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Nearly 10 million overnight tourists in July and August
During the summer months of July and August this year, the number of guests staying at Dutch overnight accommodations rose to nearly 10 million.
Many mbo students stay on after diploma
About half of students who received a diploma in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) in 2008/’09 stayed on in school, most of them doing courses at a higher level of mbo.
Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
Many Britons move here for work and stay for love
Of the 42,500 British citizens residing in the Netherlands, 43% were employed earners, 9% were self-employed
Dutch inflation rate stays the same
The Dutch inflation rate stayed the same in October. Consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than the year before, as was the case in September.
Overnight stay
Each night a guest spends in an accommodation in so far as this is not a permanent guest in a holiday or boarding house, or someone who permanently rents a chalet or camp site in a camping ground.
Jobs of employees; internationalisation of companies 2010-2018
Employee jobs, job volume, wage International trade in goods and services, multinationals, ownership
Most students who move elsewhere to study stay in the same part of the country
Annually, 96 thousand 18 to 21-year-olds move to another municipality, often to embark on a study in higher vocational education or university. They often settle in one of the major cities or...
Less CO2 emitted in Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, CO 2 emissions were 4.5 percent down year-on-year.
Youngsters staying in school longer
More and more students are staying in or returning to full-time education even when they are no longer obliged to. This is mainly the result of the popularity of higher education.
Since 1981, people have become taller and heavier
In 2018, the average height of Dutch men aged 20 years and over stood at 1.81 metres; for women the average height was 1.67 metres. Since 1981, the average body height has increased by 3.8 cm for men...
Short hospital stays, few smokers: the Netherlands versus the EU
Compared with other countries in Europe, in the Netherlands hospital admissions are relatively short: less than two days to have a baby and less than six days for an acute heart attack. The number of...
Fewer women stay at home to care
The number of women who could not accept jobs of twelve hours or more a week, because they had to care for their families was reduced form 755 thousand in 2001 to 318 thousand in 2010.
More international tech graduates stay to work
In 2014, over 38% of all international technology graduates from 2007/’08 held a job in the Netherlands.
Economic growth stays 2.9 percent
The Dutch economy saw robust growth in the first quarter of 2006. The Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) was up by 2.9 percent on the year before.
People who stay behind in regions where the population is diminishing are less well-off
In regions where the population has shrunk over the period 2005-2008, people’s socio-economic conditions have worsened.
Sharp fall in business-related hotel stays
The number of nights spent in Dutch hotels by people on business trips fell by 6 percent in 2008, to 15.7 million. The fall has been continuing in 2009: in the first five months the number of nights...