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Energy poverty rose to 6.1 percent in 2024
According to a provisional estimate, around 510 thousand households were affected by energy poverty in 2024.
Dutch consumer confidence improves in July
Consumers were less negative in July.
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.
Existing own homes; purchase price indices by region 2015=100
Existing own homes, price index 2015=100 Sold dwellings, average purchase price, region
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.
Investment down by 4 percent in May
In May 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 4 percent year on year.
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.
Well-being is higher among men than among women
Well-being among women is less high than it is among men, on avearge.
Business confidence for Q3 2025 less negative
Business confidence for the third quarter of 2025 rose to -3.8.
ADHD medication use has quadrupled since 2006
Nearly 300 thousand people received medication for ADHD in 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.
Manufacturing output up by 0.8 percent in May
In May 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.8 percent higher than it was in May 2024.
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.
Labour income share rose slightly in 2024
The labour income share for the market sector increased from 69.8 percent in 2023 to 69.9 percent in 2024
Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in climate change mitigation in 2023.
Inflation down to -0.4% in October; 5.1% excluding energy
The inflation rate stood at -0.4 percent in October.
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 Price Index; output prices by economic activity SIC 2008, 2015=100
Price Index number (excluding excise), by sales (domestic and foreign) According to activity nomenclature SIC 2008
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
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
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.
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.