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Dataset

Public libraries

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State Available
Data owner Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Rijk)
Updated 11-09-2025
License CC-BY (4.0)
Thema
  • Culture
Publicity level Public
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Description

National coverage

Dit is een dataset die landelijk dekkend is. De data heeft betrekking op heel Nederland.

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This table presents an overview of the number of public libraries, the number of volumes in collections, the number of volumes lent out to the public, registered users, the staff working for public libraries and their operating costs and revenues.

Data available from: 1999.

Status of the figures: The figures for 2024 are preliminary. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 11 September 2025: The final figures for 2022 and 2023 have been published. The preliminary figures for 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published? Preliminary figures for 2025 will be published in September 2026, as well as the final figures for 2024.

Landing page: https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/portal.html?_la=en&_catalog=CBS&tableId=70763eng

Owner

Owner information

Data owner:
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Rijk)

Contact point

Department:
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
Email address:
infoservice@cbs.nl

Publication & catalogues

Data publisher:
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Rijk)

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Access rights:
Public
Status dataset:
Available

Licence & conditions

License:
CC-BY (4.0)

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Version notes

Frequency of changes:
Annual

Language settings

Data language

  • English

Metadata language

  • English

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Number of libraries, collection of volumes, volumes lent out, users Type of collection, operating costs and revenues

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Number of libraries, collection of volumes, volumes lent out, users Type of collection, operating costs and revenues