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Sustained expansion built-up area
The Netherlands is still an agricultural country, if land use is taken into account.
Most people have their GP close by
Most people live in the vicinity of their GP, but the road distance to the nearest out-of-hours GP centre is longer, in particular for people living in rural areas. The GP rate in rural areas is much...
Number of welfare benefits continues to fall
The number of welfare benefits paid to people aged under 65 in the second quarter of 2006 was down by nearly 5 thousand.
Dutch think level of decay in their own neighbourhood is acceptable
In recent years, fewer people were annoyed by graffiti on walls and buildings, vandalised bus and tram shelters and dog droppings in their neighbourhood. The decline was observed in urban as well as...
2.5 percent of Dutch housing stock vacant for extended period of time
More than 400 thousand houses in the Netherlands are unoccupied; 190 thousand (2.5 percent of the dwelling stock) remain occupied for more than eighteen months.
Municipalities lost money on building land in 2009
Dutch municipalities suffered total losses of 414 million euro on building land in 2009. They also had deficits in most other policy areas.
Fewer minors suspected of crimes
In 2011 372 thousand crime suspects were registered. That was nearly 3 percent less than the year before.
Total length Dutch roads stretches halfway to the moon
Nearly 7 thousand kilometres were added to the Dutch road network over the past decade. With more than 137 thousand kilometres, the total length of the network stretches halfway to the moon.
Income support claimants in smaller towns more likely to find work
Lead: Just over 9 percent of people claiming income support in the Netherlands at the end of 2010 found a job in 2011. This percentage was highest in smaller municipalities.
Many unemployed and disabled in eastern part of the Netherlands
Municipalities where the proportion of people receiving unemployment and disability benefits was high in June 2011 are mainly found in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
Homelessness more than doubled since 2009
The number of homeless 18 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands increased from 17.8 thousand in 2009 (first estimation) to 39.3 thousand in 2018. Homelessness among 18 to 29-year-olds tripled over this...
More murder and manslaughter victims in 2017
In 2017 there were 158 victims of murder and manslaughter in the Netherlands, including 112 men and 46 women. There were 108 victims in 2016.
Number of brewers more than quadrupled since 2007
The number of beer breweries in the Netherlands has more than quadrupled.
Supermarket within walking distance for most Dutch people
On average, people in the Netherlands live 0.9 kilometres from their nearest supermarket. Eight out of ten Dutch people have at least one supermarket within a kilometre of their home.
Less refrigerated meat shipped to the Netherlands
Fewer cooled and frozen goods imported in containers in Dutch seaports last year.
Business administration and management most popular higher education disciplines
These are a few of the main conclusions of the annual education report Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2012.
Population growth accelerates
In the first six months of 2007, the number of people living in the Netherlands grew by nearly 15 thousand.
Over 200 hectares of allotment garden liquidations within a decade
In 2006, the total area covered by allotment garden plots in the Netherlands was 3,906 hectares, more than 200 hectares less than in 1996. The number of allotment garden areas and visits to these...