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3.9 thousand asylum seekers and relatives in November
November had more asylum requests by relatives and slightly fewer first-time applications than in October.
Over 2 thousand centenarians in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2019, the Netherlands had 2,189 residents who were one hundred years old or more. This is 9 more than one year previously and 36 fewer than in 2017. 85 percent of the centenarians are...
Labour force; history 1970 - 2006
Labour force; historical series Broken down by labour position, registered unemployed and sex
More male part-timers
The number of male part-timers is growing. Early 2001, 12 percent of men were working on a part-time basis, versus 17 percent in the third quarter of 2012.
Childcare more important for working parents
Childcare provided by day care centres, after-school care and voluntary care were the main types of childcare in 2009 for more than half of the 1.4 million households in the Netherlands with one or...
Inhabitants of the Caribbean Netherlands usually feel safe
In 2013, more than 25 per cent of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands felt sometimes unsafe. Half of the population is of the opinion that there is no crime and 40 per cent that there is...
Unemployment rate lowest in four years
Seasonally adjusted unemployment averaged 347 thousand in the period March-May 2007; this is 7 thousand below the average over the period February-April.
Information and communication; turnover, index 2010=100, 2005 - 2017
Information and communication. Turnover: index 2010 = 100, change. By activity (SIC 2008).
Fewer asylum seekers in 2011
Last year, 11.6 thousand people submitted requests for asylum in the Netherlands, 13 percent fewer than in 2010.
Monitor of well-being & the SDGs 2020
Development of well-being in the Netherlands from an economic, ecological and societal perspective and Dutch progress on the UN SDGs.
Purchasing power erodes further in 2011
The Dutch population lost 0.4 percent of their purchasing power last year. The loss in 2010 was 0.6 percent.
Services; employment and finance per sector, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008
Employment data, business returns, business costs and profits Economic sectors (SIC'93) in services
Expenditure on pension benefits continues to rise
In the first half of 2010 spending on AOW pensions increased by 500 million euro on the first half of 2009. By the end of June 2010 nearly 2.9 million people received AOW pension benefits.
Annually, more than 6 thousand underage children lose one or both parents
By the end of 2011, there were 34 thousand underage children who had lost one of their parents and 330 who had lost both parents. Each year, more than 6 thousand underage children are (semi-)orphaned.
More working mothers with young children
Over the past decade, more mothers with young children have become active on the job market. Three quarters of mothers with young children were employed or actively seeking work in the third quarter...