{
  "id": 1656631,
  "title": "More Dutch adults are single or living apart, says CBS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/more-dutch-adults-are-single-or-living-apart-says-cbs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:42:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DutchNews",
    "slug": "dutchnews",
    "url": "https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/08/more-dutch-adults-are-single-or-living-apart-says-cbs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New statistics from the Dutch statistics agency CBS reveal a growing trend of single adults and couples living apart in the Netherlands. In 2025, 30% of adults reported having no long-term partner, up from 27% in 2013. Additionally, 10% were in relationships without living together, known as \"living apart together\" relationships, compared to 8% in 2013. The remaining 60% of adults lived with a partner. In total, 5.7 million adults did not reside with a partner in early 2025, with most being single individuals (4.4 million) or single parents (627,000), while others lived with their parents. Single women were more likely to be happy (82%) compared to single men (76%), while those in relationships were the happiest (92%). Women made up 32% of singles, compared to 28% of men. Among those aged 25 and under, a majority were single (62%) or living apart (29%), with only 8% sharing a home. However, this shifts with age, as single women outnumber single men from the age of 45, likely due to divorce and men more frequently remarrying. Among divorced women, 68% were single, compared to 55% of divorced men. By the age of 75 and over, approximately 42% of people lived alone, often due to a partner's death, while about half still shared a home with someone.",
  "summary": "The amount of people in the Netherlands who are single is rising, and a growing number are in relationships with...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}