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In 2023, approximately half of people aged 55 and over reported having difficulty with household activities, or being unable to do them due to health issues.

In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.

In the first half of 2023, 78 percent of the population aged 12 years or older said they had made an online purchase.

Export value, value added export flows

In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.

In 2020, there were 2.8 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years on Bonaire who belonged to the so-called unused labour potential. On St Eustatius, the unused labour potential comprised 290 people and on...

In the third quarter of 2023, two-thirds of pupils in secondary education aged 15 or older had a part-time job.

In July 2022, unemployment rose further to 353 thousand. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force. From May through July, unemployment rose by an average of 12 thousand per month.

In 2021, approximately 20 percent of the population aged 15 years or older on Bonaire and Saba said they had difficulties making ends meet with their income.

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has continued to rise by an average of 7 thousand per month.

The majority of the Caribbean Netherlands’ population aged 15 and over consider themselves to be part of a religious group.

In September 2022, there were 382 thousand unemployed. Just as in August, this was equivalent to 3.8 percent of the labour force.

In October 2022, there were 365 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.7 percent of the labour force.

In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.

In 2022, 90 percent of the Dutch population aged 16 or older said they used e-Government, through government websites or those of public institutions.

In June 2022, unemployment stood at 339 thousand. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.

Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work Sex, age, level of education

In the second quarter of 2023, 1 in 7 unemployed people were long-term unemployed, i.e. twelve months or more.

In May 2022, unemployment stood at 323 thousand. This is 3.3 percent of the labour force and slightly higher than in April 2022, when it was 3.2 percent.

On 1 January 2023, over 11.5 million people were holding a Dutch car driving licence, 0.7 percent more than one year previously.

Although material well-being levels are relatively low, most inhabitants of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are satisfied with their lives.

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

Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022.

Comparatively many people with a foreign country of origin live in large cities.