Rents for unfurnished housing in the Netherlands reached an all-time high in 2023. In the third quarter of the year, the average square meter rent for residential properties reached 17.77 euros, up from 16.9 euros during the same period in 2022. Note that the numbers shown in this statistic are not from a governmental institution, but concern rental housing being offered on the website of the source in the specific quarters. This implies the numbers only show rents of property on the free market and exclude social housing. No difference was made between the type of rental housing, such as houses, apartments, rooms or studios. Big cities well above the average rent price Cities in the Randstad area (the areas surrounding Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam) have a big influence on the average rental price in the Netherlands. This is especially true for Amsterdam, as the Dutch capital registered an average rent price of roughly 26 euros per square meter in 2023. The Hague and Rotterdam, on the other hand, had rental rates below the national average. Are these rents expensive or not? A historical development of rent price indices suggests that rents in the Netherlands are at their highest level since 1990. This graph, however, does not mention whether it has a correction for inflation or not. It is unclear whether any institution researched the development of “real” rent prices in the Netherlands. Statista can offer two components for a potential comparison: the annual housing rent percentage increase since 1990 as well as the inflation rate of the Netherland since 2008.

The average rent prices of logistics property in the Netherlands ranged between approximately 50 euros per square meter and 75 euros per square meter, depending on the province. Though the average rent was about 63.7 euros per square meter in 2022, in the Southwest Netherlands, it reached up to 73.4 euros per square meters. Though industrial and logistics property comes in different sizes, the largest size class was the most popular in 2022.The source, the NVM, is a Dutch branch organization of real estate agents and appraisers. Almost 75 percent of Dutch houses are sold by real estate agents who are members of this organization.

This table includes the average increase of rent paid for dwellings in the Netherlands. The rent increase is set per 1 July. Data available from: 1959 Status of the figures: The provisional figures are published in August and relate to the rent increase as implemented in July. The figures become definitive upon publication in September. Disparities between provisional and definitive figures are caused by new source material. Changes as of 4 September 2024: Definitive figures of 2024 have been published. When will new figures be published? Provisional figures of 2025 will be published in August 2025.

This table includes figures on the average rent increase (including and excluding rent harmonisation) of regulated and liberalised dwellings. The data is broken down by part of the country, province and the four major municipalities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht).

Data available from: 2015.

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are definitive.

Changes as of 6 September 2021: The figures of 2021 have been published.

When will new figures be published? New figures will become available in September 2022.

This table includes figures on the average increase of rent paid for dwellings (including and excluding rent harmonisation) of regulated dwellings (broken down by type of landlord) and liberalised dwellings.

Data available from: 2015

Status of the figures:
The provisional figures are published in August and relate to the rent increase as implemented in July. The figures become definitive upon publication in September. Disparities between provisional and definitive figures are caused by new source material.

Changes as of 4 September 2024: Definitive figures of 2024 have been published.

When will new figures be published? Provisional figures of 2025 will be published in August 2025.

This table includes figures on the effects of rent harmonisation and renovation on the average rent increase. A distinction is made here between rental of dwellings by social and other landlords and liberalised rental.

Data available from: 2015.

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are definitive.

Changes as of 4 September 2024: The figures of 2024 have been published.

When will new figures be published? New figures will become available in September 2025.

What is the average rent for an office in the Netherlands? In Amsterdam, office space would cost around 205 euros per square meter in 2017. Up until 2015, a national average of existing, excluding newly constructed, office space (which is shown in this ranking) was available. However, from 2016 onwards this number is not available anymore as the source changed its focus to the office markets in individual Dutch cities.

Prices for prime office rents vary per city

Prime office rents in or around Amsterdam rank among the highest in the Netherlands. The most expensive prime office rents are paid around the South-Axis (in Dutch: Zuidas, the business district) and Central districts of the Dutch capital. Prices in Amsterdam were followed by prices in the city of Utrecht: prime locations in this city were around 30 U.S. dollars per square feet per year. Prices in Eindhoven in the south of the country were considerably lower: a prime office here would cost around 20 U.S. dollars per square feet per year.

Office supply decreases

The increasing office rents are probably connected to a decrease in office supply. Approximately 4.2 million square meters of office space was on offer in the Netherlands in early 2019, the lowest number since 2011. This is much like developments in the rest of Europe: office vacancy decreases due to a higher level of transaction and modest levels of new construction. Supply of office space in the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht all decreased between 2018 and 2019. A notable exception in this development is the city of The Hague, which saw a slight increase in the second half of 2018.

