In 2025, nearly 80 thousand homes were added to the housing stock through new construction and other forms of housing. This marks the third consecutive year of a decline in delivered homes. Also, permits were issued for nearly 86 thousand new homes. In 2024, this was nearly 94 thousand. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on new figures.
In 2025, 69 thousand new homes were built. Additionally, nearly 11 thousand homes were added as the net result of other additions and removals. These include other buildings converted into homes, existing homes split or merged, and other renovations.
Besides this construction, the housing stock decreased due to demolition. In 2025, 9.5 thousand homes were demolished. As a result, the housing stock increased by 70 thousand homes, to nearly 8.3 million homes; a 0.9 percent increase.
Net other additions and removals