | 11.5 | |
| Dordrecht | 11.2 | |
| Drechterland | 7.3 | |
| Drimmelen | 8.2 | |
| Dronten | 8.5 | |
| Druten | 9.1 | |
| Duiven | 10.1 | |
| Echt-Susteren | 13.2 | |
| Edam-Volendam | 5.7 | |
| Ede | 8.5 | |
| Eemnes | 9 | |
| Eersel | 8.8 | |
| Eijsden-Margraten | 10.5 | |
| Eindhoven | 7.7 | |
| Elburg | 7.1 | |
| Emmen | 12 | |
| Enkhuizen | 10.3 | |
| Enschede | 9.3 | |
| Epe | 8.2 | |
| Ermelo | 10.4 | |
| Etten-Leur | 9.6 | |
| Geertruidenberg | 12.4 | |
| Geldrop-Mierlo | 9.8 | |
| Gemert-Bakel | 6.9 | |
| Gennep | 10.2 | |
| GilzeenRijen | 10.4 | |
| Goeree-Overflakkee | 7.4 | |
| Goes | 11.5 | |
| Goirle | 10.5 | |
| GooiseMeren | 8.4 | |
| Gorinchem | 10.3 | |
| Gouda | 12.3 | |
| Grave | 10.5 | |
| Groningen | 7.5 | |
| Gulpen-Wittem | 9.7 | |
| Haaksbergen | 8.5 | |
| Haaren | 7.9 | |
| Haarlem | 8.5 | |
| Haarlemmermeer | 9.6 | |
| Halderberge | 8.7 | |
| Hardenberg | 9.7 | |
| Harderwijk | 9.8 | |
| Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 8.5 | |
| Harlingen | 8.9 | |
| Hattem | 7.5 | |
| Heemskerk | 9.5 | |
| Heemstede | 7.5 | |
| Heerde | 15.6 | |
| Heerenveen | 9.5 | |
| Heerhugowaard | 10.9 | |
| Heerlen | 13.3 | |
| Heeze-Leende | 8 | |
| Heiloo | 8.2 | |
| Hellendoorn | 8.1 | |
| Hellevoetsluis | 8.6 | |
| Helmond | 7.9 | |
| Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 10.6 | |
| Hengelo | 9.8 | |
| HetHogeland | 11.4 | |
| Heumen | 8.1 | |
| Heusden | 11.3 | |
| Hillegom | 12.5 | |
| Hilvarenbeek | 8.9 | |
| Hilversum | 9.1 | |
| HoekscheWaard | 9.4 | |
| HofvanTwente | 8.6 | |
| HollandsKroon | 11 | |
| Hoogeveen | 11.7 | |
| Hoorn | 10.6 | |
| HorstaandeMaas | 9.7 | |
| Houten | 8.7 | |
| Huizen | 9.4 | |
| Hulst | 10.7 | |
| IJsselstein | 9.7 | |
| KaagenBraassem | 12.4 | |
| Kampen | 9 | |
| Kapelle | 9.9 | |
| Katwijk | 10.5 | |
| Kerkrade | 13.6 | |
| Koggenland | 8.9 | |
| KrimpenaandenIJssel | 13.3 | |
| Krimpenerwaard | 8.4 | |
| Laarbeek | 6.2 | |
| Landerd | 8.4 | |
| Landgraaf | 13 | |
| Landsmeer | 8.6 | |
| Langedijk | 8.7 | |
| Lansingerland | 8.5 | |
| Laren | 7.6 | |
| Leeuwarden | 10.9 | |
| Leiden | 10.3 | |
| Leiderdorp | 11.4 | |
| Leidschendam-Voorburg | 9.3 | |
| Lelystad | 10.8 | |
| Leudal | 12.7 | |
| Leusden | 8.3 | |
| Lingewaard | 9.4 | |
| Lisse | 11.4 | |
| Lochem | 8.3 | |
| LoonopZand | 10.8 | |
| Lopik | 7.8 | |
| Loppersum | 10.2 | |
| Losser | 8.8 | |
| Maasdriel | 9.4 | |
| Maasgouw | 11.3 | |
| Maassluis | 7.2 | |
| Maastricht | 9.2 | |
| Medemblik | 9.1 | |
| Meerssen | 12.1 | |
| Meierijstad | 8.3 | |
| Meppel | 11.8 | |
| Middelburg | 9.7 | |
| Midden-Delfland | 6.5 | |
| Midden-Drenthe | 11.2 | |
| Midden-Groningen | 12.2 | |
| MillenSintHubert | 7.4 | |
| Moerdijk | 11 | |
| Molenlanden | 9.7 | |
| Montferland | 10.3 | |
| Montfoort | 5.8 | |
| MookenMiddelaar | 8 | |
| Neder-Betuwe | 7.1 | |
| Nederweert | 10.9 | |
| Nieuwegein | 9.9 | |
| Nieuwkoop | 9.5 | |
| Nijkerk | 8.6 | |
| Nijmegen | 8.2 | |
| Nissewaard | 11.7 | |
| Noardeast-Fryslân | 9.3 | |
