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The number of inhabitants with a migration background is highly likely to increase until the year 2050.

In 2012, 627 thousand young people were no longer studying but working. About 40 percent had a flexible employment contract. In 2002 this was 24 percent.

Since 2004, the proportion of employed among non-school going young people has increased. Young people with a basic qualification benefited more from the booming economy than those without a basic...

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At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), Statistics Netherlands' Centre for Policy Related Statistics has composed a set of tables on the time use of young people in...

Approximately one quarter of young people became victims of crime in 2012. Young men are more often victims of violent crimes than young women.

Four in ten unemployed young people in the Netherlands in the age category 15-26 who are not attending education or training programmes, are not looking for work and are not immediately available for...

Slightly fewer than half of all people aged between 12 and 25 responded in 2009 that they had a religious denomination. This share has fallen by 6 percent points since 1997.

In 2012 over 10 percent of the 15 to 18 year-olds were bullied online. Slander and malicious gossip are most common, followed by stalking, threat and blackmail. Most victims do not report this to the...

Spending on disablement assistence for young people (Wajong) have been rising in recent years. In 2003 spending amounted to nearly 1.3 billion euro, while in 2008 this had increased to nearly 1.9...

The number of minimum wage jobs has risen marginally over the period 2008-2012. The increase mainly occurred among 20 to 30-year-olds.

Statistics Netherlands announced today that unemployment rose by 3 thousand people in April. This has slowed down the rise in unemployment at the beginning of the year. It is not the result of more...

Households (relative) - Persons (relative) - Children (relative) Caribbean Netherlands - Income treshold

The legal minimum wage on 1 January for a fulltime employee aged under 23.

In the first quarter of 2009, the unemployment rate in the Netherlands was 4.4 percent, the same as one year previously, but unemployment rates for men and young people were higher than in the first...

This paper follows young people with a temporary contract to see whether they continue to work or lose their job. Commisioned by: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW).

In 2021, Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) per capita stood at over 49 thousand euros, putting the Netherlands in fifth position within the European Union.

How do the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the circular economy interact with each other?

In week 19 (10 to 16 May 2021 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 2,950.

On 1 January 2022, the Netherlands had 21 thousand inhabitants of Ukrainian origin and over 35 thousand of Russian origin. In total, 119 thousand residents originated from a post-Soviet state.

People in paid employment are generally healthier than people without a job. Of all employed persons, 90 percent rate their health as good or excellent.

In 2019, a total of 661 people in the Netherlands died in a traffic accident. This is 17 less than in 2018, but the annual number of traffic deaths is still higher compared to the years 2012-2017.