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Regional government
Provinces, water boards and communal arrangements.
Municipality (legal)
A public body established by law, like central government, provinces and water boards.
Local government
Provinces, municipalities, water boards and public corporate organisations and the communal arrangements based on the Wet Gemeenschappelijke Regelingen.
North Sea
The body of water to the west of the coast of the provinces Zeeland, North and South Holland and the Wadden islands.
Unemployment benefits per month by sex, age and region, 1998-2015
Number of unemployment benefits (Unemployment Insurance Act) by region: parts of the country and provinces, broken down by sex and age
Increased R&D spending in 2016
R&D expenditure in the Netherlands in 2016
Construction; costs of alteration and new buildings, by phase 1995-2016
Building costs of alteration and new buildings by category of purpose by building phase by type of client, type of building and province
Sick leave (government)
Sick leave refers to sick leave including leave of more than one year and excluding pregnancy and maternity leave for public sector employees: central government, provinces, municipalities, water...
Sector local government
Sub sector of the institutional sector general government. The sub sector includes aspects of government that do not belong to central government or social security institutions. Examples are...
Fewer young burglars
In 2021, over 2 thousand people were registered as house burglary suspects, 24 percent fewer than in the previous year.
First Research Data Centre launched in Schagen
The municipality and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) work together at this ‘Research Data Centre’ (RDC) in order to find answers to local policy questions
Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018
In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.
Fewer deaths in the last week of December
In the last week of December 2021 (week 52), the estimated number of deaths stood at slightly under 3,500
Natural gas revenues almost 417 billion euros
The largest gas field in Europe was discovered near Slochteren (Groningen) on 29 May 1959, this gave natural gas a vital role in the Dutch energy supply.
Mobility
Figure showing the number of moves in a regional unit in a given period of time. A regional unit is a municipality, province or region.
COROP region
One or more contiguous municipalities in a province.
First Rural Data Centre launched
For the local community, this means more policy customisation and an improved public service
Fact sheet Museums in the Netherlands 2016
Key figures on museums in the Netherlands in 2016
Slightly smaller pig herd, barely reduced cattle herd
In 2021, the pig herd in the Netherlands was slightly reduced year-on-year to almost 11.4 million.
The Netherlands in numbers, 2021 edition
The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.
Family businesses in the Netherlands 2015-2018
In addition to the number of enterprises, the results of this research also include figures on the number of employee jobs and their characteristics, turnover and value added. Figures are broken down...
30 percent fewer tourist overnight stays in 2020
In 2020, the number of overnight stays in tourist accommodations in the Netherlands fell by 30 percent to 86.2 million relative to the previous year.
Many businesses in Limburg engaged in international trade
In relative terms, Limburg is the most internationally-oriented province of the Netherlands.
Proceeds from provincial road tax nearly 7 percent up
Provinces expect total proceeds from road tax surcharge to increase to by 1.4 billion euro this year, i.e. 6.7 percent more than in 2008. With 13.5 percent, the highest increase was registered in the...
Major cities hit less hard by recession
Last year, the economy shrank across nearly all provinces. The economy in the province of Friesland shrank most dramatically (1.5 percent), but the contraction was also above the national average of...