Well-being Fact Sheets 2024

Is well-being on the rise? Will the Netherlands achieve the SDGs for 2030 as outlined in the SDG agenda? Which well-being indicators are relevant to the Ministry’s budget and policy agenda?

The Fact Sheets provide an insight into the status quo regarding well-being in the policy areas of the Ministry, and indicate where these touch on the various SDGs. They also provide input for political debate by highlighting the relevant policy themes along departmental lines. The Fact Sheets also provide a general overview of whether issues that are important from the perspective of well-being are moving in the right direction.

The Fact Sheets do not include policy projections. Nor are they intended to give the impression that there is always a direct link between the policies implemented and the outcomes measured. A wide range of factors will affect developments in any given policy area, and central government is just one of those. External shocks (such as the war in Ukraine) also play a role, and local government, businesses, civil society, knowledge institutions and citizens exert an influence too. It is the complex interplay between factors and actors that determines whether well-being improves and, if so, through which mechanisms.

Below, you can find more information on the Well-being Fact Sheet for two departments.

Due to the cut-off date for data processing, the Well-being Fact Sheets 2024 reflect the names of the ministries and the associated policy areas prior to the outline agreement for the new coalition.