Netherlands Consumer Price Index (CPI): HE: Actual Rentals: Housing Rent data was reported at 119.400 2000=100 in Dec 2006. This stayed constant from the previous number of 119.400 2000=100 for Nov 2006. Netherlands Consumer Price Index (CPI): HE: Actual Rentals: Housing Rent data is updated monthly, averaging 108.800 2000=100 from Jan 2000 (Median) to Dec 2006, with 84 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.400 2000=100 in Dec 2006 and a record low of 98.700 2000=100 in Jun 2000. Netherlands Consumer Price Index (CPI): HE: Actual Rentals: Housing Rent data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.I007: Consumer Price Index: 2000=100.

This table includes the average increase of rent paid for dwellings by region. There is a breakdown regarding the rent change in- and excluding rent harmonisation. There is also a division by province and the four large cities Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht. The rent change is given on an annual basis and is significant input for the housing price movements in the consumer price index.

Data available from: 1999

Status of the figures: All values are definite.

Frequency: Discontinued on 10 October 2011.

The annual house price to rent ratio in the Netherlands has been on an upward trend since 2015. In 2023, the ratio declined for the first time, falling slightly to 154.6 index points. That was higher than the average house price to rent ratio in the OECD countries.The ratio is based on the nominal purchase price of a house divided by the annual rent of a similar place, with 2015 chosen as a base year. A value of 150 indicates that house price prices have outgrown rental prices by 50 percent.

Netherlands NL: Standardised Price-Rent Ratio: sa data was reported at 154.083 Ratio in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 154.982 Ratio for Jun 2024. Netherlands NL: Standardised Price-Rent Ratio: sa data is updated quarterly, averaging 97.007 Ratio from Mar 1970 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 219 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 157.520 Ratio in Jun 2022 and a record low of 57.181 Ratio in Sep 1985. Netherlands NL: Standardised Price-Rent Ratio: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.OECD.AHPI: House Price Index: Seasonally Adjusted: OECD Member: Quarterly. Nominal house prices divided by rent price indices. The long-term average is calculated over the whole period available when the indicator begins after 1980 or after 1980 if the indicator is longer. This value is used as a reference value. The ratio is calculated by dividing the indicator source on this long-term average, and indexed to a reference value equal to 100.

This table includes the average increase of rent paid for dwellings in the Netherlands. It shows a breakdown regarding the rent change in- and excluding rent harmonisation. Another breakdown is for the commercial and non-commercial rent movements of dwellings. The rent change is given on an annual basis and is significant input for the housing price movements in the consumer price index. Data available from: 2009 Status of the figures: All values are definite. Frequency: Discontinued on 10 October 2011.

The center of Amsterdam and the South Axis yielded the highest square meter rents for offices in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2023, followed by Amsterdam Center and Amsterdam West. In Amsterdam Center, the annual rent was between 225 and 500 euros per square meter, whereas in Amsterdam South Axis, it was between 275 euros and 550 euros. In Rotterdam Center, rental rates ranged between 160 euros and 265 euros.

This table contains the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This index shows the price evolution of a package of goods and services that an average household in the Netherlands buys. The table also shows the derived consumer price index. This is the CPI exclusive influence of government measures such as VAT.

In addition to these indices, the table contains inflation. Inflation as an economic concept is the average price increase of the goods and services consumers buy. Inflation in the Netherlands is measured as the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. The consumer price index shows the price evolution of a package of goods and services as purchased on average by Dutch households. The monthly-on-month development is also shown in the table. You can view these figures about 269 combinations of product groups. For each product group you can also find how much the Dutch consumer spends on it in relation to his total expenditure. This is called the weighting coefficient.

Data available from 1996 to 2015

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 18 May 2016 None, this table has been discontinued.

Changes as of 10 December 2015 As of 1 October, the national government has adjusted the points system for housing rentals. As a result, the rents of a limited number of homes have fallen, so the average rents also decreased. The effect of this rent decrease on the price indices of rent and imputed rent could not be determined earlier, as the housing corporations only announced the extent of the rent adjustments in November. The figures of the groups 04100 ‘Employable rent’ and 04200 ‘Accounted rental own home’ of October 2015 have therefore been adjusted.

The figures for the groups 061100 ‘Self-care medicines, 061200 ‘Other medical products’, 072200 ‘Autofuels’ and 083000 ‘Phone, fax and internet services’ have been updated from June to September 2015. This does not affect the published indices at main level.

The derived CPI has been revised down 0.01 index point over the month of August 2015.

When are new figures coming? This table is followed by consumer prices; price index 2015=100. See paragraph 3.

