The statistic displays the number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016. Over the five year time frame considered, the number of library head offices and branch offices in the Netherlands decreased annually. In 2012, there were just over 840 libraries in the Netherlands, whereas by 2016, the number of libraries had decreased to just below 770 in total.
Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016*
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (November 12, 2018). Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016*." Chart. November 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2018). Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Number of Libraries in The Netherlands from 2012 to 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of libraries in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016* [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/959279/number-of-libraries-in-the-netherlands/