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Dutch increase in senior secondary vocational education passes larger than in European Union
More than 146 thousand students passed their final exams in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) in the Netherlands in 2008/’09. This increase, 35 percent compared with ten years...
Greenhouse gas emissions by transport companies considerably higher than in 1990
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by Dutch transport companies have increased by nearly 80 percent since 1990. This is largely due to the increase in international transport by Dutch companies and a...
Renewable electricity more and more important
In 2009, generation of renewable electricity has risen to nearly 9 percent of total domestic electricity consumption. The objective of the Dutch government was to raise the share of renewable energy...
Careers at CBS
Careers at CBS
CBS, OCW and DUO launch Departmental Data Centre
the centre will address the growing need for information products in the policy cycle
ISI 2017: Focus on statistical innovations
the latest developments in the content and the methodology of statistics.
Number of hybrid cars continues to rise
Last year, 156 thousand hybrid cars were registered in the Netherlands, a fourfold increase relative to five years ago. They covered an overall distance of 2.5 billion kilometres. Last year, more...
Dutch use water more efficiently
Although the population and the economy are growing, the use of tap water remains stable. Measures taken to enhance efficiency have reduced the annual tap water use per capita by an average 0.7...
18.1 million inhabitants in 2060
According to the population forecast published today, the Dutch population will continue to grow in the coming decades, to 18.1 million inhabitants in 2060.
UN hackathon produces surprising results
innovative product for the general public about the younger generation and Sustainable Development Goals
Urban Big Data Center Glasgow and CBS sharing expertise
an ever-increasing demand for urban data, and the production of new statistics using Big Data
CO2 emissions grow much faster than Dutch economy
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands grow faster than the country’s economy. In the third quarter of 2015, CO2 emissions were 6.8 percent up from one year previously.
Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.
Agricultural pupils in vmbo often switch sector when they move to mbo
One third of pupils in preparatory secondary vocational education (vmbo) choose a different discipline when they move on to senior secondary vocational education (mbo). For vmbo pupils in...
Rising economy, falling greenhouse gas emissions
Dutch greenhouse gas emissions fell by 13 percent
CBS and MU: sharing health data in a responsible way
Combining large data files may not only help Statistics Netherlands it could also contribute to scientific advances
Economic growth Eindhoven above average
Economic developments in Eindhoven over 2016.
Expansion of maritime statistics: sea routes and cargo
Expansion of maritime statistics: sea routes and cargo
Research on social networks in the city
research work on social networks in the city, family networks, influence of urban environments on life cycles
Agricultural exports up by over 4 percent
In 2016, the Netherlands exported 85 bn euros in agricultural goods.
Number of road deaths stable in 2014
Last year, 570 people were killed in traffic accidents in the Netherlands. After a substantial decline by 12 percent in 2013, the number of traffic deaths remained stable in 2014.