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More than 8 in 10 people in the Netherlands aged 12 years and over have one or more smart devices or systems at home that are connected to the internet.

The Dutch economy was dealt a severe blow in the first half of 2020, with the contraction that occurred over the second quarter the severest ever recorded.

Dutch consumers spent 2.9 percent more in December 2019 than in December 2018.

Between November 2019 and February 2020, the number of people in paid employment rose by 21 thousand per month on average, ending at 9.1 million in February.

Last year, absenteeism in the public and the private sector due to illness or injury rose to 4.4 percent.

According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.4 percent growth in Q4 2019 relative to Q3 2019.

Increasingly few Dutch

In 2022 ,74 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and up said they had purchased something online. This is less than last year, when 77 percent had made online purchases

In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).

In 2019, the Netherlands generated 18 percent more electricity from renewable sources than in the previous year. The increase was 11 percent in 2018.

In Q3 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decrease of 4 percent. This is mainly because natural gas consumption was down.

In November 2022, 364 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 5 thousand per month.

Dutch enterprises earned over 45 bn euros in exports to Germany, good for 6.7 percent of GDP.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in February than in the same month last year.

In March 2022, Dutch goods exports to Ukraine plummeted by 84 percent in value year on year.

Based on price levels in January 2020, this year’s average annual domestic energy bill for households will amount to 1,574 euros. This is 170 euros less than in January 2019, with consumption...

In the first eight months of 2020, Dutch goods imports amounted to over 275 billion euros.

Last year, 9 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and over reported they frequently feel lonely; 26 percent said they were somewhat lonely, while the remaining 66 percent were not feeling lonely

The Netherlands consumed over 20 percent fewer materials than in 2000. Material consumption per capita is lower than average in the EU and the material footprint per capita is lower.

The Dutch consumer confidence indicator stands at -2 in February, up from -3 in January. Opinions on the economic climate improve marginally, while consumers’ willingness to buy remains more or less...

The number of guests staying in Dutch overnight accommodations rose to 46.3 million in 2019.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, CO 2 emissions were 1.8 percent up year-on-year.

In the first six months of 2022, the number of visitor arrivals by air on St Eustatius and Saba was one and a half times as high as in the same period last year.

Of the 181 thousand young people aged 15 to 26 years who left education without a basic qualification, 70 thousand were out of work in 2019. Common reasons for not working include illness and...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) projects life expectancy at age 65 to be 20.82 years in 2026. Policy makers will use this figure in setting the future state pension (AOW) entitlement age.