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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
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).
Labour productivity decreased in 2023
Labour productivity in the market sector decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year in 2023
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.
Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in climate change mitigation 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: new and existing dwellings price index 2015=100
Price index dwellings, price index 2015=100, price development Sold dwellings, average selling price
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Construction industry; turnover change, company size, index 2015=100
Construction industry. Turnover: index 2015 = 100, change. Construction industry. Turnover, company size: index 2015 = 100, change.
Owner-occupiers Housing Expenditures, costs to acquire and own, 2015=100
Price indices, owners occupiers housing expenditures costs acquire and own dwelling
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.
Unemployment rate 3.8 percent in June
Unemployment stood at 386 thousand in June 2025.
Producer confidence in June again more unfavourable
Producer confidence declined further in June.
Economic picture slightly more negative in November
The economic picture was slightly less negative in December than it was in November, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
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
Bankruptcies down by 18 percent year-on-year in June
Adjusted for court days, 313 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in June. That is 69 fewer bankruptcies than in the same month in 2024.
Migrants who arrived in last 10 years are staying for longer
More than half of non-Dutch migrants leave within five years of arriving in the Netherlands.
Exports up by 0.5 percent in May
In May 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.