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Sharp decline in infant mortality since 2000
Last year, 617 out of the 170 thousand live-born babies died in their first year. As a result, the infant mortality rate stood at 3.6 per thousand live births, versus 5.1 in 2000.
Dutch producers reduce waste of raw materials
The use of raw materials in the Dutch economy was reduced by 14 percent in the period 2004-2014.
More international tech graduates stay to work
In 2014, over 38% of all international technology graduates from 2007/’08 held a job in the Netherlands.
New-build own homes over 11 percent up in price
In Q4 2018, prices of new-build homes were 11.3 percent up year-on-year. Existing homes went up in price by 9.0 percent. This resulted in an average price increase in owner-occupied homes of 9.3...
House prices over 9 percent higher in October
In Otcober 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 9.1 percent higher than in the same month last year.
Third of Polish workers still here after 5 years
In 2011, 63 thousand Poles migrated to the Netherlands to work here, 5 years 20 thousand had remained.
6% of international graduates set up a company here
Six percent of international alumni from Dutch universities set up a company in the Netherlands.
Dutch GHG footprint larger in 2017
Following a decline as of 2008, the GHG footprint of the Netherlands increased again, according to initial estimates.
Relatively high prosperity, but at a cost
The Sustainability Monitor 2017 was presented to the Dutch House of Representatives on 17 May.
Seven out of ten Caribbean Dutch in employment
In 2016, 6.7 percent of Bonaire's labour force were unemployed. On St Eustatius: 7.1 percent; on Saba 3.3 percent.
More family migrants in work
In 2015 there were over 60 thousand family migrants of whom half were from EU countries. Of those aged 20 and up, 40% were in work one year after their arrival. This was still 37% in 2005.
Sustained economic contraction
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter. It was the second consecutive quarter showing negative quarter-on-quarter growth.
More goods transported in 2017
In 2017, the Netherlands transported 1.69 billion tonnes of cargo, representing an increase of 1.4 percent on the previous year.
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...
Measuring the internet economy of South Korea
an important contribution to the realization of IT policy and the development of the national economy in South Korea
Only 5.5 percent of energy comes from renewable sources
The Netherlands performs poorly when it comes to meeting the targets as agreed upon in the EU Directive Renewable Energy for 2020. In fact, only France does worse. The target set for the Netherlands...
Half of all inbound goods destined for other countries
The development of goods flows to and from the Netherlands in 2015: imports, exports, transit trade, re-exports.
Retail sales up
Retail turnover was nearly 3 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010. The growth is entirely caused by higher prices. Retail volume shrank marginally relative to one year previously.
Resident
Person or company belonging to the Dutch economy. These include all persons living in the Netherlands for longer than one year and companies whose seat is in the Netherlands, including branch offices...
National accounts; structure national net lending/borrowing 1969 - 2012
Structure of national net lending/borrowing Annual data
Manufacturing turnover growing by 11 percent
Manufacturers realised an 11 percent turnover increase in October 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. This growth is up slightly on September. In recent months, manufacturing turnover was well...
Remigration
Term for re-emigration and re-immigration. Re-emigration is when people coming from abroad and residing in the Netherlands take up residence abroad again. Re-immigration is when people who left the...
90 percent satisfied, 10 percent pessimistic
The majority of Dutch adults are satisfied with their lives. Nearly six in ten adults are also optimistic about the current state of affairs in the Netherlands.
More web shops in retail trade
A growing number of retailers sell online in the Netherlands.
Demography in districts of Bonaire, yesterday and today
In the last decade the population of Bonaire has grown by almost 50 percent. In the preceding thirty years, the increase of 10 percent per decade was much smaller. The population growth is mainly the...