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Dutch among top online shoppers in Europe
Around seven in ten Dutch people aged 16-75 years shopped online in 2011. This figure reflects the continuing increase in online shopping in the Netherlands, and places the Netherlands among the top...
Rapid increase life expectancy
Last year, female life expectancy at birth was 82.3 years, as against 78.0 years for men. Life expectancy has risen dramatically since 2002.
Employees from abroad; resident/non-resident, demographic variables
This survey provides insight into the population size and composition of employees from abroad who are registered as a resident with a Dutch municipality as well as non-resident employees from...
More suicides
Last year, 1,871 people in the Netherlands committed suicide, the highest number ever.
Unemployment almost unchanged
According to figures released today, 630 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in November.
Number of teenage mothers declining steadily
The number of teen mums in the Netherlands is relatively low.
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month over the previous three months.
Forecast: Population growth unabated in the next 50 years
The population of the Netherlands is projected to grow continuously over the next fifty years.
Unemployment rate up
Over the past three months, more people in the Netherlands who were not actively looking on the labour market have begun seeking employment, but often without success. The number of people in the...
Fewer foreign nationals refused at the border
In 2020, fewer people were refused entry into the Netherlands than in the previous year.
Rising trend in homelessness appears to have come to an end
Early 2013, more than 25 thousand people in the Netherlands were homeless; 39 percent of homeless are living in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam. One in five homeless are women. Homeless...
23 thousand people with a non-Dutch nationality start up their own business
One in six new firms started up in the Netherlands in 2014 were owned by persons with at least one non-Dutch nationality.
Poor chances on the job market for chronic patients
Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later.
No home internet access for 1.2 million Dutch people
The Netherlands has the highest percentage of households in the European Union with home internet connections. Only one in eight Dutch people have either no access to the internet from their own home...
Reversal of consumer confidence among highest incomes
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands has fallen substantially in the space of one year: from -5 in the first quarter of 2011 to -36 in the second quarter of 2012. Among people with the highest...
Residents St Eustatius enjoy highest incomes in Caribbean Netherlands
On Bonaire, the median disposable household income was 21.1 thousand dollars, on Saba 20 thousand dollars and on St Eustatius 23.3 thousand dollars. Incomes ranged from 6 thousand dollars for the...