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Population of the Dutch Caribbean has grown over fifteen years
According to the latest figures, the population of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has increased by 8 percent since 2011.
Manufacturing output in August the same as the previous year
In August 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was at the same level as in August 2024.
Bankruptcies down by 26 percent in September compared to a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 276 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in September. That was 97 fewer than in the same month in 2024.
Population growth in Q1 was around the same as last year
The population of the Netherlands grew by nearly 21 thousand people in the first quarter of 2025 to reach 18.07 million
Bankruptcies down by almost a quarter in October compared to a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 253 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in October.
Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in climate change mitigation in 2023.
Bankruptcies down by 16 percent in August compared to a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 278 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in August. That was 54 fewer than in the same month in 2024.
Bankruptcies down by 27 percent in July compared to a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 299 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in July. That was 109 fewer than in the same month in 2024.
The Netherlands now and 50 years ago
How has the Netherlands changed over the past fifty years? CBS’s Chief Sociologist Tanja Traag takes us through the most important changes that our population has undergone in recent decades. Content...
Construction;value added, index 2021=100 and changes
Volume changes in construction, compared to the same period of the previous year and volume index figures, 2021=100
Pig population falls below 10 million for the first time in 45 years
The number of pigs in the Netherlands fell by 5.1 percent to 9.96 million in 2025, compared to 2024.
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...
Imports/exports; change of ownership; volume and price, changes
Imports and exports and goods Indexfigures base year 2021=100 and changes
Strawberry harvest doubles in 15 years despite smaller cultivated area
More than 86 million kilograms of strawberries were harvested in 2024, twice as much as in 2010.
Emissions from road traffic down by over 16 percent in ten years
In 2023, 3.6 million kilograms of particulate matter were emitted from road traffic in the Netherlands, 16.3 percent less than in 2013.
Lowest wheat harvest in 25 years
In 2024, the gross yield of wheat was down 38.6 percent from 2023 to 682 thousand tonnes.
Traffic mortality down by 42 percent in past 25 years
A total of 675 people died in traffic accidents in 2024, 9 fewer than in 2023.
Area used to grow flower bulbs has increased in 10 years, decreased in 2024
In 2024, flower bulbs were cultivated over an area of arable land of more than 27 thousand hectares.
Most immigrants to the Caribbean Netherlands leave within seven years
Between 2011 and 2016, 8.7 thousand people who were not born in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands came to live in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Manufacturing output nearly 20 times higher than 100 years ago
Manufacturing output was nearly 20 times higher in 2023 than it was 100 years ago.
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2024
In 2024, the population counter passed 18 million people for the first time.
Increase in negotiated wages in 2024 was highest in over forty years
In 2024, negotiated wages were 6.6 percent higher than in 2023, on average
Area used to grow greenhouse vegetables has increased in ten years
The area used to grow the four primary greenhouse vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and aubergines, was a total of 4.1 thousand hectares in 2023.
Diminishing gains in labour productivity over past 50 years
Gains in labour productivity have slowed down in recent years compared to previous decades.
More wages end up in other countries than ten years ago
A total of 3.3 billion euros in wages went from the Netherlands to other countries in the second quarter of 2024, a rise of 73 percent since the same period in 2014.