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suicides rise substantially again
In 2013, 1,854 people in the Netherlands ended their own lives, 101 more than in 2012. This is the sixth year in a row that the number of suicides has increased. In spite of this, the suicide rate is...
Households in occupied dwellings
Dwellings, one - person households, multi-person households and persons per household/dwelling
Fewer churchgoers, especially among Catholics
Church attendance is declining in the Netherlands. Catholics in particular have been going to church less in recent years. In spite of this, over half of the population say they belong to a religion...
More support for chronically ill, disabled and elderly people in the North and East of the Netherlands and Limburg than elsewhere
There were over 250 thousand chronically ill, disabled or elderly people in the Netherlands who required support in organising the practical matters of everyday life in 2012. This form of support...
SDG 16.1 Security and peace
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions: security and peace. SDG 16.1 aims to promote a safe society in which everyone has access to a fair legal...
Number of restructured debts declines further
In the first three quarters of 2008, the number of orders for debt repayment pronounced by Dutch courts was nearly 40 percent down on the same period one year previously.
Three-quarters of population in the Caribbean Netherlands report good health
Three in four people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands rate their health as good or very good. Sixty percent of the population are overweight. Three-quarters of the population had...
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.
Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.
One in eight people affected by cybercrime
In 2012 just over one in eight Dutch people aged 15 years or older reported that in the preceding twelve months they had been the victim of cybercrime such computer hacking and online bullying.
R&D expenditure 4 percent up in 2018
In 2018, Dutch enterprises, institutions and the higher education sector spent around 16.7 billion euros on Research & Development (R&D), using own and hired personnel.
Record number of T-shirts entering the Netherlands
During the first eight months of 2018, the Netherlands imported 213 million T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton. This is the largest quantity ever recorded and approximately 2.5 times more...