This statistic shows the average age of the father at the birth of the child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2022. It reveals that the average age of the father has been increasing, from 33 years old in 1996 to 34.3 years old in 2022. This indicates that on average throughout this period, fathers were just under three years older than mothers at the birth of a child.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 16, 2023). Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2022 (in years) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /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 2022 (in years)." Chart. August 16, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2022 (in years). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /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 2022 (in Years)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Aug 2023, /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 2022 (in years) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Average age of the father at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2022 (in years) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/521479/average-age-father-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
