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Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region
Population growth by birth, death and migration, per sex and region
400 thousand inhabitants in the IJsselmeerpolders
On 1 Jan 2018, the IJsselmeerpolders had 404,000 inhabitants.
National Landscape conservation areas cover one fifth of the Netherlands
The 20 National Landscape conservation areas in the Netherlands cover nearly 900 thousand hectares, i.e. more than 20 percent of the total Dutch land area.
Sustained expansion built-up area
The Netherlands is still an agricultural country, if land use is taken into account.
Approximately 20 m² available per capita for sports practice
The total area in the Netherlands available for practising sports is 334 km², approximately 1 percent of the total land area, i.e. 20 m² per resident. Sports grounds are mainly situated inside...
Over 200 hectares of allotment garden liquidations within a decade
In 2006, the total area covered by allotment garden plots in the Netherlands was 3,906 hectares, more than 200 hectares less than in 1996. The number of allotment garden areas and visits to these...