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Municipal rates increase by over 4 percent
In 2008, proceeds from municipal taxes were 4.4 percent higher than last year. This is mainly attributable to an increase in property tax (OZB) and sewage charges.
Unemployment remains unchanged
The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure for November 2011 stood at 455 thousand.
New life expectancy forecast for 65-year-olds: 20.93 years in 2027
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) currently projects life expectancy at age 65 to be 20.93 years in 2027.
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...
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
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...
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...
Inflation rate down to 2.0 percent in June
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.0 percent higher in June than in the same month last year.
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.
More graduates and less alcohol consumption among young people in 2020
With a pandemic ongoing, the year 2020 reshaped the lives of young people in the Netherlands.
Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2021
De nieuwe editie van Trends in the Caribbean is uit. Vandaag om 16.00 uur wordt ie gepresenteerd. Live vanaf Bonaire en St. Eustatius, Leidschenveen en thuis in Limburg bij staatssecretaris Knops van...
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Two CBS teams at Mathematics Olympiad for Businesses
The latter is held for the sponsors of the student contest
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...
CBS provides data on the use of pipelines for transport
Pipelines are becoming a key form of transport.
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.
Energy consumption; components, branch, 2011-2016
Energy consumption, supply, transformation, final consumption, delivery Energy commodities, natural gas, electricity, renewable, oil, companies
ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company
Internal and external networks, software, ADE, SCM, RFID Sector of Industry (SIC 2008), size of company
Inflation rate rises to 2.1 percent in May
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.1 percent higher in May than in the same month last year.
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.
Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics
Corporate news article Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics