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Older people often suffer from multiple diseases
Chronic diseases are often accompanied by other long-lasting disorders, especially in older people. People with chronic arthritis nearly always suffer from at least one and often more than one other...
More older people working
The labour participation of over-50s in the Netherlands has risen substantially in recent years. Among the over-65s, it has even doubled since 2001.
Two in every three people in the Netherlands live within 5 kilometres from a railway station
On average, people in the Netherlands lived 5.1 kilometres (km) away from the nearest railway station in 2008.
Increase in unemployment has levelled off
In September 2020, there were 413 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.4 percent of the labour force.
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, third quarter – Non-tariff measures
In this Monitor, we offer insight into what NTMs mean in general and to Dutch trade in particular; the effects of NTMs on product quality and costs, and the extent to which NTM-related costs affect...
How many people from Ukraine have arrived in the Netherlands since the war broke out?
How many people from Ukraine have arrived in the Netherlands since the war broke out?
Fewer Dutch people are feeling unsafe
Feelings of unsafety among Dutch people are declining progressively. In 2012, 37 percent indicated that they felt unsafe occasionally in general terms, versus 32 percent in 2019.
Mortality further down, number of deaths in week 6 as expected
In week 6 (8 to 14 February 2021 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,400.
Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic
In 2020, tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands was heavily impacted by the measures and flight restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fewer people with disabilities working
In 2004 some 16 percent of people aged 15-64 were hampered in finding or carrying out paid jobs due to chronic complaints, illness or disabilities.
Consumer price increase drops from 2.7 to 1.8 percent
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.8 percent higher in January than in the same month last year. In December, prices of consumer goods and services were up by 2.7 percent year-on-year.
Using complexity science to understand social problems
On 1 January 2021, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) senior methodologist Frank Pijpers was appointed Professor of Complexity for Official Statistics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
Consumer confidence hardly changed in July
In July, confidence among Dutch consumers has hardly changed.
Economic growth of 0.4 percent in Q1 2022
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 percent in Q1 2022 relative to Q4 2021. The growth rate has been adjusted upwards.
20 years of gay marriage in the Netherlands: 20 thousand couples
On 1 April 2021, it will be 20 years ago that the first same-sex marriage was concluded in the Netherlands.
Sharp drop in exports to Ukraine and Russia
In March 2022, Dutch goods exports to Ukraine plummeted by 84 percent in value year on year.
Import value of transport services 32 percent up in first half of 2022
In the first six months of 2022, Dutch companies and consumers imported 22.7 billion euros in foreign transport services, i.e. nearly 32 percent more than in the first half of 2021.
More than one in ten people suffer from high blood pressure or migraine
High blood pressure and migraine were the most common chronic disorders in the Netherlands in 2007.
Most people in the Netherlands live within 5 km from a hospital facility
More than six in ten people in the Netherlands live within 5 km from a hospital. The Randstad region has the highest hospital density.