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Flevoland has highest unemployment rate
Unemployment has risen across all Dutch provinces last year. Flevoland, Groningen and Friesland had the highest unemployment rates.
Hardly fewer dairy cows, but smaller pig herd in 2022
At 1.57 million, the national dairy cattle herd remained virtually unchanged in 2022. This is 7 percent less than five years earlier.
Almost 4 thousand deaths in week 51
The total number of deaths in week 51 (14 - 20 December inclusive) is estimated at almost 4 thousand. This is nearly 400 more than in the previous week
Savings in groundwater and tap water use
In spite of the increase in the population, the amount of tap water used by Dutch households hardly changed in the period 1990-2009.
Retail turnover further down
In January 2010 retail turnover dropped by 4.9 percent relative to January 2009. Turnover volume declined by 6.2 percent. Retail prices were raised by 1.4 percent, mainly due to higher fuel prices.
Relatively more Dutch products in EU-15 exports
Exports from the EU 15 to other countries include increasing amounts of Dutch goods and services.
The Netherlands has more millionaires than ever
On 1 January 2024, 5.5 percent of households in the Netherlands had assets worth 1 million euros or more
Over 2 thousand centenarians in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2019, the Netherlands had 2,189 residents who were one hundred years old or more. This is 9 more than one year previously and 36 fewer than in 2017. 85 percent of the centenarians are...
Organ donation
Do the new rules on registration as an organ donor in The Netherlands affect the number of registrations in the Donor Register? CBS researcher Maarten Bloem explains.
Trends in Nederland 2018
Wat in 1924 begon als een onmisbaar naslagwerk, het Statistisch Zakboek, is uitgegroeid tot de informatieve webpublicatie Trends in Nederland. Editie 2018 bevat weer een bloemlezing van de...
Number of Dutchmen living with Thai or Russian women doubled over past decade
On 1 January last year, 265 thousand couples living in the Netherlands consisted of a partner born in the Netherlands and a foreign partner. Their number has grown by 22 thousand over the past...
Citizens suffered more financial loss from crime in 2023
In 2023, Dutch citizens said they had been the victims of a total of 3.6 million offences against property, such as theft or payment fraud, and 1.0 million acts of vandalism.
The internet essential for fifty thousand businesses
More than 50 duizend businesses in the Netherlands rely on the internet for their revenues.
Fewer bankruptcies in February
Fewer bankruptcies in February.
Local tax rates 2.6 percent up
In 2010, provincial and municipal government authorities expect local tax proceeds to amount to 11.5 billion euro, a 2.6 percent increase on 2009.
Allotment garden
Area used for non-commercial growing of flowers and vegetables.
Employees put less aside in life course schemes
Employees in the Netherlands saved 840 million euro in life course savings and insurance schemes in 2007. This is 70 million euro less than in 2006.
Investment grants
Capital transfers in cash or in kind to other units to finance all or part of the costs of acquiring fixed assets.