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Immigration picking up
Nearly 32 thousand people immigrated to the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2008, nearly 6 thousand more than twelve months previously.
Tourism sector essential for employment in Caribbean Netherlands
Tourism accounts for a substantial part of employment on the islands of Caribbean Netherlands. On Bonaire and Saba, 20 percent of jobs are tourism-related, versus 12 percent on St Eustatius. The...
High public deficit not uncommon
Based on data over the first three quarters of 2011, the Dutch public deficit was 4.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. the market value of all goods and services produced in the...
Substantial growth mobile Internet usage
In the spring of 2011, there were over six million mobile Internet users in the age category 12–75 in the Netherlands, exactly half of all 12 to 75-year-olds who indicated they used the Internet in...
Murders up again in large cities
In 2007, 164 people were murdered in the Netherlands, five more than in 2006. This has put a stop to the recent decrease in the annual number of murder victims.
High profits on bonds
In the first nine months of 2010, the value of bonds increased by more than 23 billion euro. In this period, the value of newly issued bonds minus paid-off bonds was 27 billion euro.
Environmental investment
In 2015 the share of Dutch investment in environmental protection in total investment
Domestic biomass consumption
Biomass consumption decreased between 2000 and 2006, then increased in 2007 and 2008 partly due to increased imports of cereals, oleaginous products, food products and wood.
Dutch inflation nearly lowest in EU
The Dutch inflation rate in March 20100 was one of the lowest in the EU.
Smartphones used most for mobile internet access
Smartphones have ousted laptops as the most popular devices for mobile internet access in the Netherlands. Many young people, in particular, use smartphones almost daily to go online wherever they...
Imports from China: from T-shirts to tablet PCs
China is the main supplier of high-tech products for the Netherlands. The import of high-tech products such as computers and mobile phones is gaining ground to the detriment of low-tech products,...
More men murdered in 2008
Last year, 176 persons died as a result of murder or manslaughter, 12 more than in 2007. The increase entirely consists of men. The number of women killed as a result of murder or manslaughter has...
Dutch are regular online shoppers
Last year, 7.5 million Dutch people in the age category 16–74 bought one or more articles online. Together with Denmark and the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands tops the EU list.
Privacy
Measures we have taken to safeguard your privacy.
Dutch government policy from the perspective of the SDGs
In May 2016 the Dutch Cabinet presented its approach to implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands.
Counting for EU enlargement? Census-taking in Croatia, Bosnia and Macedonia
Dissertation on the variation in census-taking outcomes in Croatia, Bosnia and Macedonia to understand why even though they had the same EU conditions to comply with, their census processes were so...
Livestock cattle, 2008 - 2020
Livestock cattle, position of dairy cattle and cattle for fattening according to Agricultural Census and Earmark registration
Quality management of methodology
Methodological departments of national statistical institutes should adopt formal quality certification for ISO 9001
Guests in leisure accommodation type;by country of residence '00-'11
Guests in leisure accommodation type; by country of residence Camp sites, holiday parks and group accommodations