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The population growth rate in the Netherlands has risen again in 2014. The population grew by nearly 73 thousand last year. Immigration increased further to a record high of 181 thousand. Emigration...

The Netherlands is one of the countries in Europe with the largest share of inhabitants who are proficient in using the internet, computers and software (digital skills).

In 2018, Dutch enterprises, institutions and the higher education sector spent around 16.7 billion euros on Research & Development (R&D), using own and hired personnel.

The agricultural area utilised for the cultivation of protein crops in the Netherlands stood at 9 thousand hectares in 2018,, an increase of 38 percent relative to 2008 (5.6 hectares).

In March 2019, consumer prices in the Netherlands rose twice as fast as the rate across the eurozone. The gap between Dutch and eurozone CPI-based inflation has widened

Job mobility, social benefits, minimum wage Countries, periods

Young- and old-age dependency ratio (prognoses) broken down by country EU and OECD countries, 2000-2050

Guests in hotels; by country of residence and region Provinces, tourist regions, 4 important cities, and with/without stars

Gross Domestic Product, exports, Foreign Direct Investments, inward, Value added in services and population size broken down by region

Record number of immigrants (235 thousand) and emigrants (154 thousand) in 2017, highest net migration (81 thousand).

Jobs, foreign born employees, employee characteristics, job characteristics, country of birth/citizenship

In 2019, altogether 629 billion kg of goods arrived in the Netherlands, i.e. 1 percent up on the previous year.

Immigration more than halved in the weeks following the implementation of COVID-19 measures and the number of Syrian refugees fell to a low in those weeks.

Inflation, long-term interest rate, gross government debt, imports and exports related to GDP and container transport broken down by country

GDP and labour productivity, Employed labour force, Quality of life Countries, periods

State control, online availability of public services, government effectiveness, ad hoc and sectoral state support broken down by country

Import and export value of goods; according to SITC classification (3 digit) and country (groups).

Tertiary education attainment, employed persons and unemployed Country

Efficiency of distribution infrastructure, ICT - infrastructure and knowledge infrastructure broken down by country

Mark-up, barriers to entrepreneurship, trade and investment, employment protection legislation and state support broken down by country

Innovative enterprises, patent applications, turnover of new or improved products and employment in high-tech sectors broken down by region

In the first three quarters of 2018, the population of the Netherlands grew by 81 thousand. Population growth is similar to the same period one year previously. Foreign migration is the largest...

This publication contains information on internationalisation in the Netherlands. Exports and imports of goods and services, export earnings, value chains, multinationals and investment are covered...

The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.