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16 million air passengers in Q1 2024
The Netherlands’ five main airports combined handled 16 million passengers in Q1 2024.
Household consumption up by 0.4 percent in March
Households spent 0.4 percent more in March 2024 year on year, adjusted for price changes. Spending was higher on services, but slightly lower on goods.
Workers' retirement age nearing 66
A total of 86 thousand Dutch employees retired in 2023.
High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008
High-growth enterprises; Employees in high-growth enterprises Sector_branches_SIC_2008
Dutch GDP per capita in 2023 ranks fourth in the EU
Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was in 2023 nearly 58 thousand euros.
More than half of Ukrainian refugees in paid employment
On 1 November 2023, 55 percent of the approximately 78 thousand 15 to 64-year-old refugees with Ukrainian nationality living in the Netherlands were employed.
Household consumption down slightly in February
Households spent 0.3 percent less in February 2024 year on year, adjusted for price changes.
Household consumption slightly up in January
Households spent 0.3 percent more in January 2024 year on year, adjusted for price changes.
Household consumption slightly up in November
Households spent 0.3 percent more in November 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes.
Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent
In 2023, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) under organic farming increased by 6.6 thousand hectares relative to the previous year. This is an area equivalent to over 9 thousand football...
Fewer new-build dwellings sold in Q3
In Q3 2023, over 3.8 thousand newly constructed dwellings were sold; nearly 30 percent less year on year.
Average retirement age of employees: 65 years and 8 months
In 2022, a total of 84 thousand employees in the Netherlands went into retirement, 12 percent less than in the previous year.
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2023.
Household consumption slightly down in October
Households spent 0.2 percent less in October 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes. They bought more services, but fewer goods.
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.
Household consumption almost 2 percent down in September
Households spent 1.9 percent less in September 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes. They bought fewer services and fewer goods.
Sleeping problems and mental health issues increasing among young people
In 2022, 22 percent of Dutch 12 to 24-year-olds said they had trouble sleeping.
Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008
Employers births; Employers deaths; Employer population Sector_branches_SIC_2008; legal forms
Nearly 21 million air passengers in Q3 2023
In Q3 2023, the number of air passengers travelling through one of the five major airports of the Netherlands was almost 21 million; up by over 11 percent on Q3 2022.
Energy consumption per capita back at 1970 level
Total energy consumption in the Netherlands, calculated per capita, fell even further in 2022 to 154 gigajoules.
Earnings from exports to Russia almost halved
In 2022, Dutch export earnings from trade with Russia declined as of the end of February, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Netherlands generated altogether 1.7 billion euros by exporting...
Number of mammals up since 1995, protected species decreased after 2011
Between 1995 and 2022, Dutch populations of 35 mammal species have increased by approximately 45 percent on average.
Dutch manufacturing output falls sharply compared to other EU countries
In Q2 2023, the Netherlands’ manufacturing output was down by 9.5 percent year on year.
More goods unloaded in Dutch seaports, inbound cargo from Russia decreasing
In 2022, the total volume of inbound and outbound transport of goods at Dutch seaports fell by 1.2 percent to 622 million tonnes, relative to the previous year.
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.