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In 2007 over 1.1 million people received the general levy discount, as against 1.3 million at the moment of introduction in 2001. In nine out of ten cases, the recipients of this subsidy mockingly...

Between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands rose from 21 thousand to 26 thousand.

Mothers who work for 28 hours or more per week are more likely to be self-employed than women with no children living at home.

The international and national measures introduced in March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in a lower influx of asylum seekers and following family members.

In the first nine weeks of the corona crisis (week 11 to 19 inclusive), there were almost 9 thousand more deaths (estimated) than would normally be expected during this period.

Over the past decade, the amount of jobs in the care sector increased by 385 thousand. Overall employment growth in the Netherlands was 515 thousand, so three quarters of new jobs in the past ten...

In December, confidence among Dutch consumers has improved.

According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 2.1 percent in Q3 2021 relative to Q2 2021. In the first estimate growth amounted...

In 2021, childcare benefits were paid for over 1 million children. The number of children with parents receiving a childcare allowance has been rising since 2015, although growth has levelled off in...

In week 14, there were an estimated 1,485 deaths among the institutional population. In the first ten weeks of 2020, weekly mortality in institutional households stood at 797 on average.

Shelf stacking, delivering newspapers and shop assistant are the most popular jobs secondary school pupils do next to their study.

In 2021, the Dutch government recorded a budget deficit of almost 22 billion euros. This is equal to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

In 2019, electricity production reached a record level of 121 billion kWh. This is a 6-percent increase on the previous year. The consumption of electricity remained more or less stable.

In April 2022, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved.

Mainly young women are postponing motherhood. The number of births was again low in 2017.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 413 thousand in July, exceeding the 400 thousand mark for the first time in 2011.

The number of deaths over week 15 is very likely in the range between 4,700 and 5,300. At least certain is that mortality is still higher than the weekly average throughout the period week 1 to 10...

Flora and fauna on Dutch farmland have gone through substantial changes over the 20th century.

Victims of workplace aggression more often report a poor state of health than their colleagues who do not face aggression at work. They are also more dissatisfied with their job and are more often...

Nearly 1.1 billion euro was spent on private education in the Netherlands in 2006. Spending on private education grew more rapidly than spending on subsidised education.