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Forecast: nearly 18 million inhabitants, 19 million projected in 2037
The Dutch population will continue to increase in the coming years, but less rapidly than in recent years.
Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, load capacity, territory
Kilometres and average annual kilometres by Dutch and foreign lorries and road tractors, by load capacity and age of vehicle
Obesity rate has tripled in the last 40 years
In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese
Labour participation; key figures
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
No further increase in labour force participation
The increase in labour force participation, which continued almost uninterrupted in the last six months of 2023, came to a halt early this year.
Unemployment virtually unchanged in March
In March, 357 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Deaths; suicide (residents), various themes
Victims of suicide by marital status, method, motives, age and sex among the Dutch population, absolute figures and per 100 000 persons
10.7 million adults have registered their organ donation choice
As of 1 January 2023, 10.7 million people aged 18 years and over had recorded their organ donation choice in the Donor Register.
Seven percent of young people have never had a job
In 2023, 7 percent of the Netherlands' 2.2 million young people aged 15 to 24 had never been in paid work
Receivers of inheritances(with tax-registration); characteristics receivers
Received wealth from inheritances of deceased persons Sex, connection with the deceased person, age
Most people in the Caribbean Netherlands belong to a religious group
The majority of the Caribbean Netherlands’ population aged 15 and over consider themselves to be part of a religious group.
Nearly 8 in 10 people shop online in 2023
In the first half of 2023, 78 percent of the population aged 12 years or older said they had made an online purchase.
More volunteers in 2022, but still below pre-COVID levels
In 2022, 41 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years or older reported having done volunteer work at least once for an organisation or association in the past twelve months.
Unemployment up in June
In June 2022, unemployment stood at 339 thousand. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Young adults more likely to live with parents than 20 years ago
An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.
Government expenditure; transactions, sectors
Government expenditure (ESA 2010). Current and capital transactions, sectors, quarters.
Digital proficiency continues to rise
Proficiency in the use of the internet, computers and software have increased among people aged 12 and over.
Unemployment rate up
From July through September, unemployment rose by an average of 6 thousand per month.
62 percent of the population sometimes wear glasses
In 2022, 62 percent of the Dutch population aged 4 years and over said they occasionally wore glasses.
2.2 million cybercrime victims in 2022
In 2022, 15 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and over indicated they had been victims of one or more forms of online crime. This corresponds to 2.2 million people.
Welfare of persons; key figures
Personal and equivalised income, purchasing power development Sex, age and persons with low income
Marriage dissolutions; due to divorce and death
Marriage dissolutions due to divorce and death, average age
Young technicians four times as often male
In 2022, there were 609 thousand young people (aged 15 to 34 years) in the Netherlands who had completed a technical education.
Population; key figures
Population: key figures by sex, marital status, age, country of origin, households and population growth
9 in 10 people make use of government websites
In 2022, 90 percent of the Dutch population aged 16 or older said they used e-Government, through government websites or those of public institutions.