Adoption of artificial intelligence on the rise among Dutch residents
Close to a quarter (23%) of the Dutch population have used artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to create texts, videos, or images, a new study has found.
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Tourist spend in the Netherlands topped €100 billion last year
Tourists in the Netherlands spent close to €105 billion last year, an increase of around €13 billion compared to 2022, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has revealed.
Population of the Netherlands tops 18 million for the first time
The population of the Netherlands has surpassed the 18 million mark, eight years on from the country’s population topping 17 million, in 2016.
Drug use in Dutch neighbourhoods a ‘growing nuisance’
Some 490,000 Dutch residents said that they experienced nuisance related to drug use in their neighbourhood in 2023, up from 440,000 in 2021.
Solar panel installations slow in the Netherlands
In 2023, the growth in the installed capacity of solar panels in the Netherlands slowed for the second year, yet total capacity increased.
Economic outlook ‘continuing to deteriorate’ in the Netherlands
The economic outlook in the Netherlands was more negative in May 2024 than the previous month, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Business confidence in the Netherlands ‘slightly less negative’, study finds
Business confidence in the Netherlands stood at -6.0 at the start of the second quarter of the year, new data has shown.
What European country has the highest percentage of internet usage?
The Netherlands ranks first in Europe in terms of internet usage, a new study has found, ahead of Iceland and Ireland.
Seven percent of Dutch young people have ‘never had a job’
Some 7% of young people in the Netherlands aged between 15 and 24 have never had a paid job, new data from CBS has found.
A quarter of the main meals consumed in the Netherlands are vegetarian, study finds
A quarter of all the main meals eaten by Dutch households in 2023 were vegetarian, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has found.