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What is Statistics Netherlands and what does it do?
Statistics Netherlands (known in Dutch as ‘Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek’ or CBS) is a name that the majority of Dutch people are familiar with.
Experiences with mixed-mode surveys in times of COVID-19 at Statistics Netherlands
This paper shows how Statistics Netherlands managed the unexpected loss of CAPI respondents in social surveys during COVID-19. It covers efforts to reduce response loss, quantifies the impact of...
Statistics Netherlands making strides in diversity and inclusion
Statistics Netherlands’ (CBS) has a highly diverse workforce that includes people of different ages, nationalities, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientation from various educational backgrounds...
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023.
CBS invests in statistics on climate change impacts
Collecting climate data should be just as routine for statistical institutes around the world as collecting data on the population or the economy.
Macroeconomic statistics revised for reporting year 2021
On 23 May 2024, CBS and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) published the first results of the revision of the Dutch macroeconomic statistics
Government Finance Statistics; key figures 1995-2023
Revenue and expenditure, net balance and debt of the general government sector, in million euros and as a pecentage of GDP.
Developing a material flow monitor for the Netherlands from national statistical data
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) developed a Material Flow Monitor (MFM) that captures national resource extraction, imports and exports, product flows between economic sectors, as well as emissions and...
Ensuring the quality of statistics using scientific methods
CBS uses scientifically proven methods to guarantee the quality of its products and services.
Government Finance Statistics; key figures
Revenue and expenditure, net balance and debt of the general government sector, in million euros and as a pecentage of GDP.
The Netherlands is the EU’s third-largest exporter
The Netherlands was the third-largest exporter of goods and services among EU countries in 2023.
An attempt to measuring fossil fuel subsidies by way of official statistics
The international statistical guidelines provide little guidance on how to account for fossil fuel subsidies. In this report we explore the already published estimates and make an attempt to define a...
Population Outlook 2050: more residents born outside the Netherlands
The number of people living in the Netherlands who were born elsewhere is very likely to increase between now and 2050.
A smart Travel Survey. Results of a push-to-smart field experiment in the Netherlands
An evaluation of push-to-smart methodology in travel surveys
125 people murdered in the Netherlands in 2023
There were 125 victims of murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands in 2023: 84 men and 41 women.
Population of the Netherlands reaches 18 million
The population of the Netherlands will pass 18 million today, according to estimates
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2024-2050
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2024-2050 Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has compiled a new population forecast for the municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands
Housing costs in the Netherlands higher than in most EU countries
People in the Netherlands spend an average of 23 percent of their disposable income on a place to live, which is the sixth highest proportion in the European Union
Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands declined in 2022
Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands declined in 2022, partly due to high inflation.
Most EU funding received by the Netherlands is for research and innovation
The Netherlands received more than 2.9 billion euros in funding from the European Commission in 2022
Statistics on nature play crucial role in national and international policy
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.
The role of causal modelling in official statistics
Causal modelling is of interest to augment the interpretation of data published by national statistical institutes. An exploration of the relevant methods as well as a case study in the domain of...
Over 745 thousand from other EU countries live in the Netherlands
There were 745.5 thousand EU nationals from other EU countries living in the Netherlands on 1 January 2024.
The Netherlands ranks second in EU on well-being
The Netherlands has the second highest well-being in the ‘here and now’ in the European Union.
30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands
There were an estimated 30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands on 1 January 2023