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4,400 new-build homes sold in Q1
In the first quarter of 2024, over 4.4 thousand newly constructed dwellings were sold, which was a year-on-year increase of nearly 34 percent.
Less domestic road haulage in 2023
In 2023, Dutch lorries carried a total weight of 642 million tonnes of goods.
Economic picture remains negative
The economic climate remains negative
Sheep population down by over 8 percent in 2023
The number of sheep in the Netherlands fell by 61 thousand (-8.4 percent) in 2023 compared to the previous year
Economic picture more negative
The economic picture was more negative in August than it was in July.
Women in the EU having first child ever later in life
The average age at which women in the European Union (EU) have their first child has risen over the past decade
Inflation remains at 2.7 percent in May
The inflation rate stood at 2.7 percent in May.
Inflation down to 2.7 percent in April
The inflation rate stood at 2.7 percent in April.
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
In Q1 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 9.9 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 5.7 percent in Q4 2021.
Population Outlook 2050: an older and better educated population
The number of older people in the Netherlands will increase in the future, regardless of the scale of migration.
Economic picture remains equally negative
The economic climate remains equally negative
House prices up by nearly 9 percent in May
In May 2024, existing owner-occupied dwellings were 8.6 percent more expensive, on average, relative to one year previously. Prices were 1.1 percent higher in May than they were in April.
Rise in numbers of marshland and freshwater birds, fall in farmland birds
The populations of bird species that breed in the Netherlands were more than 28 percent higher in 2023, on average
Service exporters have the highest percentage of female directors
In 2021, women comprised 16 percent of directors at exporting firms.
16 million air passengers in Q1 2024
The Netherlands’ five main airports combined handled 16 million passengers in Q1 2024.
Earnings from machinery and equipment exports doubled since 2015
In 2022, the export category from which the Netherlands earned the most was machinery and equipment, with earnings amounting to 25.5 billion euros.
Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by over 900
On 1 January 2022, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at 27,726.
House prices up by 7.5 percent in April
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.
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.
Over 75 thousand women became first-time mothers in 2023
More than 75 thousand women became mothers for the first time in 2023.
Economic picture deteriorates further
The economic climate in April 2024 is more negative than it was in March.
Export earnings grow less rapidly than total export value
Total export earnings from goods produced in the Netherlands rose by 39 percent between 2020 and 2022,
1,862 suicide deaths in 2023
In 2023, 1,862 people took their own lives.
Fewer asylum requests, more following family members in Q1
In Q1 2024, nearly 9 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.