Netherlands · report
New homes in the Netherlands
40.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 113,484
- Per 1,000 residents
- 6.3
Homes licensed for construction in Netherlands
Dwellings in new buildings granted a permit over the previous 12 months, at each month.
- Netherlands
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 113,484 |
| Aug 2026 | 115,756 |
| Jul 2026 | 117,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 119,610 |
| May 2026 | 95,559 |
| Apr 2026 | 91,689 |
| Mar 2026 | 91,106 |
| Feb 2026 | 88,940 |
| Jan 2026 | 86,374 |
| Dec 2025 | 86,269 |
| Nov 2025 | 91,030 |
| Oct 2025 | 90,310 |
| Sep 2025 | 91,105 |
| Aug 2025 | 87,818 |
| Jul 2025 | 87,103 |
| Jun 2025 | 87,809 |
| May 2025 | 88,773 |
| Apr 2025 | 89,195 |
| Mar 2025 | 90,720 |
| Feb 2025 | 92,278 |
| Jan 2025 | 95,437 |
| Dec 2024 | 93,915 |
| Nov 2024 | 88,910 |
| Oct 2024 | 87,746 |
| Sep 2024 | 87,084 |
| Aug 2024 | 87,198 |
| Jul 2024 | 86,130 |
| Jun 2024 | 81,998 |
| May 2024 | 83,227 |
| Apr 2024 | 81,583 |
| Mar 2024 | 78,336 |
| Feb 2024 | 75,438 |
| Jan 2024 | 71,403 |
| Dec 2023 | 72,637 |
| Nov 2023 | 71,123 |
| Oct 2023 | 69,309 |
| Sep 2023 | 69,179 |
| Aug 2023 | 70,382 |
| Jul 2023 | 72,312 |
| Jun 2023 | 75,134 |
| May 2023 | 74,854 |
| Apr 2023 | 75,865 |
| Mar 2023 | 75,477 |
| Feb 2023 | 79,385 |
| Jan 2023 | 80,210 |
| Dec 2022 | 79,241 |
| Nov 2022 | 81,773 |
| Oct 2022 | 83,016 |
| Sep 2022 | 83,142 |
| Aug 2022 | 82,225 |
| Jul 2022 | 82,096 |
| Jun 2022 | 81,007 |
| May 2022 | 80,441 |
| Apr 2022 | 80,541 |
| Mar 2022 | 83,398 |
| Feb 2022 | 84,236 |
| Jan 2022 | 85,170 |
| Dec 2021 | 86,412 |
| Nov 2021 | 87,085 |
| Oct 2021 | 85,434 |
| Sep 2021 | 86,201 |
| Aug 2021 | 88,090 |
| Jul 2021 | 86,442 |
| Jun 2021 | 87,578 |
| May 2021 | 86,987 |
| Apr 2021 | 84,755 |
| Mar 2021 | 82,272 |
| Feb 2021 | 78,641 |
| Jan 2021 | 76,319 |
| Dec 2020 | 77,102 |
| Nov 2020 | 74,337 |
| Oct 2020 | 75,978 |
| Sep 2020 | 73,855 |
| Aug 2020 | 72,649 |
| Jul 2020 | 71,929 |
| Jun 2020 | 69,918 |
| May 2020 | 67,983 |
| Apr 2020 | 68,753 |
| Mar 2020 | 68,766 |
| Feb 2020 | 67,558 |
| Jan 2020 | 67,445 |
| Dec 2019 | 66,178 |
| Nov 2019 | 66,498 |
| Oct 2019 | 66,147 |
| Sep 2019 | 69,804 |
| Aug 2019 | 71,132 |
| Jul 2019 | 73,492 |
| Jun 2019 | 75,290 |
| May 2019 | 78,145 |
| Apr 2019 | 79,491 |
| Mar 2019 | 79,441 |
| Feb 2019 | 81,872 |
| Jan 2019 | 85,111 |
| Dec 2018 | 85,128 |
| Nov 2018 | 86,039 |
| Oct 2018 | 86,747 |
| Sep 2018 | 83,910 |
| Aug 2018 | 83,894 |
| Jul 2018 | 83,527 |
| Jun 2018 | 83,390 |
| May 2018 | 81,238 |
| Apr 2018 | 82,004 |
| Mar 2018 | 82,535 |
| Feb 2018 | 82,534 |
| Jan 2018 | 80,023 |
| Dec 2017 | 80,110 |
| Nov 2017 | 78,697 |
| Oct 2017 | 77,406 |
| Sep 2017 | 76,243 |
| Aug 2017 | 75,165 |
| Jul 2017 | 75,624 |
| Jun 2017 | 72,045 |
| May 2017 | 72,676 |
| Apr 2017 | 70,114 |
| Mar 2017 | 67,614 |
| Feb 2017 | 64,749 |
| Jan 2017 | 64,495 |
| Dec 2016 | 62,870 |
| Nov 2016 | 62,562 |
| Oct 2016 | 60,801 |
| Sep 2016 | 59,507 |
| Aug 2016 | 57,785 |
| Jul 2016 | 55,014 |
| Jun 2016 | 54,556 |
| May 2016 | 53,691 |
| Apr 2016 | 54,023 |
| Mar 2016 | 56,813 |
| Feb 2016 | 59,996 |
| Jan 2016 | 62,869 |
