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In most marriages, the female half is younger than the male half. Marriages in which the husband is much younger are relatively rare.

In 2018, the average height of Dutch men aged 20 years and over stood at 1.81 metres; for women the average height was 1.67 metres. Since 1981, the average body height has increased by 3.8 cm for men...

The participants were asked to develop a sensor which could measure the various aspects of physically straining work

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were 0.6 percent up in December 2018 year-on-year.

Unemployment stood at 3.6 percent in December 2018, slightly higher than the previous month. In the previous 3 months, an average of 13 thousand employed were added each month. There were 329...

Six percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and over - around 886 thousand people - indicated in 2018 they had never used the Internet, as against 10 percent in 2012.

In 2017/’18, more girls than boys in the third year of secondary education were studying at a higher level than recommended by their primary school. This applied to all students who did not fall...

There were 13 more bankruptcies in November 2018 than in the previous month. Most bankruptcies were recorded in the trade sector.

At the end of 2017, nearly 7 procent of all minor children were living in families on income support, 228 thousand minors. This is nearly 3 thousand less than in 2016. In most of these families, a...

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were over 5 percent up in October 2018 year-on-year.

In the first eight months of 2018, exports of industrial products to China amounted to nearly 4.8 billion euros, representing a year-on-year decrease of 860 million euros.

The objective of the seminar was to bring together researchers from statistical offices and academic scientists in order to exchange knowledge and present the latest methods and techniques in the...

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There were 40 more bankruptcies in October 2018 than in the previous month. Most bankruptcies were recorded in the trade sector.

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were almost 5 percent up in September 2018 year-on-year.

Slightly over half of Dutch young people between the ages of 15 and 24 occasionally do volunteer work.

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were over 5 percent up in August 2018 year-on-year.

One-fifth of all exports by Dutch manufacturers consist of products that are not self-manufactured, but supplied along with their own products, a phenomenon referred to as carry-along trade.

Almost half of the total Dutch adult population are moderately or severely overweight. In the period 2015-2017, two in five severely overweight (obese) people indicated that they were dissatisfied...

In August 2018, prices of owner-occupied houses (excluding new constructions) were on average 9.3 percent higher than in the same month last year

Mobile phone users indicate they are less likely to have security software installed on their device than computer users.

The number of corporate bankruptcies has increased slightly in August

Article about the official launch of the ‘Rijks Data Science Programme’,

In July 2018, prices of owner-occupied houses were on average 9.0 percent higher than in the same month last year. House prices also were at an all-time high.

There were 348 thousand unemployed in July, equivalent to 3.8 percent of the labour force. The number of unemployed fell by an average of 2 thousand per month in May, June and July. UWV recorded 279...