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Employed labour force; economic activity
Employed labour force Sex, characteristics, economic activities
Vacancies; seasonally adjusted
Vacancies; seasonally adjusted by economic activities (SIC 2008), particuler firms and government
Manufacturing output nearly 20 times higher than 100 years ago
Manufacturing output was nearly 20 times higher in 2023 than it was 100 years ago.
Marriages and partnership registrations; key figures
Marriages between partners of the same and opposite sex, partnership registrations and marriage partners
GDP, output and expenditures; value, Quarterly National Accounts
Production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions. Values at current prices and chainlinked volume 2015 prices
Key figures by sector; National Accounts
Sector accounts; key figures Most important figures of institutional sectors
CBS: gauge of Dutch society for 125 years
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) celebrates its 125th anniversary this month.
Timelines
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Since 1899, CBS has been the principal supplier of trustworthy, unbiased statistics in and about the Netherlands.
Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts
Employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalents (fte), hours worked Economic activity, sex, employees and self-employed persons
Looking back on the 2010s in figures
Using 15 indicators, CBS reviews the past decade: the 2010s.
Eurozone debts still exceeding pre-crisis level
In mid-year 2019, the Netherlands’ gross debt ratio – government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) – amounted to 50.9 percent of GDP.
Over 200 times more passenger cars than in 1927
The passenger car fleet has increased from 41 thousand in 1927 to 8.5 million in 2019, i.e. over 200 times. This is inter alia due to population growth, rising incomes and more commuter traffic.
13 people a day die after a fall
In 2018, a total of 4,628 people in the Netherlands died due to an accidental fall, nearly 600 more than in the previous year. This comes down to 13 fatal falls per day on average.
Since 1981, people have become taller and heavier
In 2018, the average height of Dutch men aged 20 years and over stood at 1.81 metres; for women the average height was 1.67 metres. Since 1981, the average body height has increased by 3.8 cm for men...
Again more cattle grazing
The share of grazing cattle increased again last year, with 71 percent of the dairy herd grazing outdoors against 65 percent in 2016.
Passenger car mileage at record high in 2018
Dutch passenger vehicles covered a record distance of 121.4 bn km in 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent on 2017. This was mainly on account of business-owned vehicles. Diesel mileage declined again...
Natural gas revenues almost 417 billion euros
The largest gas field in Europe was discovered near Slochteren (Groningen) on 29 May 1959, this gave natural gas a vital role in the Dutch energy supply.
Economic indicators circular economy, 2001-2016
This report presents the newly developed method for measuring economic indicators on the circular economy, furthermore it presents the first results for the period 2001-2016.
More vehicle traffic than ever in the Netherlands
Dutch vehicle traffic reached unprecedented levels in 2017. The total annual mileage by road users including passenger cars, delivery vans, heavy goods vehicles and buses amounted to 147.6 billion...
The Netherlands 10 years after Lehman Brothers
The Netherlands ten years after the onset of the global credit crisis. Developments in unemployment, GDP, labour participation, housing market, social assistance benefits, debt liabilities and other...
Fewer young couples getting married
In 2017, 64.4 thousand marriages were contracted and 17.9 thousand civil partnerships were registered in the Netherlands.
House Price Index; type of dwelling;existing own homes;2010=100 1995-2017
Price indices, number sold, changes and average purchase prices of existing own homes by type of dwelling.
Economic description of the Dutch North Sea and coast
Economic valuation of activities related to the Dutch North Sea and coast is presented for the years 2005, 2010 and 2014
Nearly 13 million eligible voters on 15 March
Around 13 million Dutch residents will be entitled to vote in the general election on 15 March 2017.
Teenage mortality dramatically down since 1970s
On average, 373 teenagers in the age category 10–20 annually died in the Netherlands in the past decade. Nearly half of them died from non-natural causes. Traffic accidents are the most common...