| Dec 2015 | 63,147 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in Netherlands
Homes completed (columns) against homes granted a permit (line), each year since 1926. CBS.
- Homes finished
- Homes licensed
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| Year | Homes finished | Homes licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69,189 | 86,269 |
| 2024 | 69,129 | 93,915 |
| 2023 | 73,638 | 72,637 |
| 2022 | 74,560 | 79,241 |
| 2021 | 71,221 | 86,412 |
| 2020 | 69,985 | 77,102 |
| 2019 | 71,548 | 66,178 |
| 2018 | 66,585 | 85,128 |
| 2017 | 62,982 | 80,110 |
| 2016 | 54,849 | 62,870 |
| 2015 | 48,381 | 63,147 |
| 2014 | 45,170 | — |
| 2013 | 49,311 | — |
| 2012 | 48,668 | — |
| 2011 | 62,199 | — |
| 2010 | 60,556 | — |
| 2009 | 87,835 | — |
| 2008 | 84,174 | — |
| 2007 | 85,201 | — |
| 2006 | 77,103 | — |
| 2005 | 71,541 | — |
| 2004 | 69,832 | — |
| 2003 | 64,102 | — |
| 2002 | 71,143 | — |
| 2001 | 77,181 | — |
| 2000 | 74,774 | — |
| 1999 | 82,783 | — |
| 1998 | 94,578 | — |
| 1997 | 96,353 | — |
| 1996 | 92,769 | — |
| 1995 | 97,726 | — |
| 1994 | 91,244 | — |
| 1993 | 87,373 | — |
| 1992 | 89,728 | — |
| 1991 | 86,428 | — |
| 1990 | 100,888 | — |
| 1989 | 114,809 | — |
| 1988 | 121,868 | — |
| 1987 | 113,363 | — |
| 1986 | 106,416 | — |
| 1985 | 101,116 | — |
| 1984 | 115,765 | — |
| 1983 | 114,050 | — |
| 1982 | 126,211 | — |
| 1981 | 120,547 | — |
| 1980 | 116,493 | — |
| 1979 | 90,150 | — |
| 1978 | 108,255 | — |
| 1977 | 113,522 | — |
| 1976 | 109,195 | — |
| 1975 | 123,005 | — |
| 1974 | 148,389 | — |
| 1973 | 157,460 | — |
| 1972 | 154,209 | — |
| 1971 | 136,595 | — |
| 1970 | 117,284 | — |
| 1969 | 123,117 | — |
| 1968 | 122,773 | — |
| 1967 | 127,433 | — |
| 1966 | 121,699 | — |
| 1965 | 115,027 | — |
| 1964 | 100,978 | — |
| 1963 | 79,523 | — |
| 1962 | 78,375 | — |
| 1961 | 82,687 | — |
| 1960 | 83,815 | — |
| 1959 | 83,632 | — |
| 1958 | 89,037 | — |
| 1957 | 88,397 | — |
| 1956 | 68,284 | — |
| 1955 | 60,819 | — |
| 1954 | 68,487 | — |
| 1953 | 59,597 | — |
| 1952 | 54,601 | — |
| 1951 | 58,666 | — |
| 1950 | 47,300 | — |
| 1949 | 42,791 | — |
| 1948 | 36,391 | — |
| 1947 | 9,243 | — |
| 1946 | 1,593 | — |
| 1945 | 389 | — |
| 1944 | 675 | — |
| 1943 | 3,228 | — |
| 1942 | 8,355 | — |
| 1941 | 16,450 | — |
| 1940 | 17,661 | — |
| 1939 | 36,830 | — |
| 1938 | 38,375 | — |
| 1937 | 29,119 | — |
| 1936 | 30,285 | — |
| 1935 | 45,231 | — |
| 1934 | 52,591 | — |
| 1933 | 44,425 | — |
| 1932 | 41,341 | — |
| 1931 | 50,580 | — |
| 1930 | 51,501 | — |
| 1929 | 47,347 | — |
| 1928 | 47,335 | — |
| 1927 | 50,246 | — |
| 1926 | 48,833 | — |
- Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 3.8
Building permits, Netherlands against the EU
Dwellings in residential building permits, seasonally adjusted, index 2021 = 100. Eurostat.
- Netherlands
- EU
- 2021 = 100
