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A one-way journey from a worker’s residence to their employer's permanent address was 32 minutes on average in 2023, according to survey respondents.

One quarter of all main meals consumed in the Netherlands in 2023 were vegetarian.

Health, limitations, pain, health care Disorders, informal care

In 2023, 49 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and older said they had participated in volunteer activities for an organisation or club at least once in the previous twelve months.

Without warning, the census of 28 February 1971 turned out to be the last. It was a success – generating 4,500 pages of tables, explanatory notes and analyses in 38 volumes, including 18 census...

Health expectancy, healthy life expectancy, perceived health, physical limitations, chronic or longstanding morbidity, mental health, GALI

Starting from the reporting month of June 2023, new data sources are being used at Statistics Netherlands for CPI-Energy, along with a new method specifically designed for detailed data analysis....

Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work 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.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

In 2023, 89 percent of persons aged 12 years and over said they take steps to protect their personal data online.

By far the biggest problem when conducting a census is keeping all the data confidential. The 1947 census resolved this issue by updating the forms people had to fill in.

In 2023, 67 percent of the population aged 12 or older reported having seen or read information on the internet that they believed was inaccurate or untrue

In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese

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...

From July 2023, CBS will use a new method to measure business confidence based on the results of the Netherlands Business Survey (COEN).

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

Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) recently released a new handbook, ‘Synthetic Data for Official Statistics’, to help get statistical institutes started in producing their own...

The figures published by CBS on nature in the Netherlands play an important role in all sorts of societal discussions, including the current debates on nirogen and biodiversity.

Seasonally adjusted vacancies only totals

Amount of waste collected by the municipal authorities broken down by province, size class and degree of urbanisation

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.

On 6 March 2024, the fourth IBDS Café was held at Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Protection of the privacy of respondents is vital for statistical institutes. This paper puts two privacy concerning fields into perspective: privacy preserving techniques and statistical disclosure...