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In May, the number of immigrants was down by nearly half year-on-year, just as in April. Almost 9 thousand immigrants settled in the Netherlands last month.

Reliable data in times of corona and beyond

In 2018, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 153 thousand. With nearly 47 thousand cases (30 percent), cancer was the leading cause of death, just as in previous years.

Immigration more than halved in the weeks following the implementation of COVID-19 measures and the number of Syrian refugees fell to a low in those weeks.

In 2018, 678 people died in traffic accidents in the Netherlands. This is 65 more than in the previous year. Traffic mortality was mainly up among occupants of passenger cars, cyclists and mobility...

The percentage of marriages that will end in divorce if the probabilities observed in a given year or marriage cohort remain valid. These probabilities pertain to marriage duration specific mortality...

Table showing how many of 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the age of 0.5, 1.5, 2,5 years etc. on the basis of the mortality rate during a given period or birth cohort.

So far, this winter (2017/’18) has seen fewer deaths than the same period last year.

The number of years a person of a certain age can expect to live in good health, assuming that the age specific chances on mortality and ill-health remain constant. Good health can be defined in four...

The average number of daughters a group of women would give birth to, if certain age-specific fertility and mortality figures were to apply.

Table showing how many of the 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the ages of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 years etc. based on the mortality rate observed for a given birth cohort.

Projected numbers on the population of the Caribbean Netherlands, 2019-2050. Population numbers and flows, by island.

Death rate calculated in a given period in such a way that the influence of the age and sex differences in the composition of the population on mortality is eliminated.

Table showing how many of 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the age of 0.5, 1.5, 2,5 years etc. on the basis of the mortality rate during a given period.

Fictitious cohort usually consisting of 100 thousand men or women who, at any age, are subject to sex and age-specific mortality risks as observed in a given period or for a given birth cohort.

Understanding 100 years of farmland biodiversity loss

In 2018, a total of 4,628 people in the Netherlands died due to an accidental fall, nearly 600 more than in the previous year. This comes down to 13 fatal falls per day on average.

In 2018, 13 percent of the Dutch population were between 55 and 65 years of age, similar to the EU average. These young elderly persons have relatively high incomes, attain high levels of workforce...

In 2017, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 150 thousand. The most common death cause with 47 thousand cases (31 percent) was cancer.

Cancer has been the main cause of death among men for years, since 2016 also among women

One in four heavy smokers die before they turn 65

Increasingly fewer babies are born on a Sunday, and death rates are slightly lower on weekend days as well.

Dementia was again the main cause of death in 2016 with over 15 thousand related cases.

According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the Netherlands will continue to grow over the next few decades, to nearly 19.6 million inhabitants by 2060.

In the first three quarters of 2019, the population of the Netherlands grew by 102 thousand, over 23 thousand more than in the same period last year and almost the same as population growth over the...