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Record number of bankruptcies
Over 10 thousand bankruptcies were declared in 2005, the highest number ever.
Fewer bankruptcies in March
There were 13 fewer bankruptcies in March 2020 than in the previous month. The trend has been relatively stable in recent years.
People living with a partner are happier
Approximately 9 in 10 adults in the Netherlands feel happy. This applies in particular to people living together with a partner.
Households annually spend 6 thousand euros on leisure activities
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, Dutch households annually spend 6 thousand euros on leisure activities, i.e. 18 percent of total household spending. They...
Wellbeing; economic risks, 2003-2012
Happiness, satisfaction with life, Economic self-reliance, financial independence
Pilot Study: Mobile Phone Meta Data Records – Introduction to the research method
Mobile Phone Meta-Data, mobile phone data, method, processing method, privacy, statistical disclosure control
More bankruptcies again
Over 9 300 bankruptcies were pronounced in 2004. This is 7 percent more than in 2003. The increase occurred mainly among natural persons (private individuals with or without single-owner company)....
Divorced women more often live alone
Four years after their separation, half of divorced men have remarried or live together with new partners. Divorced women are much more often living alone four years later.
Poverty down in 2006 and 2007, but unchanged in 2008
In 2006, 623 households in the Netherlands had a low income. According to the budget-based thresholds 382 households (not-much-but-enough-to-get-by), and 233 thousand households...
More poverty in 2009
Poverty has grown in the Netherlands in 2009 and after a long period of decline, the percentage of poor children has increased last year.
Number of bankruptcies up in first week of April
In week 14 (working week 30 March to 3 April inclusive), altogether 69 companies and institutions – excluding sole proprietorships – were declared bankrupt.
One quarter of couples married in the early 1990s are divorced 20 years later
One in six couples who married around 1970 were divorced 20 years later. The ratio for couples married in the early 1990s will be one in four.
Fewer young couples getting married
In 2017, 64.4 thousand marriages were contracted and 17.9 thousand civil partnerships were registered in the Netherlands.
Inflation rate up to 1.7 percent in July
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.7 percent higher in July than in the same month last year.
Fewer welfare children for the first time since 2009
At the end of 2017, nearly 7 procent of all minor children were living in families on income support, 228 thousand minors. This is nearly 3 thousand less than in 2016. In most of these families, a...
Much fewer families moving house
The number of people moving house in the Netherlands was 45 thousand lower in the first four months of 2009 than in the same period last year.