The Netherlands now and 50 years ago

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How has the Netherlands changed over the past fifty years? CBS’s Chief Sociologist Tanja Traag takes us through the most important changes that our population has undergone in recent decades.

Content

00:00 – Introduction
00:20 – Having children
01:02 – Population forecasts
01:33 – The causes of population growth
02:19 – Our ageing population
02:49 – Changing attitudes to marriage
03:39 – Want to learn more?