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One in three young people have used cannabis at least once
In 2007/2008, one third of young people had used cannabis at least once in their lives.
More residents living in fear of having their homes broken into
More than one in ten people in the Netherlands think the risk of having their homes broken into is (very) high. The share has risen in recent years, in particular among people living in rural areas...
Population decline mainly in rural municipalities
In 2025, the population in rural municipalities will have declined substantially.
Housing associations own one in three Dutch homes
Housing associations own 2.3 million homes in the Netherlands. This is the equivalent of one in three homes.
Rising trend in homelessness appears to have come to an end
Early 2013, more than 25 thousand people in the Netherlands were homeless; 39 percent of homeless are living in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam. One in five homeless are women. Homeless...
How many cars are there in your neighbourhood?
On 1 January last year, 7.2 million cars were registered in the Netherlands, an average of 214 per square kilometre. In neighbourhoods where the average house value is low, car density tends to be...
Newest delivery vans in urban areas
In 2009, 84 percent of the 971 thousand delivery vans in the Netherlands were registered in the name of an enterprise.
Cannabis use highest among lower educated people
Around 1 in 20 people in the Netherlands used cannabis in 2007. Men are more likely to use cannabis than women. The use of cannabis is especially high among men in their twenties.
People feel less unsafe
The proportion of Dutch aged 15 years and older who occasionally felt unsafe in 2011 was marginally lower than one year previously. The proportion who reported they had been victims of common crime...
Residents positive about neighbourhood safety
On average, the Dutch evaluate the safety of their neighbourhood as quite satisfactory.
Half of the Surinamese Dutch population is second generation
Nearly half of all Dutch people of Surinamese origin were also born in the Netherlands. These are primarily the children of Surinamese people who migrated to the Netherlands in the 1970s.
Growing confidence in the military
Last year, more than six in every ten over-15s indicated to have confidence in the military, i.e. slightly more than in 2012. People have more confidence in police and judiciary, but less confidence...
Number of crime victims stable, more cases of vandalism
Last year, the Dutch population aged 15 years and older faced 6.3 million offences, an increase by 0.4 million relative to the preceding year.
Value of forest, heath and built-up areas mapped out
the quality of these ecosystems as well as their contribution to the economy and society
Population growth in 2014 nearly 73 thousand: more immigrants and more babies
The population growth rate in the Netherlands has risen again in 2014. The population grew by nearly 73 thousand last year. Immigration increased further to a record high of 181 thousand. Emigration...
Vast regional differences in overweight and smoking and drinking behaviour
There are regional differences in the Netherlands with respect to overweight and smoking and drinking behaviour as figures from the first Health Monitor, collectively published by regional health...
Perceptions
To compile data at the national level about current topics in society, with the focus on how the Dutch population perceives them.