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Dutch economy barely grows in first quarter of 2025
According to the first estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the data currently available, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in Q1 2025 relative to the previous...
Counting the uncounted
This dissertation contains extensions for the capture-recapture model, which in many cases can be used to estimate the size of a population more accurately.
Internationalisation Monitor 2024, first edition – Belgium
Relationship between the Netherlands and Belgium: economy, innovation, digitalisation, sustainability, trade, export earnings, labour market and cross-border commuters .
Unemployment down in April
There were 397 thousand unemployed people in the Netherlands in April, or 3.9 percent of the labour force (aged 15 to 74 years).
Housing rents up by 4.9 percent
Rents for properties in the Netherlands were an average of 4.9 percent higher in July 2025 than they were in July 2024.
Economic growth is outpacing population growth
The Dutch economy was 21.2 percent larger in 2024 than it was in 2014, after adjusting for price changes
New dwellings; input price indices building costs 2015=100
Total building costs, labour and materials Input Price Indices 2015=100 changes compared to one year earlier
Exports up by almost 2 percent in June
In June 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.8 percent year on year.
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.
Spending by tourists rose to over €111 billion in 2024
Tourists from other countries spent 111.2 billion euros in the Netherlands in 2024.
Emissions of air pollutants already meet 2030 standards
Emissions of air pollutants in the Netherlands already meet European environmental targets
Retail turnover up by 5 percent in July
Retail turnover was 5 percent higher in July 2025 than in July 2024.
Digital score for occupations
Using the ESCO and CompetentNL skills frameworks, this study develops a digital indicator for occupations and examines how digital competencies are distributed across the workforce and economic...
Manufacturing output prices virtually the same
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.1 percent lower on average in July 2025 relative to one year previously.
Household consumption up by 0.7 percent in June
Household spending was 0.7 percent higher in June 2025 than it was in June 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Manufacturing output down by 0.2 percent in June
In June 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.2 percent lower than it was in June 2024.
Strawberry harvest doubles in 15 years despite smaller cultivated area
More than 86 million kilograms of strawberries were harvested in 2024, twice as much as in 2010.
2.5 thousand multiple births in 2024
There were 2,448 twin births in 2024, as well as 32 triple and multiple births.
Manufacturing; stocks of finished goods, 2015=100
Index figures and changes of stocks of finished goods in manufacturing Periods
Nearly 21 million air passengers in Q2 2025
Nearly 20.7 million air passengers passed through the Netherlands’ five major airports in Q2 2025
House prices up by almost 9 percent in July
In July, the average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 8.6 percent higher than one year previously.
House prices nearly 11 percent up in December
Prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were 10.9 percent higher in December 2024 than one year previously, on average.
Population growth in first half of 2025 similar to last year
The population of the Netherlands grew by 36.9 thousand in the first half of 2025.
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.
More than half of eligible voters are aged 50 or older
Of the adult population of the Netherlands, 96.6 percent will be eligible to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections