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Share of younger farmers is up slightly
A total of 10 percent of farmers and farm managers in the agriculture sector are under the age of 40 according to new figures for 2025.
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.
Inflation slows to 2.9 percent in July
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.9 percent more expensive in July 2025 than one year previously.
Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire; sold dwellings price index 2011=100
Price indices, number sold, changes Periods
Fewer goods handled at Dutch seaports, particularly coal and natural gas
The total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo that passed through seaports in the Neth-erlands in 2024 fell by 1.1 percent to 577 million tonnes
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2025-2050
The population of Bonaire is expected to grow from 26.6 thousand today to 34.2 thousand by the year 2035. Last year’s forecast was for 30.5 thousand inhabitants on Bonaire in 2035.
Consumer price index from 2026
About the Consumer price index from 2026
Manufacturing output down by 0.2 percent in June
In June 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.2 percent lower than it was in June 2024.
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.
Collective wages up by 6.8 percent in third quarter
The hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements, including special remunerations, rose by 6.8 percent in Q3 2024 relative to Q3 2023.
Retail turnover up by over 3 percent in June
Retail turnover was 3.3 percent higher in May 2025 than in May 2024. Sales volume was up by 1.8 percent.
Most asylum requests from Eritreans for first time since 2016
A total of 5.3 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2025.
Value of cocoa imports has almost doubled since last year
The value of cocoa imported into the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2024 was up by 84 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
Producers almost as negative as in July
Producer confidence was almost as negative in July as it was in June.
Manufacturing output prices 0.2 percent lower in June
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.2 percent lower on average in June 2025 relative to one year previously.
Population Outlook 2050: more residents born outside the Netherlands
The number of people living in the Netherlands who were born elsewhere is very likely to increase between now and 2050.
146 fatalities due to accidental drowning in 2024
Last year, 107 residents and 39 people from other countries drowned in the Netherlands in open water, or in their homes or gardens
Population growth in first half of 2025 similar to last year
The population of the Netherlands grew by 36.9 thousand in the first half of 2025.
Dutch consumers less negative in September
The mood among consumers is less negative in September than in the previous month.
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.
Persons with dispensed medicines; origin
Persons to whom medicines were dispensed by origin, medicine group, age, sex
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.
People aged over 65 eat the most healthily, adolescents the least
People in the Netherlands aged 65 or older ate the most healthily in 2023.
Inflation eases in the Caribbean Netherlands
Consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 5.3 percent more expensive in the second quarter of 2025 than one year previously.