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The number of underage children at risk of poverty has increased in 2011. In the provinces of South Holland and Groningen, more children grow up in poverty than in other provinces. In more than half...

The Dutch government spent 150 billion euro in 2007. This is 6.3 percent more than in 2006.

About Ellen - Director of Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics

Construction industry; jobs, labour volume, costs and revenues, results Construction of buildings, civil engineering and specialised construction

Wholesale trade; jobs, labour volume, costs and revenues, results Wholesale of food, consumer goods, ICT-equipment and machinery

Exports of goods and services by origin Economic activiries by origin

labour force level of education, ethnic background, sex

Persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial result Branches (SIC'93) retail trade

If they are not at home, a smartphone is by far the most popular mobile device for young people to access the internet. Once online, they spend most of their time playing video games, watching films...

Last year, more than six in every ten over-15s indicated to have confidence in the military, i.e. slightly more than in 2012. People have more confidence in police and judiciary, but less confidence...

The poverty rate in the Netherlands increased sharply in 2012, as in 2011. Estimates suggest weaker growth in 2013 and a further reduction in 2014.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 No poverty. The aim of SDG 1 is to end extreme poverty across the world by 2030.

Water supply, waste; jobs, labour volume, costs and revenues, results Water supply, sewerage, waste collection and treatment, remediation

Retail trade; jobs, labour volume, costs and revenues, financial results Supermarkets, petrol stations, shops selling clothing and furnature

Energy intensities services by floor area natural gas electricity services sector floor area

Happiness, satisfaction with life, Urbanisation

A majority in the Dutch population have confidence in their fellow men and in various national and international institutions. The Netherlands takes up a prominent position in Europe in this respect.

In 2012, one in three over-75s used the internet. More men than women in this age group use the internet. E-mailing and retrieving information are popular, social media are rarely used.

Imports of goods and services Economic activities and final expenditure

In 2005, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming the three most important types of social security benefits declined. The total number of labour disablement benefits dropped by over 60...

These and other facts are presented in De Nederlandse Samenleving 2012, Statistics Netherlands’ report on society in the Netherlands (available in Dutch only). The book gives a picture of prosperity...

About 40 percent of labour migrants, who have come to the Netherlands since 1999, leave the country within four years. The lowest and top incomes are more prone to leave the Netherlands than persons...