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As of 1 January 2016, the Netherlands will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for a period of six months. During this period, Statistics Netherlands’ Director General Dr...

The percentage share of Dutch bathing water locations in inland waters that comply with the European standards for excellent bathing water quality increased in the period 2000-2017 from 65 percent to...

The outbreak of the credit crisis in 2008 and the subsequent European debt crisis have revealed large macroeconomic imbalances in Europe. Therefore, the European Union has formulated the so called...

Income inequality in the Netherlands is below the European Union average.

A European project group led by Stastistics Netherlands is conducting a study on AIS-data

report ‘Crime, safety and victims’ rights’ from the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) will be published. FRA and Statistics Netherlands have worked together on this specific research and Statistics...

The labour participation rate for Dutch women is the highest in the European Union (EU).

Financial instrument by borrowing or lending party Pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.

The European Union has formulated the so called Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure. By means of a scoreboard, the European Commission judges whether there are (potential) imbalances within the member...

The Dutch labour participation rate in 2008 was among the highest in the European Union (EU). In fact, the rate for Dutch men was the highest in the EU.

Male life expectancy at birth for boys in the Netherlands was 79.9 years (2014). Male life expectancy is marginally higher in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Dutch girls have 83.3 years...

The total quantity of nitrogen compounds in surface water declined by 45 percent between 1990 and 2021, from 158 million kilograms of nitrogen (N) to 87 million kilograms.

The Netherlands was the second most prosperous country in the European Union (EU) in 2011 after Luxembourg. Bulgaria and Romania are the least prosperous countries in the EU. Relative to 1995, the...

This year, the Dutch government spent 27 billion euros more than it received up through September.

In November 2020, the total volume of goods exports was up by 2 percent year-on-year.

Statistics about social protection benefits make up an important part of the European System of Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) programme.

In September 2014, the European Central Bank (ECB) will change various interest rates.

Nearly 50 million international air passengers travelled to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 2011, a record. 28 million of these passengers travelled within the European Union.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 0.7 percent higher in August than in the same month last year.

From March 2020 to February 2021 inclusive, 14.1 million passengers travelled to and from the five main airports of the Netherlands.

Society’s need to describe complex phenomena - such as the consequences of an economic crisis - is growing exponentially.

The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is the European Community's classification of goods, which meets requirements in terms of external trade statistics (both intra- and extra-Community) and the customs...

Together, the countries in Europe have lent the Greek government 195 billion euros. The Dutch contribution to this loan is 11.9 billion euros, i.e. more than 700 euros per Dutch resident. The Greek...

In the first ten months of 2020, exports of Dutch-manufactured goods to the United Kingdom amounted to 14.5 billion euros.

The member states of the European Union have committed themselves to curbing government deficit and government debt.