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On 30 June 2016, the Netherlands’ Presidency of the European Union came to an end.

Nearly 13 percent of pupils who took the final primary education test (Cito test) in 2005 continue their education at a higher level in the so-called brugklas (which aims to bridge the gap between...

Provinces expect total proceeds from road tax surcharge to increase to by 1.4 billion euro this year, i.e. 6.7 percent more than in 2008. With 13.5 percent, the highest increase was registered in the...

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On 2 January 2019, 42 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 and over (6.4 million people) were included in the Donor Register.

Consumer credit; credit granted, outstanding credit, interest, repayments and limits broken down by credit provider and type of credit.

Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange paid out nearly 18 billion euro in dividends in 2008. The total return was marginally lower than in 2007.

Over the past decade, the costs of the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ) have risen by nearly 75 percent. Important factors are population ageing, less rigid access criteria to health...

CBS and the municipality of The Hague are collaborating in a CBS Urban Data Centre / The Hague as of 26 September 2017.

Since October last year, the Netherlands is a net exporter of electricity, because in the last quarter of 2009 more electricity was exported than imported to and from the surrounding countries.

Breast cancer mortality declined further in 2007. For the first time, breast cancer claimed fewer victims among women than lung cancer.

Dutch internet users aged between 16 to 75 tend to store their files more often through cloud computing than internet users elsewhere in Europe. However, they pay less often for this than people in...

Record number of immigrants (235 thousand) and emigrants (154 thousand) in 2017, highest net migration (81 thousand).

In the period 1972-2006, the number of beds and patient days in general and university hospitals declined considerably. Simultaneously, the number of hospital admissions and treatment and nursing...

50 people died of aids in the Netherlands in 2010, 41 men and 9 women. Aids deaths have been stable over the last five years.

Of all registered cohabiting couples (including those who are married), same-sex male couples have the highest combined income from work or business, the so-called primary income.

the ‘Monitor of well-being’ CBS gives a wide ranging description of the increasing welfare in the Netherlands

As of 1 January 2016, the Netherlands will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for a period of six months. During this period, Statistics Netherlands’ Director General Dr...

In the first six months of 2019, the government had a budget surplus of 14 bn euros, as revenues increased more rapidly than expenditure.

In 2010, the Dutch government spent nearly 1.3 billion euro on actions to address climate change. Important in this respect are energy-saving projects and the promotion of renewable energy sources,...

Fewer early school-leavers find a job in the long run than school-leavers with a basic qualification.