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Young adults now have lower personal well-being than over-25s
In 2021, a lower share of young adults in the Netherlands experienced high personal well-being. For the first time since measurement commenced, they reported high well-being relatively less often...
Fewer people do volunteer work
In 2021, the number of people engaging in volunteer work continued to decline.
Population up to 17.8 million, mainly due to migration
Over the first three quarters of 2022, the population of the Netherlands grew by 191 thousand.
Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018
In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.
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).
Government; financial balance sheet, market value, sectors
Financial transactions and balance sheet of the government. Financial instruments, assets and liabilities, stock and flows, sectors.
Financial balance sheets and transactions by sectors; National Accounts
Financial balance sheets and transactions by economic sectors Sectors, balance sheets, assets and liabilities
Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy
Attitudes and expectations of consumers, (seasonally) adjusted, on the general economic situation and their own financial situation
New classification of population by origin
Overview of new population classification based on country of birth, i.e. the Netherlands or a foreign country classified into continents. Replacing the former classification based on migration...
84 percent of sunflower oil imports in 2021 came from Ukraine
In 2021, Ukraine was the largest supplier of crude sunflower oil and maize to the Netherlands.
Wealth of households; components of wealth
Total, mean and median wealth of households household characteristics and components of wealth
Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts
Wealth distribution of households Characteristics of households
Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy: non adjusted
Attitudes and expectation of consumers, non-adjusted, on the general economic climate and their own financial situation
Financial instruments: From-whom-to-whom matrices; National Accounts
Financial transactions between institutional sectors Sectors, balance sheets and transactions
Labour participation among young men restored
More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.
Over 3 thousand companies exported to Russia in 2021
In 2021, more than 3,000 enterprises in the Netherlands exported goods to Russia. Forty percent were active in wholesale trade and 10 percent in the machinery industry
CBS introducing new population classification by origin
In 2022, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will adopt a different approach when publishing data on people currently referred to as having a western or non-western migration background. Greater emphasis...
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.
Older people living alone need more help with household tasks
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.
Workers' retirement age nearing 66
A total of 86 thousand Dutch employees retired in 2023.
14 percent of Dutch exports are online orders
In 2021, enterprises in the Netherlands exported 76 billion euros in goods and services that were ordered online. This represents 14 percent of total exports by these firms.
Fewer goods transported by inland vessels in 2023
Over 327 million tonnes of goods were transported by inland vessels on Dutch inland waterways in 2023
More Dutch sanction goods exports to Turkey
Due to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia, Dutch domestic goods exports to Russia have declined.
Volunteer work in 2023 back to pre-pandemic levels
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.
Sleeping problems and mental health issues increasing among young people
In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.