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Inflation slows to 3.1 percent in June
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.1 percent more expensive in June 2025 than one year previously.
Well-being Factsheets for ministerial budgets
At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...
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
International experts apply yardstick to Statistics Netherlands
Just recently, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) was the subject of an official Peer review, executed by the European Statistical System (ESS).
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.
Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008
Employer births; Employer deaths; Persons employed; SIC 2008;
Business confidence for Q3 2025 less negative
Business confidence for the third quarter of 2025 rose to -3.8.
Nearly three-quarters of Dutch people took a summer holiday in 2024
A total of 72 percent of people in the Netherlands aged 15 and over went on holiday during the summer 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
Less coal transported by rail to Germany in 2024
A total of 37.8 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in the Netherlands in 2024.
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.
Manufacturing output prices 0.5 percent lower in May
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.5 percent lower on average in May 2025 relative to one year previously.
Area of ware potatoes largest in 25 years
In 2025, the total area used in the Netherlands for growing ware potatoes is well over 83 thousand hectares.
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.
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.
Producers almost as negative as in July
Producer confidence was almost as negative in July as it was in June.
Almost 1 in 3 people living in poverty have debt problems
Of the 540 thousand people in the Netherlands who were living in poverty in 2023, 31 percent had debt problems (according to information registered on debts).
Producer confidence in June again more unfavourable
Producer confidence declined further in June.
Phosphate and nitrogen emitted in livestock manure is above new limits
The total amount of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2024 was 449 million kilograms, 3 percent less than in 2023
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
House prices up by nearly 10 percent in May
In May, the average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 9.7 percent higher than one year previously.
House prices up by over 9 percent in June
In June, the average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 9.3 percent higher than one year previously.
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.
Use of two-step verification has doubled since 2017
Ever more companies are taking steps to ensure that their customers and employees can log into their IT systems, websites or apps securely.