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In February 2024, the mood among consumers improved slightly further.

In March 2024, the mood among consumers improved further.

Between 2019 and 2022, the share of renewable energy in the Netherlands rose from 9 to 15 percent.

Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education

In 2022, 27 percent of people aged 75 and over reported they were sexually active. This was still 16 percent in 2014.

In 2022, renewable energy accounted for 15 percent of gross national energy consumption. This was still 13 percent in the previous year.

Employed labour force Sex, characteristics, economic activities

On 27 February 2020, the first patient testing positive for coronavirus was reported in the Netherlands; the first COVID death was reported on 6 March.

How has the country been affected by the pandemic? Aside from distinct waves of excess mortality, there were numerous other outliers in national statistics.

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

In the 2022/’23 academic year, almost 123 thousand international students attended higher vocational education (HBO) or a university (WO) in the Netherlands.

One year after graduation, a third of students from the 2018/'19 academic year were living and working in the Netherlands.

Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education

In 2020, Dutch companies generated almost 32 billion euros in turnover from the online sale of goods to consumers.

In the first six months of 2022, Dutch companies and consumers imported 22.7 billion euros in foreign transport services, i.e. nearly 32 percent more than in the first half of 2021.

(Un)happiness and (dis)satisfaction with aspects of life Gender, age, migration background and other characteristics

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

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).

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

In 2021, altogether 80 Dutch residents died due to drowning in open water, or in or around the house.

In the last week of June (week 26: 27 June to 3 July 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,050. This is slightly less than in the previous week (3,090) and more than the expected...

the Dutch retail sector recorded 8.8 percent year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales went up by 3.7 percent. .

In 2021, people in the Netherlands were more pessimistic about the future society than in 2018.

Since 24 February 2022, over 27 thousand people arriving from Ukraine have registered with a Dutch municipality, over a third of them minors.

In the last week of March (week 12, 21 to 27 March 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,600. This is slightly more than in the previous week (3,567) and approximately 400 more...