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Dutch house price increase among EU top five
The house price index, which uses transaction prices of both new and existing owner-occupied dwellings, was up by nearly 19 percent year on year in Q4 2021.
Unemployment remains unchanged
The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure for November 2011 stood at 455 thousand.
Working women earn over 60 percent more than in 1977
In 2020, women in employment had an average gross annual income of slightly under 34 thousand euros. This was still less than 21 thousand euros in 1977. Most of the income rise occurred this century,...
Two CBS teams vie for top honour at Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses
On 27 January 2017, the sixth annual edition of the Dutch Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses was held in Amsterdam
Number of crime victims stable
In 2013, one in five residents aged 15 years and older indicated they had been victims of common crime (violent crimes, crimes against property and vandalism) during the past year. The proportion was...
Early school-leaving in the Netherlands
Dissertation on factors that explain why some adolescents are more likely to leave school early than others. Theoretical frameworks and methodology from sociolological, economic, criminologic and...
New classification of population by origin
Overview of new population classification based on country of birth, i.e. the Netherlands or a foreign country classified into continents. Replacing the former classification based on migration...
Most pardonee asylumseekers from former Soviet Union
At the end of June 2008, nearly 26 thousand asylumseekers in the Netherlands had been granted leave to remain in the Netherlands indefinitely based on the ‘pardon regulation’ of 2007. Most of these...
Agricultural exports exceeded 100 billion euros in 2021
Exports of agricultural goods are estimated to have reached 104.7 billion euros in 2021, setting a new record.
Inflation rate up to 5.7 percent in December
The inflation rate was 5.7 percent higher in December than in the same month one year previously.
Dutch well-being high, but under increasing pressure
it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal...
Innovative research into drone flight paths using CBS data
It’s hard to remember a time before unmanned aircraft – drones – took to the skies.
Wo bachelors require more time than hbo bachelors
In the Netherlands, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree in higher vocational education (hbo) and university (wo). Hbo students have one year extra to obtain their bachelor’s degree than...
Four out of five Turks and Moroccans marry within their own circles
In 2010 some 34.5 thousand citizens with a foreign background married in the Netherlands. A quarter of these newly weds had a Turkish or Moroccan background.
CBS reclassifies migration data after thorough external consultations
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has recently been working on a new classification according to origin for migrants in the Netherlands and for migrant children who were born in the Netherlands.
Two CBS teams at Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses
The latter is held for the sponsors of the student contest
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Inflation rate 2.7 percent in 2021
In 2021, consumer prices in the Netherlands rose by 2.7 percent on average relative to the previous year.
Weekly news release on bankruptcies
Weekly news release on bankruptcies
WOZ value dips under 2007 level
On 1 January 2014, the average value of houses based on the Land and Property Appraisal Act (WOZ) was more than 5 percent down from 2013. Currently, the average house price in the Netherlands is 211...
Foreign-born employees; resident/non-resident, demographic variables
Jobs Employee characteristics, job characteristics, migration background
Economic growth 2.4 percent in second quarter 2007
Dutch economy improved 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2007 relative to one year previously.
One in eight people affected by cybercrime
In 2012 just over one in eight Dutch people aged 15 years or older reported that in the preceding twelve months they had been the victim of cybercrime such computer hacking and online bullying.
40 percent international first-year students at Dutch universities
More and more foreign students enrol at a Dutch university (WO) or university of applied science (HBO).