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Bat populations are thriving in the Netherlands. The 8 species that are being monitored all increase in numbers.

The composition of families in the Netherlands has changed in the last ten years. More parents are not married and there are fewer large families.

Public transport companies have recently modernised their bus fleets. On 1 January 2002, regular-services buses were on average 9.4 years old, the same age as tourist coaches.

The Netherlands’ Safety Monitor (Veiligheidsmonitor-VM) monitors the attitudes and experiences of the general population of the Netherlands regarding habitability and safety of the neighbourhood,...

Water production and use of ground water, dune water, infiltration water and surface water (for drinking water or semi - filtrate water) by region

This year, 26 percent of the 15-and-over population in the Netherlands reported that they had been victimes of common crime, as against 29 percent two years ago; the number of offences experienced by...

In 2013, nearly 850 thousand people were less than one year active in their current job. Nearly a quarter of a million of these people were working outside their region of residence.

Gathering information about the housing situation of the Dutch population and their living requirements and needs.

Where are greenhouse gasses emitted?

472 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period January-March 2010.

These are a few of the main conclusions of the annual education report Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2012.

The number of supermarkets and department stores grew substantially in large municipalities in the Netherlands between 2008 and 2013, but declined in the smallest municipalities. Consumer electronics...

In 2006, one in forty people in the Netherlands lived in areas where the concentration of fine particles in the air was too high. High concentrations of fine particles can damage people’s health.

In 2015, fire station control rooms received a total of 234 thousand reports of incident, slightly more than in 2014. Over half of these cases were fire emergencies, the other calls were requests for...

The Netherlands Fire Service control rooms received 245 thousand reports in 2018, 12 percent more than in 2017.

During the summer months of July and August this year, the number of guests staying at Dutch overnight accommodations rose to nearly 10 million.

In 2017, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,150 petajoules (PJ), more or less equal to consumption in 2016.

Voters hardly disagree on a ban on same-sex marriages, abolition of the mortgage interest deduction and tax cuts. They do disagree on the issues of development aid and illegal immigration.

Just over 6.3 thousand child care centres in the Netherlands provided day care or out of school care on 1 January 2007. Inhabitants of large cities had both the most choice, and lived nearest to...

In the last decade participation and trust in Dutch society have gone up slightly. This is shown by the increase in the social contacts citizens have with family, friends and acquaintances, among...

People in paid employment are generally healthier than people without a job. Of all employed persons, 90 percent rate their health as good or excellent.