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Further reduction greenhouse gas emissions
In 2007, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were reduced for the third consecutive year. The total emission volume amounted to 205 billion kg of CO2 equivalents, i.e. 4 percent below the...
Lower educated people more pessimistic about finding jobs
In the third quarter of 2009, more than 40 thousand people, i.e. 5 thousand more than one year previously, would like to have paid jobs, but were not actively seeking, because they thought their...
Over-65s with a foreign background growing fast
The population group in the Netherlands with a non-western foreign background will age strongly in the next few decades. According to Statistics Netherlands’ latest forecast of the foreign population...
Environmental investment
In 2015 the share of Dutch investment in environmental protection in total investment
Rise in domestic exports to China
In the first four months of 2020, Dutch domestic goods exports to China rose by 500 million euros to 3.5 billion euros.
Over 81 million passengers at Dutch airports in 2019
In 2019, a record number of air passengers - over 81 million - travelled to and from the Netherlands via one of the five national airports.
Participation in the labour market 2009 (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs data have been complied on participation in the labour market of 20 - 64 year-olds.
Higher CO2 emissions in fourth quarter of 2019
In the fourth quarter of 2019, CO 2 emissions were 1.8 percent up year-on-year.
Pregnancy as an indicator of economic recessions?
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is studying the possibilities of improving statistics with innovative methodologies, such as big data sources. Research findings from the US gave rise to the question...
Netherlands: not all SDGs set by UN achieved
On 25 September 2015 the United Nations formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
4 percent in Dutch population suffer from diabetes mellitus
The proportion of diabetics in the Netherlands increased from nearly 3 percent in 2001/2002 to 4 percent in 2007/2008.