More young people are leaving school in the Netherlands without any qualification
Some 20% of young people (aged 15 to 26) in the Netherlands that were not in school or university as…
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Dutch consumer confidence showed a slight decline in October
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands saw a slight decline in October 2024, to -22, down from -21 in September, new…
Unemployment rate increasing slightly in the Netherlands
The unemployment rate has risen at a rate of around 2,000 per month in the Netherlands over the past three…
Household consumption rose in the Netherlands in August
Household consumption in the Netherlands rose by 0.7% in August 2024, compared to the same period last year, new data…
Tourist spend in the Netherlands topped €100 billion last year
Tourists in the Netherlands spent close to €105 billion last year, an increase of around €13 billion compared to 2022, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has revealed.
Population of the Netherlands tops 18 million for the first time
The population of the Netherlands has surpassed the 18 million mark, eight years on from the country’s population topping 17 million, in 2016.
Solar panel installations slow in the Netherlands
In 2023, the growth in the installed capacity of solar panels in the Netherlands slowed for the second year, yet total capacity increased.
Economic outlook ‘continuing to deteriorate’ in the Netherlands
The economic outlook in the Netherlands was more negative in May 2024 than the previous month, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Seven percent of Dutch young people have ‘never had a job’
Some 7% of young people in the Netherlands aged between 15 and 24 have never had a paid job, new data from CBS has found.
A quarter of the main meals consumed in the Netherlands are vegetarian, study finds
A quarter of all the main meals eaten by Dutch households in 2023 were vegetarian, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has found.