In 2022, the rent for a house in the Netherlands increased by three percent compared to the year before. This is a higher increase than in 2021 when rents increased by less than one percent. Similarly, the seasonally adjusted price index of Dutch residential rental property has also been rising in recent years.

This table includes the average increase of rent paid for dwellings in the Netherlands. The rent increase is set per 1 July.

Data available from: 1959

Changes as from 6 September 2018: The status of the figures for 2018 are definitive.

When will new figures be published? Provisional figures for 2019 will be published in August 2019.

The Consumer price index (CPI) all households, calculated by Statistics Netherlands, measures the average price changes of goods and services purchased by households. The index is an important criterion for inflation, frequently used by trade and industry, employers' organisations, trade unions and government. The index is for instance, used to make adjustments to wages, tax tablesand index-linked rent increases, annuities, etc.

Data available from: January 1996 till December 2015

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 18 May 2016: None, this table is stopped.

Changes from 7 January 2016: New figures added.

Changes from 10 December 2015: On 1 October 2015, the points system for the pricing of rental homes was adjusted by the Dutch national government. As a direct consequence, rental prices of a limited number of dwellings were reduced, which had a downward effect on the average rental price. The effect of this decrease on the rental price indices and imputed rent value could not be determined in time because housing associations announced the impact of rent adjustments only in November. For this reason, the figures of the groups 04100 ‘Actual rentals for housing’ and 04200 ‘Imputed rent value’ over October 2015 have now been adjusted.

The figures of the groups 061100 ‘Pharmaceutical products’, 061200 ‘Other medical products, equipment’, 072200 ‘Fuels and lubricants’ and 083000 ‘Telephone and internet services’ over the months June through September 2015 have been corrected. This has no impact on the headline indices.

The derived CPI decreased by 0.01 index point over August 2015.

When will new figures be published? Not applicable. This table is succeeded by Consumer prices; price index 2015=100. See paragraph 3.

This table shows inflation, derived inflation and underlying inflation rates. Underlying inflation equals the inflation or derived inflation, excluding certain volatile items or series that are affected by factors other than general economic conditions, for example prices of fuel, vegetables, fruit and government taxes.

Data available from: January 2006 till December 2015

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 16 June 2016: None, this table is stopped.

Changes as of 10 December 2015: On 1 October 2015, the points system for the pricing of rental homes was adjusted by the Dutch national government. As a direct consequence, rental prices of a limited number of dwellings were reduced, which had a downward effect on the average rental price. The effect of this decrease on the rental price indices and imputed rent value could not be determined in time because housing associations announced the impact of rent adjustments only in November. For this reason, the figures of the groups 04100 ‘Actual rentals for housing’ and 04200 ‘Imputed rent value’ over October 2015 have now been adjusted.

The figures of the groups 061100 ‘Pharmaceutical products’, 061200 ‘Other medical products, equipment’, 072200 ‘Fuels and lubricants’ and 083000 ‘Telephone and internet services’ over the months June through September 2015 have been corrected. This has no impact on the headline indices.

The derived CPI decreased by 0.01 index point over August 2015.

The primary rental rates per square meter for warehouses of more than ***** square meters increased in the Netherlands in 2025. The rental rate of warehouses in Rotterdam and Amsterdam amounted to ** euros per square meter each in the first quarter of 2025. Due to the small size of the country and the relatively high connectivity to the big cities, there is less of a need for urban distribution centers (DCs) like in London or Berlin. Most take-up of logistics property could be found in the south of the country: the Venlo-Venray-Eindhoven area, along with Western Brabant (Breda-Moerdijk-Roosendaal). Which warehouses can be found in the south of the Netherlands? Most of the logistics property in the Netherlands was taken up for third-party logistics behind European retailers and e-commerce companies. Many international brands opened DCs in the country. Venlo, for example, supplies European fashion brands Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Under Armour via Trade Port Venlo Noord. Lidl opened its European e-commerce DC close to the city of Roosendaal in 2018. Other areas outside the big cities are also gaining interest, however. Spain’s Inditex (the company behind Zara, Pull&Bear and Berschka) are to open a logistics center in Lelystad (east of Amsterdam and north of Utrecht) in 2019. Bigger = better? In 2022, demand was highest for medium and large-sized logistics property. Bigger properties allow more flexibility, but the supply of large lots for such facilities is limited. On the other hand, smaller properties can be built closer to urban centers, allowing for easy reach to the end customer.

Netherlands NL: Forest Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 0.005 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.005 % for 2015. Netherlands NL: Forest Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.005 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.017 % in 1972 and a record low of 0.002 % in 2004. Netherlands NL: Forest Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted average;