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Some 30 thousand Dutch couples separated by using the flash divorce procedure in the period 2001-2009. The highest numbers of flash divorces were recorded in the years from 2003 to 2005, when around...

Population statistics provide information about the size and composition of the population of the Netherlands as at 1 January. In addition, the statistics provide information about population...

These and other facts are presented in De Nederlandse Samenleving 2012, Statistics Netherlands’ report on society in the Netherlands (available in Dutch only). The book gives a picture of prosperity...

In 2011 the average age of divorcing men in the Netherlands was nearly 46 years at the time of divorce. In 1991 this was still only 40 years.

Babies born to unmarried couples are increasingly being officially acknowledged by their fathers in the year they are born. Nine in ten babies born to unmarried parents in 2011 were acknowledged in...

Last year, 31.7 thousand marriages were dissolved in Dutch courts, slightly fewer than in 2008, when 32.9 divorces were legally terminated. The decrease appears to be temporary as the number of...

The number of households in the Netherlands is expected to grow fast over the next few decades.

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 Gender equality. SDG 5 advocates equal treatment of and an equal position in society for men and women. In...

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 9-13 March 2009 (Week 11).

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 7-11 January 2008 (Week 2).

Nearly 1 in 5 adults born 1971-1991 did not live with both parents during childhood.Three-quarters went through parental divorce. Over 4 in 10 describe their stepfather as their father, 2 in 10 are...

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 22 - 26 october 2012 (Week 43).

Week 6 (5-9 February 2007)

The proportion of happy and contented people among those recently divorced or widowed is significantly below average. Newlyweds, on the other hand, are happy.

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 18-22 October 2010 (Week 42).

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 2-6 November 2009 (Week 45).

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 23 - 27 April 2012 (Week 17).