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Economic picture slightly less negative in February
The economic picture was less negative in February than in January.
GDP per capita: Netherlands fourth in EU in 2024
In 2024, gross domestic product (GDP) per person in the Netherlands was 63 thousand euros
4.7 million refugees from Ukraine across Europe
Since the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, 4.7 million people have fled from Ukraine to other parts of Europe
Government revenue, expenditure and debt surpass 500 billion euros
Government expenditure amounted to 529 billion euros in 2025, and the government spent 19 billion euros more than it received in revenue.
Household consumption up by almost 1 percent in March
Household spending was 0.9 percent higher in March 2025 than it was in March 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Fewer air passengers in Q1 due to winter weather and Middle East war
A total of 16.2 million air passengers passed through the Netherlands’ five major airports in the first quarter of 2026, down by 2 percent from Q1 2025.
More victims of online crime in 2024
In 2024, 2.4 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 and over said they had been the victim of one or more forms of online crime within the past twelve months.
Butterfly numbers continue to fall, including common species
The Netherlands’ butterfly population declined by 56 percent between 1992 and 2024.
A quarter of businesses deploy ICT to use materials sustainably
In 2025, 23 percent of businesses in the Netherlands indicated that they deploy ICT solutions to make their use of materials more sustainable.
More cross-border commuters from Germany and Belgium in 2023
In 2023, close to 90 thousand people worked in the Netherlands while living across the border: 44 thousand people in Belgium and 45 thousand in Germany
Production and export of electricity at record levels
Energy companies and other producers generated a total of 132 billion kWh of electricity in 2025.
Investment down by almost 4 percent in February
In February 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 3.6 percent year on year.
Economic picture slightly less negative in December
The economic picture was less negative in December than in November.
Experiment smartphone-first questionnaire layout
This paper presents the purpose, design, and results of a large-scale field experiment investigating the effects of a smartphone-first redesign of the login process and questionnaire layout for CBS...
Over 5 percent of Dutch population lived through the liberation of 1945
On 5 May 2025, the Netherlands celebrates 80 years of freedom since the country was occupied during World War II.
Manufacturing output nearly 20 times higher than 100 years ago
Manufacturing output was nearly 20 times higher in 2023 than it was 100 years ago.
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2025-2050
Forecast for the population of the Caribbean Netherlands by island of residence, age and region of birth, for the years 2025-2050.
Existing own homes; purchase price indices 2015=100 by region (COROP)
Price index owner-occupied homes, price index 2015=100, price development Average sales price for owner-occupied homes
Over 1 in 4 people very concerned about misuse of online data
In 2024, over a quarter of the population aged 15 and older said they were very concerned about the theft of personal data as the result of hacking or a data breach
Traffic mortality down by 42 percent in past 25 years
A total of 675 people died in traffic accidents in 2024, 9 fewer than in 2023.
Misunderstandings due to multilingualism in the workplace
The majority of respondents (64 percent) say that when colleagues speak more than one language, this rarely leads to misunderstandings.
More fathers are taking paternity and parental leave
In 2025, 92 percent of men with an employment contract took paternity leave after their baby was born.
Number of asylum requests halved in Q1 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, nearly 4.5 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.
Manufacturing output prices 0.4 percent higher in March
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.4 percent higher on average in March 2025 relative to one year previously.