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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.
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...
The use of advanced transportation monitoring data for official statistics
Dissertation on the use of electronically collected transport data for official statistics on transportation demand and flows.
Indian knowledge migration has doubled
In the period 2012-2017, immigration from India to the Netherlands more than doubled to over 8,600 annually. These are mainly knowledge migrants, with three-quarters employed in IT and information...
‘Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures’: reliable figures to underpin policy
In 2018, the Netherlands earned nearly 34 percent of GDP through exports of goods and services.
Maritime data: big data source with great potential
A European project group led by Stastistics Netherlands is conducting a study on AIS-data
Childcare closest to home in large cities
Just over 6.3 thousand child care centres in the Netherlands provided day care or out of school care on 1 January 2007. Inhabitants of large cities had both the most choice, and lived nearest to...
Highest economic growth rates in Flevoland and Haarlemmermeer
The economic growth rate in the Dutch province Flevoland in 2004 was substantially higher than the economic growth rate in the rest of the country. The growth rate of Haarlemmermeer was the highest...
Over a quarter of tenants in housing association stock earn more than 33 thousand euro
More than one quarter (609 thousand) of rental homes owned by housing associations were occupied by households with annual incomes in excess of 33 thousand euro. Altogether, the housing association...
Passenger traffic at Dutch airports levelling off
In Q2 2019, a total of 21.8 million passengers flew to and from the Netherlands. This is 2.7 percent more than in Q2 2018. The total weight of transported cargo was 9.4 percent lower than one year...
Holland and Brabant most important for trade with UK
Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant account for nearly two-thirds of goods trade with the United Kingdom.
Dutch house prices also up in June
Prices of owner-occupied houses, excluding new constructions, were on average 2.2 percent higher in June 2014 than in June 2013. This was the third month in a row with increasing year-on-year prices.
Maritime data: big data source with great potential
A European project group led by Stastistics Netherlands is conducting a study on Automatic Identification System data
House prices in Utrecht now also above pre-crisis level
prices of owner-occupied houses
80% more cheese shops in Amsterdam in 10 years’ time
The number of cheese shops has risen by over one-quarter over the past ten years.
Small and relatively expensive housing in Amsterdam
Thirty percent of Amsterdam households own their home.
Dutch population feels a little safer
At the beginning of 2006, fewer people in the Netherlands did not feel safe than twelve months previously. People living in Zeeland felt safest. The number of crimes people experienced was also down,...
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...
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.
Where will we live in 2025?
Over the next two decades the number of inhabitants in the Netherlands is expected to increase by 600 thousand, bringing the total to 16.9 million. The growth areas will be primarily in the provinces...