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According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3 percent in Q1 2023 relative to Q4 2022.

What is well-being ‘elsewhere’? Well-being ‘elsewhere’ relates to the consequences of the pursuit of well-being in the Netherlands in other parts of the world, especially in the least developed...

Households spent 0.4 percent more in July 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes.

In 2022, 44.5 million tonnes of goods were transported over Dutch railways. This is 4.3 percent more than in the previous year and, at the same time, the highest gross transported weight ever...

Price index dwellings, price index 2015=100, price development Sold dwellings, average selling price

While in past decades censuses were held every ten years, under legislation currently being drafted, after 2024, the census is set to be held on an annual basis and the number of variables on which...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. SDG 6 is about access to drinking water and sanitation, and sustainable water management. In the Netherlands, the main...

Sector accounts; key figures Most important figures of institutional sectors

Forecast; population, births, deaths and migration with forecast intervals

age at which people die in the Netherlands

In May, owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 5.6 percent cheaper than in May 2022.

To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would people still be able to maintain their livelihood, and how about the most vulnerable groups? Would our...

The Eighth General Census (which included questions on occupation and housing) was the first to be organised under the responsibility of Dr Coenraad Verrijn Stuart, director of CBS at the time. CBS’...

As part of its research programme Statistics Netherlands has derived a network of the entire Dutch population. This paper describes the methods used to derive the network and will give an overview of...

As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares.

Quality of life in the Netherlands today, well-being ‘here and now’, is high. However it not just as high for everybody in the country; well-being of young adults is lower than for the rest of the...

The economic climate in July 2023 is more negative than it was in June.

The Dutch retail sector recorded 5 percent year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales decreased by 2.8 percent.

In May, the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was up by 6.9 percent year on year.

Seasonally adjusted turnover in the accommodation and food services sector rosy by 4.5 percent in Q2 2023 relative to Q1 2023.

Counting at 'grid square level' is new for this census and contains much more detailed information than at municipal level. The grid of 1 by 1 kilometre squares cuts right through municipalities, but...

The mood among Dutch manufacturers was negative in August.

In 2022, 17 percent of all children and young people in the Netherlands aged 2 to 24 years were overweight.

In July 2023, prices of Dutch-manufactured products were down by an average of 7.7 percent year on year.