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| Period | Netherlands | EU |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 150.5 | 89.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 77.2 | 87.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 81.9 | 85.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 90.4 | 85.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 71.4 | 78.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 75.7 | 78.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 100.5 | 78.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 77.2 | 75.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 102.1 | 77.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 82.1 | 79.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 71.0 | 79.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 68.8 | 74.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 81.0 | 78.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 73.7 | 81.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 74.7 | 82.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 88.5 | 92.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 84.8 | 105.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 93.6 | 106.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 98.7 | 101.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 84.4 | 98.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 112.2 | 100.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 104.7 | 99.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 93.7 | 93.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 90.3 | 86.7 |
| Q2 2020 | 81.9 | 75.8 |
| Q1 2020 | 88.3 | 88.5 |
| Q4 2019 | 85.1 | 93.9 |
| Q3 2019 | 71.5 | 91.8 |
| Q2 2019 | 76.1 | 90.2 |
| Q1 2019 | 73.3 | 87.5 |
| Q4 2018 | 96.9 | 89.6 |
| Q3 2018 | 96.0 | 88.5 |
| Q2 2018 | 83.7 | 90.1 |
| Q1 2018 | 92.7 | 91.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 83.9 | 88.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 107.5 | 88.3 |
| Q2 2017 | 88.1 | 88.4 |
| Q1 2017 | 90.2 | 84.6 |
| Q4 2016 | 79.6 | 85.0 |
| Q3 2016 | 74.1 | 79.8 |
| Q2 2016 | 69.6 | 78.8 |
| Q1 2016 | 60.3 | 73.0 |
| Q4 2015 | 54.0 | 71.3 |
| Q3 2015 | 57.4 | 68.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 81.1 | 66.6 |
| Q1 2015 | 100.1 | 64.4 |
A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. CBS counts permits from the buildings register (BAG) by the month they are registered, so a large plan registered at once shows as one month's spike.
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Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between €483,170 and €564,960 by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- €524,065
- Chance of a rise
- 73%
At the average sale price, a home costs €504,658. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,153 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 25%
- Payment, one income
- 51%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €968
- Owning per month
- €2,020
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 10 times since 1995. The deepest began in August 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −21.3%
- Recovery from the low
- 48 months
In 2025 the population grew by 86,630 while 69,189 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +86,630
4.5% of the 8,344,955 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.5%
- Empty homes
- 374,445
In 2024, 22% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 22%
Public bodies signed €286.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €2.9B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €286.6M
- Per resident, 2025
- €16