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‘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.
Households with children aged 0-12 by childcare allowance and gross household income (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables regarding the number and share of households with children aged 0-12 receiving childcare allowances broken down by type of household, number of parents in the household with a...
How many people are key workers in the Netherlands?
Schools and childcare centres in the Netherlands have been closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Parents and guardians who work in crucial sectors can rely on arranged childcare so...
One in six first-time fathers over 40
The number of fathers over the age of 40 at childbirth is growing.
Average households incomes, 1990-2000
Number of households and average annual income by household characteristics and income level
Children’s intake of fruit, veg and fish is too low
Many children aged 1 to 11 years do not eat the recommended amounts of fruit, vegetables and fish.
Slightly fewer new companies in 2008
In 2008 38.7 thousand new companies joined the Dutch business community, providing work for some 51.7 thousand people. The number of new companies lagged a little behind the 2007 number.
More children placed under guardianship
The number of children placed under guardianship has increased considerably in recent years. In 2007, 10.6 thousand children were placed under guardianship.
Low incomes transferred to the next generation in families with non-western background
People who grew up in low-income families – in particular people with a non-western background –often have low incomes themselves.
Much fewer families moving house
The number of people moving house in the Netherlands was 45 thousand lower in the first four months of 2009 than in the same period last year.
Allowances for health care and childcare increase further
The Dutch government spent nearly 10 billion euro on income-dependent allowances for housing, care and childcare in 2009. This is half a billion more than in 2008.
Fewer children in day care centres
In 2013, the number of children attending day care centres has fallen for the second year in a row. On 31 December 2011, 322 thousand 0 to 3-year-old children attended day care centres versus 284...
One quarter of couples married in the early 1990s are divorced 20 years later
One in six couples who married around 1970 were divorced 20 years later. The ratio for couples married in the early 1990s will be one in four.
Household population growing in and around major cities
On 1 January 2016, there were over 7.7 million households in the Netherlands.
Declining birth rate puts the brakes on population growth
142 thousand children were born during the first nine months of 2005. Since this is 4 thousand less than in the same period of 2004, Dutch population growth is slowing down.