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In 2011, spending on health car and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 90.0 billion euro. This is 3.2 percent more than in 2010.

Law that lays down how government must be managed and when material must be placed in the government archives.

The aim of the law is to curb the inflow into, and stimulate the outflow out of disablement provisions.

The law insures employees against the financial consequences of unemployment. The duration of the WW benefits depends on the employment record.

The law insures employees against the expense from sickness and labour disability. The law applies when there is no legal obligation to continue paying wages.

A general compulsory insurance for the entire population that provides people with an income from the AOW entitlement age. In the Dutch social security system this is a social insurance.

The aim of the law is to provide financial support for a maximum of four years to beginning artists and/or artists with temporary reductions in income. Eligible for WIK benefits are all qualified...

In 2011 the rise in the Dutch care volume was primarily responsible for the rise in care expenditure. The Dutch care volume grew faster in 2011 than in 2010.

The average distance to the nearest after-school care facility was 900 metres in the Netherlands in 2010.

In crisis year 2009, the Dutch economy contracted more than ever before. The crisis was followed by a period of moderate growth (1.8 percent). The economy bounced back faster than in the early 1980s,...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) currently projects life expectancy at age 65 to be 20.93 years in 2027.

The Dutch retail sector recorded 5.3 percent year-on-year turnover growth in September. The volume of sales, however, went down by 3.5 percent.

Between 2001 and 2007, labour productivity in the sector elderly care increased by an average of 1.4 percent annually. The labour productivity growth was entirely realised after 2004 when the...

According to Statistics Netherlands’ new statistics on care institutions, the composition of the workforce in care differs between the various care sectors.

The projected number of over-65s will exceed 3.8 million in 2025. If no action is taken, the number of people entitled to the state old age pension (AOW) in the Netherlands would grow by 1.1 million...

In 2022, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will adopt a different approach when publishing data on people currently referred to as having a western or non-western migration background. Greater emphasis...

Households spent 2.7 percent more in November 2022 year on year, adjusted for price changes.

After secondary education, young people up to the age of 25 are more likely to attend secondary vocational education (MBO) than higher vocational education (HBO) or university (WO).

The growth of spending on health care has been levelling off in recent years in the Netherlands and other OECD countries. The number of medical doctors per one thousand inhabitants is slightly below...

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,...

CBS’ innovation efforts are aimed at contributing to the strategic objectives of CBS as described in the Multi-annual programme.