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33 percent more asylum requests in Q1 of 2026
In the first quarter of 2026, nearly 6 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.
Fewer strikes in 2025, but more working days lost
There were 23 strikes in 2025, which was 13 fewer than in 2024.
More than half of eligible voters are aged 50 or older
Of the adult population of the Netherlands, 96.6 percent will be eligible to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections
Imports from India have more than doubled in four years
The Netherlands imported goods and services worth 17.4 billion euros from India in 2024, an increase of 9.5 billion euros compared with 2020.
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Fewer asylum requests and more following family members in 2025
The Netherlands received 24.1 thousand first-time asylum applications in 2025, down by 8 thousand from 2024
More electricity from fossil sources
The Netherlands produced 64 billion kWh of electricity in the first half of 2025.
More excess nitrogen due to poor harvest, but less nitrogen in manure
Excess nitrogen from agriculture rose by nearly 13 percent in 2024, to reach a total of 295 million kilograms
Imports of goods from the Gulf states more than halved in April
In April 2026, the import value of goods from the Gulf states was 67 percent lower than in March.
More existing homes sold, but fewer newbuild homes
Almost 63 thousand existing owner-occupied homes were sold in the third quarter of 2025
Girls on Bonaire and Saba are bullied more than boys
Girls on Bonaire and Saba in particular were more likely to be bullied than boys in 2024.
More new-build homes sold, prices up once again
In the first quarter of 2025, 28 percent more new-build homes were sold than in the same quarter of 2024
Netherlands now more dependent on US for energy, less on Russia
Between 2015 and 2024, the Netherlands became more dependent on oil and natural gas from the United States in order to meet its need for energy
Ever more gas-free homes
An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas
More kilometres driven than before the pandemic
Passenger cars registered in the Netherlands drove a combined total of nearly 122 billion kilometres in 2024, both within the country and abroad.
Population is growing more slowly than last year
The population of the Netherlands grew by 77.5 thousand in the first three quarters of 2025
More people in employment in Caribbean Netherlands in 2024
In the Caribbean Netherlands, the employed labour force (aged 15 to 74) increased to 17.5 thousand in 2024
Producer confidence in June again more unfavourable
Producer confidence declined further in June.
More than 1 million plug-in cars in the Netherlands
The number of plug-in cars in the Netherlands surpassed 1 million for the first time in the first quarter of 2025
More greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025
Greenhouse gas emissions were 7 percent higher in Q1 2025 than in Q1 2024.
In May, 2 percent more bankruptcies than a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 352 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in May. That is 8 more bankruptcies than in the same period a year earlier.
More victims of online crime in 2024
In 2024, 2.4 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 and over said they had been the victim of one or more forms of online crime within the past twelve months.
New SBI codes provide a clearer picture of the economy
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will publish its first statistics using the new SBI codes (Standard Industrial Classification) in 2026.
Manufacturers more negative in April
Dutch manufacturers were more negative in April than they were in March.
Manufacturers slightly more negative in March
Dutch manufacturers were more negative in March than they were in February.