| Noord-Beveland | 9.8 | |
| Noordenveld | 10.1 | |
| Noordoostpolder | 8.9 | |
| Noordwijk | 11.6 | |
| Nuenen,GerwenenNederwetten | 7.4 | |
| Nunspeet | 7.1 | |
| Oegstgeest | 10.3 | |
| Oirschot | 8.5 | |
| Oisterwijk | 10.3 | |
| Oldambt | 13.7 | |
| Oldebroek | 7.6 | |
| Oldenzaal | 8.7 | |
| Olst-Wijhe | 8.2 | |
| Ommen | 9.1 | |
| Oosterhout | 9.5 | |
| OostGelre | 11.2 | |
| Ooststellingwerf | 9.8 | |
| Oostzaan | 7.2 | |
| Opmeer | 7.5 | |
| Opsterland | 8.7 | |
| Oss | 10.9 | |
| OudeIJsselstreek | 10.9 | |
| Ouder-Amstel | 7.6 | |
| Oudewater | 8 | |
| Overbetuwe | 10.4 | |
| Papendrecht | 11.6 | |
| PeelenMaas | 7.7 | |
| Pekela | 13.1 | |
| Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 9.3 | |
| Purmerend | 8.5 | |
| Putten | 9.8 | |
| Raalte | 5.6 | |
| Reimerswaal | 10.1 | |
| Renkum | 12.4 | |
| Renswoude | 6.9 | |
| Reusel-DeMierden | 7.9 | |
| Rheden | 12.2 | |
| Rhenen | 6.5 | |
| Ridderkerk | 7.9 | |
| Rijssen-Holten | 9.1 | |
| Rijswijk | 10.1 | |
| Roerdalen | 13.6 | |
| Roermond | 13 | |
| Roosendaal | 10.5 | |
| Rotterdam | 8.2 | |
| Rozendaal | 8.5 | |
| Rucphen | 10.7 | |
| Schagen | 9.1 | |
| Scherpenzeel | 8.1 | |
| Schiedam | 6.2 | |
| Schiermonnikoog | 8.9 | |
| Schouwen-Duiveland | 9.2 | |
| Simpelveld | 10.5 | |
| Sint-Michielsgestel | 8.2 | |
| SintAnthonis | 7.4 | |
| Sittard-Geleen | 13.4 | |
| Sliedrecht | 12.2 | |
| Sluis | 9.1 | |
| Smallingerland | 11.8 | |
| Soest | 9 | |
| Someren | 5.9 | |
| SonenBreugel | 6.7 | |
| Stadskanaal | 10.9 | |
| Staphorst | 4.9 | |
| StedeBroec | 10.5 | |
| Steenbergen | 9.4 | |
| Steenwijkerland | 9.3 | |
| Stein | 11.7 | |
| StichtseVecht | 7.8 | |
| Súdwest-Fryslân | 9.2 | |
| Terneuzen | 13.4 | |
| Terschelling | 6.8 | |
| Texel | 9 | |
| Teylingen | 11.8 | |
| Tholen | 9.7 | |
| Tiel | 15.4 | |
| Tilburg | 10.2 | |
| Tubbergen | 6.6 | |
| Twenterand | 9.3 | |
| Tynaarlo | 9.9 | |
| Tytsjerksteradiel | 8.5 | |
| Uden | 9.7 | |
| Uitgeest | 7.3 | |
| Uithoorn | 8.9 | |
| Urk | 5.6 | |
| Utrecht | 12.8 | |
| UtrechtseHeuvelrug | 8.4 | |
| Vaals | 7.9 | |
| ValkenburgaandeGeul | 13.1 | |
| Valkenswaard | 9.2 | |
| Veendam | 14.3 | |
| Veenendaal | 12.8 | |
| Veere | 7.2 | |
| Veldhoven | 10 | |
| Velsen | 10.9 | |
| Venlo | 11 | |
| Venray | 9.8 | |
| Vijfheerenlanden | 7.6 | |
| Vlaardingen | 7.2 | |
| Vlieland | 6.6 | |
| Vlissingen | 11.1 | |
| Voerendaal | 7.1 | |
| Voorschoten | 9.6 | |
| Voorst | 8.7 | |
| Vught | 9.1 | |
| Waadhoeke | 8.2 | |
| Waalre | 8.9 | |
| Waalwijk | 12.2 | |
| Waddinxveen | 8.2 | |
| Wageningen | 7.5 | |
| Wassenaar | 8.5 | |
| Waterland | 7.2 | |
| Weert | 11.9 | |
| Weesp | 8 | |
| WestBetuwe | 7.6 | |
| Westerkwartier | 9.8 | |
| Westerveld | 10.8 | |
| Westervoort | 13.1 | |
| Westerwolde | 9.2 | |
| Westland | 8.9 | |
| WestMaasenWaal | 8.9 | |
| Weststellingwerf | 9.4 | |
| Westvoorne | 5.5 | |
| Wierden | 7.5 | |
| Wijchen | 9.3 | |
| Wijdemeren | 8.1 | |
| WijkbijDuurstede | 10.4 | |
| Winterswijk | 10.4 | |
| Woensdrecht | 8.3 | |
