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On 6 March 2024, the fourth IBDS Café was held at Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

A total of 540 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2023, which was 3.1 percent of the total population

CBS’ statutory task is to compile and publish statistics for which there is a need. It wants to remain at the forefront in this respect, now and in the future.

Report on two experimental studies by Statistics Netherlands on monitoring climate impact on economic development. Specifically, the impact of anomalous weather conditions on the economy and the size...

On 27 February 2020, the first patient testing positive for coronavirus was reported in the Netherlands; the first COVID death was reported on 6 March.

Tourists who visited the Netherlands in 2023 spent nearly 105 billion euros.

Pronounced bankruptcies Type of bankruptcy, sector/branches (SIC 2008)

The global financial crisis of 2008 showed that it is vital to understand real estate bubbles as they emerge.

Methods used for the calculation of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios 2022-2024

Climate change, chemical pollution, acidification of the oceans - these are all examples of what happens when we go beyond the limits of what our planet can support: planetary boundaries.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has launched a campaign to improve public awareness about data. CBS is responsible for collecting data and compiling statistics for the Caribbean Netherlands. It produces...

In 2024, government spending on health and social care, including childcare rose by 8.9 percent to 155 billion euros.

The AI Monitor 2024 reports on the development of methods for the production of new statistics on AI, and also provides some figures on this. The full publication consists of a long read and three...

Trade missions increase the participating firms’ chances of doing business in or investing in the host country.

Students in secondary education are more likely to opt for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects if their parents were also educated in science and technology.

The number of union members under the age of 45 has risen after years of decline.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) celebrates its 125th anniversary this month.

Wages agreed under collective labour agreements rose by 4.6 percent in Q3 2025, year on year, an increase of 6.8 percent in the same quarter of last year.

The primary purpose of the ‘Global Value Chains” statistics is to capture the economic globalization of enterprises in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is a country where people are generally satisfied, trust one another and enjoy a high and increasing level of material well-being

Among young people still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22.

In 2024, young adults in the Netherlands were more likely to have negative views on crime, the size of the population and the mentality of people than they had in 2018.