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In 2020, altogether 84 million tonnes of goods (one tonne equals 1,000 kg) arrived in the Netherlands from Russia and Ukraine, with a value of 32 billion euros.

A total of 86 thousand Dutch employees retired in 2023.

Disposable and equivalised income, expenditures, wealth Type of household, households with low income

How prepared is the Netherlands to withstand a major shock in the short-term? Will Dutch nature, and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope?

In 2020, women in employment had an average gross annual income of slightly under 34 thousand euros. This was still less than 21 thousand euros in 1977. Most of the income rise occurred this century,...

Building costs, type of client, new buildings by building phase by type of client, new buildings by category of purpose

To ensure that everyone can share in the combination that the earth offers and the prosperity it can generate, and to ensure that the quality of life is improved for as many people as possible, the...

Number of social security benefits Total number of benefits

In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...

What is well-being ‘elsewhere’? Well-being elsewhere describes the impact of Dutch well-being on the rest of the world, and particularly on the least developed countries (LDCs). It examines the...

Average distance travelled per trip, average time travelled per trip modes of travel, purposes of travel and region characteristics

In April 2024, existing owner-occupied dwellings were 7.5 percent more expensive, on average, relative to one year previously. Prices were 1.0 percent higher in April than they were in March.

Consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 2.5 percent more expensive in Q2 2024 than one year previously.

In the second quarter of 2023, mortality stood at slightly over 39 thousand. This is 1.9 thousand (5 percent) more than expected. In three weeks of June, there was excess mortality among long-term...

The population of the Netherlands grew by 39.0 thousand in the first half of 2024.

Asylum requests and family reunification nationality, sex and age

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 4 percent lower in Q1 2024 than in Q1 2023. This was mainly due to a fall in emissions of 17 percent in the electricity sector.

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 No poverty. SDG 1 aims to end extreme poverty across the world by 2030. The goal focuses on adequate social protection, equal economic rights,...

Energy, supply, transformation, consumption, final consumption Natural gas, electricity, petroleum, hard coal, renewable energy, heat

On 1 January 2021, more than a third of all minors in single-parent households were living in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU), for example an apartment, ground floor unit or upstairs unit. This share is...

Trees and plants filter harmful particulate matter from the air

In May 2022, unemployment stood at 323 thousand. This is 3.3 percent of the labour force and slightly higher than in April 2022, when it was 3.2 percent.

The share of employees among refugees with Ukrainian nationality residing in the Netherlands has increased further this year.

In February 2024, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 4.3 percent higher than one year previously.

The gender gap in labour force participation has remained virtually the same in recent years.