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Victims of workplace aggression more often report a poor state of health than their colleagues who do not face aggression at work. They are also more dissatisfied with their job and are more often...

Last year, 156 thousand hybrid cars were registered in the Netherlands, a fourfold increase relative to five years ago. They covered an overall distance of 2.5 billion kilometres. Last year, more...

In 2017, nearly half of Dutch people say they use the cloud for file storage.

Nearly six out of ten Dutch employees worked irregular hours in 2008. Relatively more men than women, and more young than older employees had irregular working hours.

On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.

Last year, Dutch car sales grew more rapidly than on average in the European Union. More than 13.7 million new passenger cars were sold across the EU last year, i.e. 9 percent more than in 2014. Car...

Government spending on education in the Netherlands accounted for about 5.5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005. This is slightly higher than the average in the European Union.

The number of 15 to 25-year-olds without starter qualification who are no longer attending education has dropped significantly over the past decade.

Just over one in ten households in the Caribbean Netherlands comprise relatives in addition to the nuclear family. These extended families in one household are rare in the Netherlands. Nearly half of...

A vast majority in the population wear glasses or contact lenses. For older people, it is extremely rare not to use glasses or contact lenses. Furthermore, nearly one third of over-75 men use hearing...

On 1 January 2008, there were 1.08 million people in the Netherlands with at least one foreign nationality, i.e. nearly three times as many as on 1 January 1995. Nearly half of them also have the...

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation grew by 19 thousand in July to reach 694 thousand.

Approximately 500 refugees are invited each by the government to settle in the Netherlands. Over the past half decade, many refugees have arrived from countries like Iraq, Myanmar and Ethiopia.

The inflation rate did not change in September 2005. Just as in August consumer prices were 1.8 percent higher than the year before.

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 390 thousand under-65s received social security benefits at the end of March, i.e. an increase by 11 thousand relative to the...

Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 7 thousand in April 2013 to reach 650 thousand.

In the first four weeks of 2009, mortality among the older population was more than one thousand higher than in the preceding years.

The most recent figures show that unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation has risen by 19 thousand in December to reach 571 thousand.

Last year, 9.6 thousand bankruptcies were filed, i.e. 9 percent fewer than in 2009.

According to the latest figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 392 thousand in June 2011, a reduction by 9 thousand from May.

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