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Suicide death rate up to 1,647
Last year, 1,647 Dutch residents committed suicide, an increase by 47 relative to 2010.
Immigration increasing again
Over 22 thousand immigrants took up residence in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2006. This is almost 2 thousand more than in the same period of 2005.
Many Antillean and Surinamese teenage mothers
In 2009, 2,636 babies were born in the Netherlands to mothers younger than 20 years. This makes the Dutch teenage birth rate one of the lowest in the world.
National accounts 2009; Macroeconomic data
Gross domestic product, national income, volume change Specification of the most important macroeconomic data
Inflation down again in May
The rate of inflation in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent in May. This is 0.2 of a percent point lower than in April, when consumer prices were 1.5 percent higher than twelve months previously.
More than half of employees commute to work
At the end of 2011, nearly 56 percent of employees did not work in their municipality of residence. Larger cities in particular attract many commuters. Half of the busiest commuter roads lead to...
Trade with Turkey expanding
Over the past five years, the value of Dutch exports of goods to Turkey has risen by 24 percent to 4.7 billion euros in 2012. Dutch investments in Turkey in fact outstripped the value of exports to...
Number of income support benefits hardly up
301 thousand people aged under 65 years were claiming income support at the end of the third quarter of 2010.
Sustained growth for air transport in 2007
Transport of passengers and goods through Dutch airports continued to grow in 2007.
Economic crisis slows down migration, fewer people moved in 2009
In 2009, emigration decreased and immigration increased. The net population growth was 92 thousand, an increase by just over 10 thousand relative to 2008.
Construction; costs of alteration and new buildings, by phase 1995-2016
Building costs of alteration and new buildings by category of purpose by building phase by type of client, type of building and province
Wellbeing; education and labour, 2003-2012
Happiness, satisfaction with life, Education level, socio-economic category, main source of income
Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics
Corporate news article Trends in the Netherlands: focus on images and infographics
Increased trade with the UK in 2016
Dutch exports to the UK and their contribution to the Dutch economy
China dominates container transport to Port of Rotterdam
According to Statistics Netherlands nearly a quarter of all goods unloaded in the Port of Rotterdam originate from China. The number of containers coming from china had increased by 9 percent in 2014.
One in five schools have fewer than 100 pupils
In 2011/’12, there were nearly 7 thousand primary schools establishments in the Netherlands. One in five had fewer than 100 pupils. The number of small primary schools has grown somewhat in recent...
Dutch wind turbines catch less wind
The generation of electricity by Dutch wind turbines was reduced by approximately 13 percent last year. The reduction is mainly caused by the fact that 2010 was a less windy year.
Rapid increase life expectancy
Last year, female life expectancy at birth was 82.3 years, as against 78.0 years for men. Life expectancy has risen dramatically since 2002.
Inflation drops to 1.1 percent in February
Inflation in the Netherlands fell to 1.1 percent in February. This is 0.2 of a percent point down on January. In that month consumer prices were 1.3 percent higher than twelve months previously.
Majority think people with unhealthy lifestyle should pay more for health insurance
Over half the Dutch population think that smokers and heavy drinkers should have to pay more for their medical insurance.
Lowest number of asylum requests since 1988
In 2007, the number of asylum requests submitted in the Netherlands had reached its lowest point since 1988. Iraqi and Somali asylum seekers constituted the largest groups.
Dutch-made yachts sell well
Turnover in the yacht building industry has increased considerably in the period 1997-2007.