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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.
Negotiated wages up by 5 percent in 2025
In 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements were 5.0 percent higher than in 2024, on average.
Manufacturing output prices 0.3 percent lower in November
Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 0.3 percent lower in November 2025 than one year previously.
Manufacturers slightly more negative in March
Dutch manufacturers were more negative in March than one month previously.
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
Retail turnover up by 3 percent in December
Retail turnover was 3.0 percent higher in December 2025, year on year.
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.
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.
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
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
Labour continued to decline as share of the economy in 2023
The labour income share for the market sector fell from 69.4 percent in 2022 to 69.0 percent in 2023.
Investment slightly down in October
In October 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 0.4 percent year on year.
House prices up by over 6 percent in November, year on year
The average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 6.1 percent higher in November 2025 than one year previously.
30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands
There were an estimated 30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands on 1 January 2023
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.
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.
CBS service disruption
CBS service disruption
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.
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.
Economic growth of 0.2 percent in Q1 2026
According to the second estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2 percent in Q1 2026 relative to Q4 2025.
CBS and DNB provide figures on sustainability and impact of climate change
The European Green Deal was presented by the European Commission in 2019 and comprises several policy agreements in the areas of climate change and the energy transition, environmental quality and...
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.