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The Netherlands ranks second in EU on well-being
The Netherlands has the second highest well-being in the ‘here and now’ in the European Union.
Collective wages up by 6.8 percent in third quarter
The hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements, including special remunerations, rose by 6.8 percent in Q3 2024 relative to Q3 2023.
Fewer employed people in October
A total of 9.8 million people aged 15 to 74 were in paid employment in October 2024.
Slight increase in number of unemployed persons
In September 2024, there were 377 thousand unemployed persons.
Most imports of rare earth elements are contained in manufactured products
Rare earth elements are key components in many products that are frequently imported into the Netherlands, such as computers, telephone handsets and electric vehicles
Decrease in public debt continued in first half of 2024
In H1 2024, the Netherlands’ public debt fell by nearly 6 billion euros to 475 billion euros.
Bonaire and Saba's economies grew in 2022, St Eustatius' economy shrank
Bonaire’s economy grew by 8.8 percent in 2022. This growth was mainly driven by the accommodation and food services and recreation sectors.
Fewer people in paid employment
A total of 9.8 million people were in paid employment in August 2024.
Value of cocoa imports has almost doubled since last year
The value of cocoa imported into the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2024 was up by 84 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
Dutch house price increase among EU top four
The house price index, which includes transaction prices of both new and existing owner-occupied dwellings, was up by 19.5 percent year on year in Q1 2022.
Road vehicles are the main import for domestic usage
Of all goods imports that are used or consumed in the Netherlands, road vehicles (including passenger cars) are the most valuable category, with a total import value of 12.6 billion euros in 2022.
CBS invests in statistics on climate change impacts
Collecting climate data should be just as routine for statistical institutes around the world as collecting data on the population or the economy.
The Caribbean Netherlands in numbers
A presentation of the new edition of our publication 'The Caribbean Netherlands in numbers'. Our annual publication 'The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers''is a collection of articles/factsheets about...
Unemployment remained at 3.6 percent in July
A total of 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed in July 2024.
Population of the Netherlands reaches 18 million
The population of the Netherlands will pass 18 million today, according to estimates
684 road traffic deaths in 2023
In 2023, a total of 684 people in the Netherlands were killed in traffic accidents.
Homeworkers live fifteen minutes further away from work
A one-way journey from a worker’s residence to their employer's permanent address was 32 minutes on average in 2023, according to survey respondents.
Dutch AI monitor 2024
The AI Monitor 2024 reports on the development of methods for the production of new statistics on AI, and also provides some figures on this. The full publication consists of a long read and three...
Decomposition of Changes in Primary Abiotic Resources in the Netherlands, 1996-2022
We present an index decomposition analysis (IDA) of changes in primary abiotic material use. In this framework there are four factors underlying changes in the resource consumption: substitution of...
Setting up a new register for biocide sales in the Netherlands
This report presents an examination of available sales figures for biocides in countries neighbouring the Netherlands and of the conditions a national sales register would have to meet in the...
Increase in imports of technology for energy transition
The Netherlands imported technological products for use in the energy transition worth a total of 16.6 billion euros in 2023, which was 13 percent more than in 2022.
Unemployment virtually unchanged in June
In June 2024, 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Income inequality in the Netherlands is well below the EU average
Only four EU member states have lower income inequality than the Netherlands.
SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Sustainable cities and communities. SDG 11 looks at suitable housing in safe, affordable, accessible and...