| Woerden | 7.6 | |
| Wormerland | 6.8 | |
| Woudenberg | 8.6 | |
| Zaanstad | 12 | |
| Zaltbommel | 12.6 | |
| Zandvoort | 8.5 | |
| Zeewolde | 10.6 | |
| Zeist | 10 | |
| Zevenaar | 11.6 | |
| Zoetermeer | 11 | |
| Zoeterwoude | 10.1 | |
| Zuidplas | 9.2 | |
| Zundert | 6.6 | |
| Zutphen | 11.3 | |
| Zwartewaterland | 7.6 | |
| Zwijndrecht | 13.3 | |
| Zwolle | 9.7 | |
| * provisional figures | ||
Relevant link
Publication – Annual Report Youth Monitor 2021, English Summary
The questions
- How are figures calculated by CBS?
- How many dwellings in the Netherlands?
- How fast is the Dutch population growing?
- How tall are Dutch people?
- How many farm animals are there in the Netherlands?
- Which jobs often cause a poor work-life balance?
- How many diamond wedding couples are there?
- How much energy is from renewable sources?
- How many people fall victim to domestic violence?
- How many people use the Internet of Things?
- What are the major religions?
- What are the most popular majors?
- What do people die of on an average day?
- How much water do we consume?
- What do we buy online?
- How are the various animal species doing?
- How many under-23s receive youth assistance?
- Which flower bulbs are most common?
- How many companies in the Netherlands?
- Where do Caribbean Dutch children live?
- How do we use our land?
- How many electric cars are driving around?
- Which jobs have the highest levels of mental fatigue?
- How much nitrogen is emitted at livestock farms?
- How many workers belong to a trade union?
- How much have food prices gone up?
- Where were people in the Caribbean Netherlands originally born?
- How many families are at risk of poverty?
- How sustainable is our behaviour?
- What do we import from China?
- How many girls become teenage mothers?
- Has our purchasing power gone up or down?
- How many adults smoke?
- How many millionaires in the Netherlands?
- How many tourists stay overnight in the Netherlands?
- How does CBS handle your privacy?
Noten
Youth assistance
Help and care as intended and described in the Child and Youth Act (2014). This refers to assistance and care provided to young people and their parents in case of psychological, psychosocial or behavioural problems, a mental handicap or (parents’) parenting problems.
Youth protection
A compulsory measure that a court imposes. The aim of the child protection measures is to eliminate the threat to a child’s safety and development. A child or young person is then ‘put under supervision’ or ‘placed under guardianship’.
Juvenile rehabilitation
A combination of guidance and monitoring for young people from 12 years of age who have been in trouble with the police or a school attendance officer before their 18th birthday and have been issued an official report. If desired, juvenile criminal law can also be applied to young adults aged 18 to 22. The young person receives tailored guidance from a juvenile rehabilitation worker to prevent him or her from reoffending.