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Over 327 million tonnes of goods were transported by inland vessels on Dutch inland waterways in 2023

The Dutch area of the North Sea is our country’s largest nature reserve, but it is also used intensively by maritime traffic and for wind farms, for example.

In 2023, almost half of Dutch people aged 15 or older said they had confidence in the European Union (EU).

What is well-being ‘here and now’? Housing.

Only four EU member states have lower income inequality than the Netherlands.

Once every ten years, there is a special day within CBS: the day when, after a long and concerted effort, the most recent census is finalised.

An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.

Gross fixed capital formation by type of capital good on owner basis Institutional sectors

The Netherlands now has more classic cars – cars that are 40 years old or more

The investment volume of tangible fixed assets was down by almost 3 percent year on year.

One quarter of all main meals consumed in the Netherlands in 2023 were vegetarian.

Both the Netherlands and Belgium are major exporters of beer, frozen potato products (particularly potato fries) and chocolate

Well-being ‘later’: Economic capital relates to what is needed to sustain the economy and meet the material needs of future generations. This includes physical capital (machines, tools, ICT,...

Well-being ‘later’: social capital reflects the quality of social bonds within society. Trust and strong social relationships are crucial to a well-functioning society and economy.

Between 1977 and 2022, the share of women who were economically independent increased from 20 percent to 70 percent.

Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...

The number of people living in the Netherlands who were born elsewhere is very likely to increase between now and 2050.

The total value of goods exported from the Netherlands to Africa fell by 24 percent in 2023, year on year.

In 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal.

On 27 February 2020, the first patient testing positive for coronavirus was reported in the Netherlands; the first COVID death was reported on 6 March.

Total installed solar panel capacity grew less than in 2022.

In 2023, more than 504 thousand travellers passed through the airports of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius.

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

Collecting climate data should be just as routine for statistical institutes around the world as collecting data on the population or the economy.

In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese