Number of dwellings (Absolute value) in Netherlands

Netherlands: Number of dwellings (Absolute value) was 7,686 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
7,686
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
7,686
in 2017
All-time low
4,763
in 1980
Years of data
38
1980–2017

Number of dwellings in Netherlands, 1980–2017

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1980199820171980: 4.8k1981: 4.9k1982: 5.0k1983: 5.1k1984: 5.2k1985: 5.3k1986: 5.4k1987: 5.5k1988: 5.6k1989: 5.7k1990: 5.8k1991: 5.9k1992: 6.0k1993: 6.1k1994: 6.2k1995: 6.3k1996: 6.3k1997: 6.4k1998: 6.5k1999: 6.6k2000: 6.7k2001: 6.7k2002: 6.8k2003: 6.9k2004: 6.9k2005: 7.0k2006: 7.0k2007: 7.1k2008: 7.1k2009: 7.2k2010: 7.3k2011: 7.3k2012: 7.4k2013: 7.4k2014: 7.5k2015: 7.6k2016: 7.6k2017: 7.7k

Source: European Central Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 7,686 for number of dwellings in 2017. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of dwellings in Netherlands peaked at 7,686 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,763, in 1980.

That places Netherlands 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Number of dwellings (Absolute value) in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Number of dwellings (Absolute value) in Netherlands, 1980 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1980 4,763 —
1981 4,868 +2.2%
1982 4,979 +2.3%
1983 5,096 +2.3%
1984 5,205 +2.1%
1985 5,319 +2.2%
1986 5,416 +1.8%
1987 5,518 +1.9%
1988 5,627 +2.0%
1989 5,741 +2.0%
1990 5,847 +1.8%
1991 5,940 +1.6%
1992 6,017 +1.3%
1993 6,097 +1.3%
1994 6,174 +1.3%
1995 6,253 +1.3%
1996 6,341 +1.4%
1997 6,426 +1.3%
1998 6,513 +1.4%
1999 6,598 +1.3%
2000 6,669 +1.1%
2001 6,734 +1.0%
2002 6,796 +0.9%
2003 6,854 +0.9%
2004 6,903 +0.7%
2005 6,956 +0.8%
2006 7,013 +0.8%
2007 7,072 +0.8%
2008 7,137 +0.9%
2009 7,218 +1.1%
2010 7,290 +1.0%
2011 7,339 +0.7%
2012 7,387 +0.7%
2013 7,449 +0.8%
2014 7,535 +1.2%
2015 7,588 +0.7%
2016 7,641 +0.7%
2017 7,686 +0.6%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 7,686 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,441, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 7,686 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,431, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,253 4,763 5,741 10
1990s 6,221 5,847 6,598 10
2000s 6,935 6,669 7,218 10
2010s 7,489 7,290 7,686 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Spain 25,094 compare
  2. 6 Poland 14,440 compare
  3. 7 Romania 8,841 compare
  4. 9 Greece 6,572 compare
  5. 10 Belgium 5,016 compare
  6. 11 Sweden 4,925 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of dwellings in Netherlands?
Number of dwellings in Netherlands was 7,686 in 2017, according to European Central Bank.
What is the highest number of dwellings recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 7,686 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of dwellings recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 4,763 in 1980.
How does Netherlands rank for number of dwellings?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of dwellings rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of Number of dwellings (Absolute value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of dwellings (Absolute value)
Source
European Central Bank
Licence
ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 897 data points, 1905–2018
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