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Unemployment up in February
Unemployment stood at 392 thousand in February 2025.
Unemployment rate 3.8 percent in April
Unemployment stood at 387 thousand in April 2025. The unemployment rate fell slightly from 3.9 in March to 3.8 in April.
SDG 8.2 Labour and leisure time
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.2 Decent work and economic growth: Labour and leisure time. The second part of SDG 8 relates to the aim of giving everyone who wants to work the...
Unemployment remains at 4.0 percent in October
There were 411 thousand unemployed persons in October 2025. Just as in September, 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
Health status, lifestyle, use of health care services, care supply, (healthy) life expectancy and causes of death
HSMR 2022 Methodological Report
Methods used for the calculation of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios 2019-2021
Workers spend nearly 9 hours a day sitting
In 2024, workers in the Netherlands spent an average of 8.8 hours a day sitting.
Population Outlook 2050: an older and better educated population
The number of older people in the Netherlands will increase in the future, regardless of the scale of migration.
Unemployment rose further in March
Unemployment stood at 395 thousand in March 2025.
Unemployment remained at 3.8 percent in July
Unemployment stood at 388 thousand in July 2025.
Over 745 thousand from other EU countries live in the Netherlands
There were 745.5 thousand EU nationals from other EU countries living in the Netherlands on 1 January 2024.
Unemployment rate up to 4.0 percent in September
There were 409 thousand unemployed persons in September 2025.
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Unemployment up in January
Unemployment stood at 386 thousand in January 2025.
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Unemployment unchanged at 3.7 percent in December
Unemployment stood at 373 thousand in December 2024
Unemployment rate unchanged
In November 2024, there were 372 thousand unemployed persons in the Netherlands, the same as the last three months, and 3.7 percent of the labour force.
Negotiated wages up by 5.5 percent in Q1
In the first quarter of 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements, including special remuneration, were 5.5 percent higher than in Q1 2024.
Over 1 in 3 young Ukrainian refugees are in education
A total of 36 percent of Ukrainian refugees aged 15-22 in the Netherlands were in education on 1 October 2023
Unfilled vacancies; SIC 2008, Provinces
Unfilled vacancies By SIC2008 and region
Most EU funding received by the Netherlands is for research and innovation
The Netherlands received more than 2.9 billion euros in funding from the European Commission in 2022
Older people living alone need more help with household tasks
In 2023, approximately half of people aged 55 and over reported having difficulty with household activities, or being unable to do them due to health issues.
Most solar panels installed at commercial premises
The total installed capacity of solar panels rose to 28.6 gigawatt (peak capacity) in 2024, almost 60 percent of which was installed in or around commercial premises
Record number of overnight stays in accommodation in the Netherlands
In 2023, 49.7 million guests stayed in hotels and on campsites and holiday parks in the Netherlands.
2001
Census tables were published in 2004 (for the 2001 census). Census taking had become desk work, thanks to the use of registers (e.g. the Municipal Records Database). No more enumerators going out...