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More and more households have laptops, smart phones and tablet computers at their disposal
Nearly all households in the Netherlands have access to the internet. Desktop computers are losing ground to mobile devices. Nearly half of Dutch households own at least one tablet computer.
Statistics Netherlands launches new website
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has given its website a fresh new look
De jaren 10 in 10 cijfers
Wat hebben de jaren tien ons gebracht? Hoe staan de economie en de samenleving er nu voor? En hoe was dat aan het begin van het decennium? Aan de hand van een vijftiental indicatoren schetst het CBS...
Statistics Netherlands app: all data available in graphic format on mobile devices
Statistics Netherlands launches its StatLine app today: a web application that shows all tables in the StatLine databank in a graphic format.
CBS introducing a voice assistant tool
Our information searching behaviour on the Internet is intensifying. We used to just type a question into a search engine, but this has become more and more obsolete
Older generation catching up on social media
The use of social media rose among older people between 2014 and 2016, but has hardly changed among young people.
Looking back on the 2010s in figures
Using 15 indicators, CBS reviews the past decade: the 2010s.
exports to EU countries account for over one fifth of GDP and jobs
Goods and services exported to EU countries generated 140 billion euros and accounted for 1.4 million FTEs in 2013. This is one fifth of GDP and employment in the Netherlands.
festive season adds substantially to retail turnover
The feast of St Nicholas -celebrated with gifts on 5 December- Christmas and New Year’s Eve generate an estimated 1.3 billion euros extra for the Dutch retail trade. Toy shops in particular,...
Mobile phones less often secure than computers
Mobile phone users indicate they are less likely to have security software installed on their device than computer users.
Blaise: CBS software, unique in the world for 30 years already
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Blaise software developed by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Blaise: CBS software, unique in the world for 30 years already
Blaise is a software platform in constant development
Introducing: the new StatLine
online database. It covers a myriad of themes around the Dutch economy and society
9 in 10 people access the internet every day
Access to the internet wherever and whenever you want: last year, 9 in 10 people accessed the internet on a daily basis. Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that a faster internet connection,...
Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics
Corporate news article Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics
TNO and CBS are joining forces on transparent and verifiable AI use
TNO and CBS are joining forces on transparent and verifiable AI use
Smart ports with Big Data
Dutch ports are the backbone of the Dutch economy. To stay ahead of international competition, data traffic is playing an increasingly critical role. ‘Ports used to be all about goods, ships and...
One-third of GDP is earned through exports
Exports of goods and services generate one-third of gross domestic product (GDP) in the Netherlands. Earnings are highest from exports to Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
ClairCity: citizen-led air pollution reduction
active citizen involvement in reducing air pollution and CO2 emissions
Major renewal of data collection at Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands is introducing a new process chain for data collection with the accompanying IT landscape.
The IM: measuring globalisation
For ten years already, it has described the consequences and characteristics of globalisation as they apply to the Netherlands in an accessible manner
Major renewal of data collection at Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands is introducing a new process chain for data collection with the accompanying IT landscape
CBS launching Center for Big Data Statistics
Statistics Netherlands is focusing more and more on the use of big data for official statistics production.
CBS launching Center for Big Data Statistics
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is focusing more and more on the use of big data for official statistics production.