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More Dutch people using cloud-based services
In 2017, nearly half of Dutch people say they use the cloud for file storage.
More farmers generate income from supplementary activities
Non-agricultural activities like agro-tourism, nature conservation and care provision are becoming increasingly popular among farmers and market gardeners.
More older people working
The labour participation of over-50s in the Netherlands has risen substantially in recent years. Among the over-65s, it has even doubled since 2001.
More package holidays
Last year, 12.5 million Dutch went on holiday at least once. Fewer and fewer people go on holiday without having made prior arrangements.
More international tech graduates stay to work
In 2014, over 38% of all international technology graduates from 2007/’08 held a job in the Netherlands.
More suicides
Last year, 1,871 people in the Netherlands committed suicide, the highest number ever.
More web shops in retail trade
A growing number of retailers sell online in the Netherlands.
More employees find jobs
In the fourth quarter of last year, the number of jobs of employees grew by 34 thousand (0.4 percent) relative to the fourth quarter of 2009. For the first time in eighteen months, the number of jobs...
More bankruptcies
In October 2010, 535 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies is considerably higher than in September, when...
More than 10 million online shoppers
The number of online shoppers continues to grow. Over the entire year 2014, 10.4 million internet users had at least once bought something online. The number of recent e-shoppers, i.e. those who have...
More Eastern Europeans working in the Netherlands
In 2014 en 2015, the Bulgarian and Romanian migrant population in the Netherlands increased.
Higher educated mums make more use of childcare facilities than their lower educated counterparts
In 2007, 60 percent of Dutch households where the mother had attained a high education level made use of childcare facilities. This is nearly twice as often as for households where the mother was...
Fewer bulb growers cultivating more land
The number of flower bulb farms has decreased by 40 percent since 2000.
Manufacturing turnover more than 17 percent up
Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 17 percent in March 2011 relative to the same month in 2010.