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In the Netherlands, 18 percent of the population aged 15 or older are LGBTQIA – an abbreviation that stands for lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual

In 2017, disrespectful behaviour was encountered relatively most often by women between the ages of 18 to 24 years

research work on social networks in the city, family networks, influence of urban environments on life cycles

On 1 January 2016, there were over 7.7 million households in the Netherlands.

The annual gender ratio at birth for the Netherlands is 105 boys to every 100 girls. This ‘male surplus’ is still reflected in young adults: there are more 20 to 24-year-old men than women in the...

Under the coalition agreement of the present Dutch cabinet, from 2022 onwards the entitlement age for state old-age pension will be linked to the increase in life expectancy.

Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 6.0 percent up in September 2014 from September 2013. Over the past six months, manufacturing stocks have been larger than twelve months previously,...

The number of social security claimants has risen by 8 thousand to 434 thousand in the second quarter of 2014.

One in ten Dutch people indicated they are bothered by loitering teens, drunks and/or other forms of social nuisance in their neighbourhood. Loitering teens were seen as the greatest nuisance,...

The economic situation at the end of May was at approximately the same low level as at the end of April. Improvements and deteriorations balanced each other out. The heart of the scatter in the...

More than 78 thousand marriages and partnerships were registered in the Netherlands last year. The number of marriages and partnerships has fallen after 2010. Friday is still the most popular day to...

Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 5 percent up in January from January 2012. The increase is more substantial than in December 2012, when stocks were 1 percent up from one year...

Companies bought nearly 26 percent more new cars in the second quarter of 2012 than in the corresponding quarter of 2011. Purchases by private individuals fell by 7 percent in the second quarter of...

Turnover of Dutch moving companies in the first quarter of 2012 was up by nearly 2 percent on the first quarter of 2011. Slightly more people are moving house again since the third quarter of 2011.

In the first quarter van 2012, unemployment increased further to reach 484 thousand. More and more people remained unemployed for a period of at least two consecutive quarters.

Around seven in ten Dutch people aged 16-75 years shopped online in 2011. This figure reflects the continuing increase in online shopping in the Netherlands, and places the Netherlands among the top...

An increasing proportion in the Dutch population think unemployment will rise over the next twelve months. Manufacturing industry, construction and business services expect employment to deteriorate.

Last year, 415 million litres of wine were imported, an increase by 4 percent from 2009. Wine imports from the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Chile and Spain increased noticeably, while the largest...

The Dutch hold a positive attitude towards saving. In April 2011, the proportion of Dutch consumers who thought their financial situation would allow them to put money aside in the next 12 months was...

Providers of business services were slightly less optimistic in May about their future turnover than in April.

The number of households in the Netherlands is expected to grow fast over the next few decades.

The Dutch economy grew by 1.8 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2009. In the second quarter the economy grew by 2.2 percent.