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Dutch digital skills at the top in Europe
The Netherlands ranks among the top of EU countries with the largest share of inhabitants who are proficient in using the internet, computers and software (digital skills).
Deaths registered weekly, by sex and age
Mortality by gender, age, per week gender, age, per week
A Person Network of the Netherlands
As part of its research programme Statistics Netherlands has derived a network of the entire Dutch population. This paper describes the methods used to derive the network and will give an overview of...
1971
CBS launched a communication offensive to highlight the importance of the census. Leaflets were delivered to four million households, television and radio broadcasts informed the public about the...
Monthly labour participation and unemployment
Employed, unemployed and not included in labour force according to international definition by sex and age
Retail turnover nearly half a percent up in June
The Dutch retail sector recorded 0.4 percent year-on-year turnover growth in June.
House prices
In this video, Peter Hein van Mulligen explains which factors have contributed to the enormous price increase of existing owner-occupied homes. He looks at the role of mortgage interest rates,...
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2020-2050
Between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands rose from 21 thousand to 26 thousand. This represents over 2 percent population growth per year.
1991
Data protection legislation came into effect in 1988, with the Personal Data Protection Act. Legislation had already been adjusted prior to this to prevent census data being used for purposes other...
2001
Census tables were published in 2004 (for the 2001 census). Census taking had become desk work, thanks to the use of registers (e.g. the Municipal Records Database). No more enumerators going out...
Childcare benefits for over 1 million children
In 2021, childcare benefits were paid for over 1 million children. The number of children with parents receiving a childcare allowance has been rising since 2015, although growth has levelled off in...
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
Labour participation; key figures
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
Labour participation; attachment to the labour market
Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work Sex, age, level of education
1899
The Eighth General Census (which included questions on occupation and housing) was the first to be organised under the responsibility of Dr Coenraad Verrijn Stuart, director of CBS at the time. CBS’...
Nearly 240 thousand bullying victims in 2021
In 2021, nearly 2 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over reported they had been bullied in the previous year.
Labour participation; position in the household
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Position in household, sex, age
Fewer young adults say they are happy
In 2021, a share of 81 percent in the population aged 18 to 24 said they were happy. This was still 91 percent in 1997.
Household consumption over 6 percent up in July
Consumers spent 6.2 percent more in July 2022 compared to one year previously. They spent more on services, but less on goods.
Retail turnover almost 1 percent up in May
The Dutch retail sector recorded 0.7 percent year-on-year turnover growth.
Good command of Dutch enhances labour participation
A better command of the Dutch language among migrants improves their chances of finding paid work. Nevertheless, relatively many migrants who speak little or no Dutch are working at a high...
Agriculture’s consumption unchanged for 25 years, despite higher output
Since 1995, the volume of Dutch agricultural production has grown by 20 percent. Nevertheless, there was no increase in the agricultural consumption of environmentally harmful substances such as...
More new vacancies in 2021 for all occupations
Following a six-year period of continuous job vacancy growth, in 2020 the number of new vacancies fell by 241 thousand to 1.0 million.
Retail turnover over 8 percent up in April
The Dutch retail sector recorded 8.1 percent year-on-year turnover growth.
Unemployment up again
In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.