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Across the world, there is an increasing need for information on climate change and energy transition, environmental quality and circularity, and nature and biodiversity.

In 2023, 48 percent of electricity was generated from renewable sources such as solar, wind and water.

Kerncijfers over demografische en sociaal-economische kenmerken Uitgesplitst naar gemeenten, wijken en buurten

The Eighth General Census (which included questions on occupation and housing) was the first to be organised under the responsibility of Dr Coenraad Verrijn Stuart, director of CBS at the time. CBS’...

A total of 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed in July 2024.

CBS’ innovation efforts are aimed at contributing to the strategic objectives of CBS as described in the Multi-annual programme.

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Total export earnings from goods produced in the Netherlands rose by 39 percent between 2020 and 2022,

Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...

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The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands, Municipalities

In 2023, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 6.7 percent more income relative to the previous year. Animal output decreased slightly (-0.7 percent), while crop production saw a relatively sharp...

Seasonally adjusted turnover in the accommodation and food services sector rose by 0.3 percent in Q3 2023 relative to Q2 2023.

Due to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia, Dutch domestic goods exports to Russia have declined.

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

In June 2024, 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

While in past decades censuses were held every ten years, under legislation currently being drafted, after 2024, the census is set to be held on an annual basis and the number of variables on which...

Outward Fats is a statistic that is made on the basis of observations at companies. These companies have the Netherlands as the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) and have foreign...

The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed persons has declined by an average of 4 thousand per month.

Inflation rate 3.8 percent in 2023.

More and more foreign students enrol at a Dutch university (WO) or university of applied science (HBO).

On 1 January 2023, the Netherlands had 1,572 residents who were one hundred years old or more

Between January and July 2023, the Netherlands imported almost 70 billion euros in goods from China. That is nearly 5 billion euros less than in the same period last year.