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The law provides older and partially disabled persons, whose claim to benefits under the Unemployment Benefits Act (WW) has ended, with a minimum guaranteed income. The law came into force on 1...

Size and composition of the population at a given time.

A move between two geographic entities resulting in a change of municipality or country.

Dutch inflation was 1.1 percent in August 2007, i.e. 0.4 percentage points lower than in July, when consumer prices were on average 1.5 percent higher than one year previously.

Between 1996 and 2006, more than 17 thousand hectares (ha) were added to the total area designated for residential purposes. The amount of square metres (m²) of living space per household declined in...

Cooperatives include: - cooperative societies; - mutual insurance companies. Cooperative societies and mutual insurance companies are special forms of associations. The association serves the...

Archive storage for a municipality managed by an appointed archivist.

In 2009, prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 3.3 percent down on 2008, although they were still 8.4 percent higher in 2009 than in 2005. There are considerable differences...

Group of municipalities with similar soil conditions, and nature and organisation of agricultural enterprises.

Breast cancer mortality declined further in 2007. For the first time, breast cancer claimed fewer victims among women than lung cancer.

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 2.1 percent up in November compared to the same month one year previously.

The annual gender ratio at birth for the Netherlands is 105 boys to every 100 girls. This ‘male surplus’ is still reflected in young adults: there are more 20 to 24-year-old men than women in the...

Most recent population forecast the Dutch population will not exceed 17.0 million in 2035. Subsequently, decline will set in. At present, there are 16.3 million people living in the Netherlands. In...