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1,849 suicides in 2024
Last year, 1,849 people took their own lives. That means there were five suicides per day, on average.
High quality of life today still comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands is a country where people are generally satisfied, trust one another and enjoy a high and increasing level of material well-being
Monitor of Well-being
Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in...
Investment up by over 2 percent in March
In March 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was up by 2.2 percent year on year.
Dutch consumers remain equally negative in May
Consumer confidence stood at -37 in May, just as in April.
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly 1.6 thousand in 2024
On 1 January 2025, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at nearly 32 thousand.
Imports from US are mainly oil, gas and services
Dutch firms imported over 93 billion euros worth of goods and services from the United States in 2023.
Improving commercial property price statistics
Dissertation on the development of price indicators for commercial real estate, exploring opportunities in the field of data and method.
CBS visits primary schools on Bonaire to teach children about data
This year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) launched an awareness campaign in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba) to highlight the importance of data to the general public.
In April, 9 percent fewer bankruptcies than a year earlier
Adjusted for court days, 331 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in April. That is 31 fewer bankruptcies than in the same period a year earlier, or a decrease of 9...
Manufacturing output up by over 1 percent in March
In March 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.3 percent higher than it was in March 2024.
Almost 7 in 10 Dutch people have confidence in the military
A total of 68 percent of the population aged 15 or older said they trusted the military in 2024.
Business confidence down again in Q2 2025
Business confidence has fallen for the second consecutive quarter, reaching -7.5 in the second quarter of 2025
16.6 million air passengers in Q1 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, a total of 16.6 million passengers flew to or from the Netherlands’ five national airports
April inflation rate 4.1 percent according to flash estimate
In its flash estimate for April, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 4.1 percent.
Retail turnover up by over 3 percent in March
Retail turnover was 3.4 percent higher in March 2025 than in March 2024. Sales volume was up by 1.0 percent.
8.5 percent of exports to US subject to tariffs on steel and aluminium
The United States is the fifth largest export market for Dutch goods
State of the economy and labour market in the first quarter of 2025
How did the economy and labour market perform in the first quarter of 2025? CBS economist and researcher Frank Notten gives a summary.
Manufacturers more negative in April
Dutch manufacturers were more negative in April than they were in March.
Butterfly numbers continue to fall, including common species
The Netherlands’ butterfly population declined by 56 percent between 1992 and 2024.
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.