Search results
Page 44 of 400
Consumer confidence continues to fall
The mood among consumers was more negative in March than in February.
House prices up by 10.6 percent in February
In February 2025, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding newbuild homes) were 10.6 percent higher than one year previously, on average.
More freshwater biodiversity since 1990, decline in fens and raised bogs
The populations of 176 freshwater species that live in streams, rivers and marshes have increased by an average of nearly 60 percent.
Government participation; public and private corporations
Significant participation (0.01% of GDP) of the government on corporation capital of public and private corporations.
1 in 6 adults are affected by toothache
In 2024, 16 percent of respondents said they had been affected by toothache in the previous 12 months and 21 percent by bleeding gums.
Timelines
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Since 1899, CBS has been the principal supplier of trustworthy, unbiased statistics in and about the Netherlands.
No change in incidence of theft and violent crime
The percentage of people who were the victims of traditional forms of crime (such as burglary, theft, vandalism or violent crime) remained unchanged in 2025 at 20 percent.
More road traffic deaths in 2025
A total of 759 people were killed in road traffic accidents in 2025, 84 more than the previous year.
Population growth slowed in the first half of 2026
The population of the Netherlands grew by more than 23 thousand in the first six months of 2026.
Number of people who feel unsafe is rising
In 2025, 37 percent of people said they felt generally unsafe at times, compared to 33 percent in 2019.
Electricity; production and means of production
Production of electricity and heat. Input of fuels. Installed capacity. By sector, installation type and Combined Heat and Power.
Investment down by 0.4 percent in January
In January 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 0.4 percent year on year.
Smoking and alcohol consumption down since 2014, obesity unchanged
In 2024, 18 percent of adults smoked, 6 percent consumed alcohol excessively, and 50 percent were overweight.
Dutch firms in top three in EU for digitalisation, Dutch population has best digital skills in the EU
By 2025, nearly 90 percent of companies in the Netherlands will have achieved the basic level of digital intensity – a measure of their level of digitalisation
Exports up by over 5 percent in January
In January 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 5.1 percent year on year.
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2025
This publication contains information on internationalisation in the Netherlands. Exports and imports of goods and services, export earnings, value chains, multinationals, investments and the...
Unemployment up in February
Unemployment stood at 392 thousand in February 2025.
Spending on health care up by 6.1 percent in 2025
The Netherlands spent 120.2 billion euros on health care in 2025.
Over half of Dutch people work from home sometimes
Over 5 million people in the Netherlands worked from home sometimes or most of the time in 2023, representing 52 percent of all people in work
Dutch economy grows by 0.1 percent in Q1 2026
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in Q1 2026 relative to the previous quarter.
Persons with dispensed medicines; age and sex
Persons to whom medicines were dispensed by medicine group (ATC), age and sex in absolute figures and as percentage of the total population
Water boards; tariffs levies
Tariffs water board levies Water system -, road levy -, wastewater treatment - and pollution levy