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Over 78 million air passengers in 2025
A total of 78.4 million air passengers travelled to and from the Netherlands’ five main airports in 2025.
Growth of housing stock slows for third year in a row
Nearly 80 thousand homes were added to the Netherlands’ housing stock in 2025, in the form of newbuild or other types of development
New dwellings; output price indices building costs, 2015=100
Output price indices and changes compared to one year earlier V.A.T. included and V.A.T. excluded.
Population forecast: more elderly than young people
The number of elderly people in the Netherlands continues to grow. People aged 65 and over now outnumber young people aged under 20 for the first time.
Retail turnover up by 3 percent in December
Retail turnover was 3.0 percent higher in December 2025, year on year.
Flash estimate: inflation 1.2% in December, excluding energy at 3.4%
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI inflation rate was 1.2 percent in December according to the flash estimate.
Dutch economy grows by 0.5 percent in Q4 2025
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in Q4 2025 relative to the previous quarter.
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
Manufacturing output prices nearly 2 percent lower in December
Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 1.7 percent lower in December 2025 than one year previously.
Exports up by almost 6 percent in October
In October 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 5.6 percent year on year.
Ever more gas-free homes
An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in October
Households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in October 2025, year on year.
Over 8 in 10 school students plan to leave the Caribbean Netherlands
Over 80 percent of school students in the Caribbean Netherlands want to live somewhere else after they finish secondary education.
Almost half of workers living in poverty only work part of the year
In 2024, there were 175 thousand workers who did not have enough money in their household for basic needs such as food, clothing and social activities after paying their fixed expenses.
Investment down by over 4 percent in November
In November 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 4.1 percent year on year.
Government deficit rose to 0.9 percent of GDP in 2024
Government spending was 12 billion euros higher than its revenues in 2024.
Exports up by nearly 5 percent in November
In November 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.7 percent year on year.
Fewer people work outside office hours
In 2024, 2.3 million people in the Netherlands worked mostly or always in the evening, at night, or on weekends — 23 percent of the employed labour force.
Goat population has increased nearly fivefold since 2000
In 2025, there were 592 thousand goats kept on goat farms in the Netherlands.
Inflation up to 3.2 percent in January; 3.5 percent excluding energy
The inflation rate stood at 3.2 percent in January.
Green investment by business was down in 2024
Businesses in the Netherlands invested 39 percent less in the environment in 2024 than in the previous year
Retail turnover up by almost 4 percent in November
Retail turnover was 3.9 percent higher in November 2025, year on year.
1 in 6 students in Limburg are of German origin
In the 2023/24 academic year, nearly 22 thousand German students were attending university or higher professional education (HBO) programmes in the Netherlands.
Manufacturing output 5.5 percent down in January
In January 2024, the calendar-corrected output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was .5.5 percent lower than in January 2023.
House prices up by nearly 7 percent in October, year on year
The average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 6.6 percent higher in October 2025 than one year previously.