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Trust in Parliament at 10-year low
In the last quarter of 2022, 25 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over had confidence in the lower house of Dutch Parliament, the so-called Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives).
Civil engineering works; input price index 2000 = 100, from 1979
Price indices on the basis of 2000=100 and changes compared to 1 year earlier regarding several areas of work.
Ensuring the quality of statistics using scientific methods
CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.
Consumer confidence declining again
In March, confidence among Dutch consumers has deteriorated to almost the lowest level ever recorded.
CBS develops Green Deal dashboard to monitor climate change
In 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal.
Presentation Monitor of well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2023
To ensure that everyone can share in the combination that the earth offers and the prosperity it can generate, and to ensure that the quality of life is improved for as many people as possible, the...
CBS introducing new population classification by origin
In 2022, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will adopt a different approach when publishing data on people currently referred to as having a western or non-western migration background. Greater emphasis...
Forest Accounts for the Netherlands, 2020
Below are the reports that have been made in the context of the EU-Grant SMP-ESS-2021-EGD-IBA. This grant is intended as an incentive to set up forest accounts that will be decreed at European level...
Provincial budgets; revenues and expenditures by province
Budgeted expenditures and revenues per task (policy area) in millions of and in euros per inhabitant by province
Unemployment 3.5 percent in May
In May 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.5 percent of the labour force.
Business confidence slightly lower at the start of Q4
Entrepreneurial confidence showed a slight decline at the start of Q4 2023, ending at -10.1.
Economic contraction 0.2 percent in Q3 2023
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q3 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2 percent relative...
Nearly three quarters of the Dutch population use smart devices
Nearly three quarters of the Dutch population aged 12 and over currently own one or more devices that are connected to the internet and transfer data to one another without human intervention.
Provincial accounts; revenues and expenditures by province
Budgeted expenditures and revenues per task (policy area) in millions of and in euros per inhabitant by province
Material efficiency not enough to reduce CO2 emissions
The Dutch economy's carbon emissions increased over the entire period between 1970 and 2020.
Arable crops; production, to region
Area and yield per crop Province
Unemployment virtually unchanged in March
In March, 357 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Fewer young adults say they are happy
In 2021, a share of 81 percent in the population aged 18 to 24 said they were happy. This was still 91 percent in 1997.
Unemployment slightly down in February
In February, 356 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Business confidence negative in Q3, as in the preceding quarters
At the start of Q3 2023, entrepreneurial confidence stood at -8.3. It was at virtually the same position three months previously (according to a new calculation method)
Accommodation and food services turnover declines in Q4
In Q4 2021, turnover in the accommodation and food services sector fell by 18.5 percent relative to the previous quarter.
Population growth almost back to pre-pandemic level
The Dutch population grew by an estimated 118 thousand in 2021, to nearly 17.6 million. This is 50 thousand higher than in 2020. Immigration was up and emigration down. Mortality was at the same...
Arable crop area slightly larger in 2021
In 2021, the agricultural area in the Netherlands devoted to arable crops increased by 1.8 thousand (0.3 percent) to 529 thousand hectares.
Population growth in Q3 back at pre-COVID level
In Q3 2021, the population of the Netherlands grew by 58.7 thousand. Births exceeded deaths by 10.0 thousand, while immigration and emigration accounted for the rest of the growth.
Land use; main categories; regional, 1900 onwards
Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands and Provinces