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Population up to 17.9 million
In the first three quarters of 2023, the population of the Netherlands grew by 110.7 thousand to 17.9 million.
International trade has tripled in past 30 years, even as growth has slowed
The international trade in goods stalled in 2023 and the first half of 2024, but over the past 30 years it has grown significantly with the exception of sharp falls during the credit crisis and the...
Lower population growth in 2024
The population of the Netherlands grew by an estimated 103 thousand people in 2024, reaching a total of over 18.05 million.
84 million tonnes of goods from Russia and Ukraine to the Netherlands
In 2020, altogether 84 million tonnes of goods (one tonne equals 1,000 kg) arrived in the Netherlands from Russia and Ukraine, with a value of 32 billion euros.
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 Affordable and clean energy. By 2030, everyone should have access to affordable, reliable and renewable energy. Energy is indispensable in our...
US now second-largest supplier of goods to the Netherlands
The import value of goods from the United States was more than 12 percent higher in 2023 than it was in 2022.
Population growth slows in first half of 2024
The population of the Netherlands grew by 39.0 thousand in the first half of 2024.
Higher incomes in the agriculture sector in 2024
The Dutch agriculture sector generated 5.1 percent more income in 2024 than it did in 2023
Possible circumvention of sanctions against Russia by newer, smaller firms
Goods exports from the Netherlands to Russia fell sharply following the tightening of sanctions by the European Union in 2022.
Most family migrants stay in the Netherlands
Migrants coming to the Netherlands to join other family members made up nearly one-third of all non-EU/EFTA immigrants arriving in the Netherlands between 1999 and 2023
Less cargo loaded and unloaded at Dutch seaports
The total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo shipments that passed through seaports in the Netherlands fell by 7.6 percent to 574 million tonnes in 2023.
Population growth in first three quarters lower than in 2023
The population of the Netherlands grew by 85.3 thousand in the first three quarters of 2024.
Forecast: population of the Netherlands will reach 19 million in 2037
The population of the Netherlands will continue to increase in the years to come, but less rapidly than in recent years.
Fewer asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2024
A total of 7.7 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2024
Value of domestic exports down by over 5 percent in 2023
The export value of Dutch-manufactured goods (domestic exports) was down by 19 billion euros (5.2 percent) in 2023.
125 people murdered in the Netherlands in 2023
There were 125 victims of murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands in 2023: 84 men and 41 women.
Population growth down in first quarter of 2024
The population of the Netherlands grew by 19.8 thousand in Q1 2024
Sharp drop in exports to Ukraine and Russia
In March 2022, Dutch goods exports to Ukraine plummeted by 84 percent in value year on year.
Population up by 27.4 thousand in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2023, the population of the Netherlands grew by 27.4 thousand. The increase was entirely due to immigration; there were more deaths than births.
Fewer asylum requests, more following family members in Q1
In Q1 2024, nearly 9 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2024
In 2024, the population counter passed 18 million people for the first time.
Population growth slower in 2023
In 2023, the population of the Netherlands is estimated to have grown by 140 thousand to 17.9 million. This is a slower growth rate than in 2022, when 227 thousand people were added.
84 percent of sunflower oil imports in 2021 came from Ukraine
In 2021, Ukraine was the largest supplier of crude sunflower oil and maize to the Netherlands.