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A recent survey has shown that one in three people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands did not drink alcohol during the 12 months prior to the survey. Half of women and one quarter of men...

The Dutch economy shrank by 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter in 2008. This second estimate is unchanged from the first estimate published on 12 February 2009.

Household spending in March 2011 was 0.2 percent up on March 2010.

The professional independence of Statistics Netherlands is essential in order to ensure trust in public statistics.

The Dutch economy grew by 0.6 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2009.

The proportion of school-drop-outs in the Netherlands over the period 2001-2010 was reduced from 15 to 10 percent. The reduction implies that the Netherlands complies exactly with the European...

Statistics Netherlands uses many sources to compile its statistics. Perhaps the best-known method is carrying out surveys.

In 2008, more than 11 percent of pupils in the Netherlands left school prematurely, making it feasible for the Netherlands to comply with the target of 10 percent in 2010 set by the European Union...

Turnover in the construction sector grew by nearly 10 percent in 2007, breaking the 80 billion euro barrier for the first time. Turnover increase was realised across all branches of the construction...

The booklet ‘The Caribbean Netherlands in figures’ provides a brief overview of key figures concerning the economic and social situation in the Caribbean Netherlands.

This publication compares the Netherlands with the other 26 member states of the European Union.

Statistics Netherlands has its own Data Protection Officer (DPO) who supervises the application of and compliance with the GDPR within the organisation.

About 40 percent of labour migrants, who have come to the Netherlands since 1999, leave the country within four years. The lowest and top incomes are more prone to leave the Netherlands than persons...

Compared with most countries, it takes a relatively short time to start up a business in the Netherlands.

Publications about the Caribbean Netherlands

Last year, more than 7.1 million households in the Netherlands not belonging to the institutional population were living in homes they rented or owned; 59 percent were owner-occupiers. The ratio...

In April 2011, the private sector invested 4.3 percent more in tangible fixed assets than in April 2010. The increase was less substantial than in March, when private sector investments were 6.8...

The Netherlands’ Safety Monitor (Veiligheidsmonitor-VM) monitors the attitudes and experiences of the general population of the Netherlands regarding habitability and safety of the neighbourhood,...

In 2007, some 80 thousand non-Dutch immigrants entered the Netherlands. Finding a job was the main motive.