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At the beginning of Q2 2022, staff shortages formed the largest obstacle for entrepreneurs in carrying out their business activities.

In 2022, 37 percent of people with a parent aged 80 or over provided informal care.

Of all young people between the ages of 15 and 25 in paid employment, 21 percent reported regular or frequent work-related stress in 2021.

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

Dutch 25 to 34 year-olds experience lower levels of well-being than people in other age groups.

In 2020, the difference in average gross hourly earnings of male and female employees in the public sector decreased by 2 percentage points relative to 2018.

The third Sensor Data Challenge took place on 22 and 23 April 2021.

In 2023, approximately half of people aged 55 and over reported having difficulty with household activities, or being unable to do them due to health issues.

CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.

In 2021, nearly 2.5 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 or older (17 percent of the population) said they had fallen victim to cybercrime. Most victims encountered online scams and fraud.

In 2021, approximately 20 percent of the population aged 15 years or older on Bonaire and Saba said they had difficulties making ends meet with their income.

Education expenditure and (inter)national indicators. Government, households, companies, foreign, per education sector, % GDP.

Government expenditure on education Per education sector, on student grants, loans and allowance, % GDP

Nearly 59 percent of Dutch exporting manufacturers have indicated they have no concerns about trade policy affecting their export activities in the next 12 months.

From July 2023, CBS will use a new method to measure business confidence based on the results of the Netherlands Business Survey (COEN).

Number of social security benefits Total number of benefits

In the third quarter of 2023, two-thirds of pupils in secondary education aged 15 or older had a part-time job.

In 2019, the share of minor children (under 18) witnessing their parents’ divorce or separation stood at 1.5 percent. This is equivalent to nearly 49 thousand children, 6.5 thousand more than in 1999.

In 2022, 90 percent of the Dutch population aged 16 or older said they used e-Government, through government websites or those of public institutions.

Entrepreneurial confidence showed a slight decline at the start of Q4 2023, ending at -10.1.

In 2023, young people aged 18 to 24 were found to adopt a less climate-conscious lifestyle than people in older age groups.

Whereas the population of farmland birds in the Netherlands has declined, dragonfly distribution has increased.

A large part (82 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.

On 6 March 2024, the fourth IBDS Café was held at Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

In the first few months of 2021, 47 percent of young people in the Netherlands between the ages of 12 and 25 indicated that their lives were negatively affected by the coronavirus crisis in general.