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More Dutch citizens in favour of nuclear energy
Thirty-six percent of Dutch adults think the Netherlands should make more use of nuclear energy. This was still 25 percent in 2020.
Three-quarters of Dutch adults worry about impact of climate change
Seventy-six percent of the population aged 18 or older are concerned about the impact of climate change on future generations.
Over 1 in 3 adults want to eat healthier
In 2022, 36 percent of adults said that they would like to eat more healthily.
Young people see their own lifestyle as less climate-conscious
In 2023, young people aged 18 to 24 were found to adopt a less climate-conscious lifestyle than people in older age groups.
A quarter of main meals eaten in the Netherlands are vegetarian
One quarter of all main meals consumed in the Netherlands in 2023 were vegetarian.
Distribution of well-being: health
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme health by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
Obesity rate has tripled in the last 40 years
In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese
SDG 16.2 Institutions
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 Peace, justice and strong institutions: institutions. SDG 16.2 relates to institutions such as the House of Representatives, the police, the...
Distribution of well-being: safety
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme safety by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
Well-being ‘later’: social capital
Well-being ‘later’: social capital reflects the quality of social bonds within society. Trust and strong social relationships are crucial to a well-functioning society and economy.
Vacancies (new and filled); government and education
Vacancies, new vacancies and filled vacancies eight government sectors
International trade; Imports and exports of services by country, quarter
Imports; exports; services broken down into various types of services Countries
Well-being ‘here and now’: labour and leisure time
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Labour and leisure time.
Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy
Attitudes and expectations of consumers, (seasonally) adjusted, on the general economic situation and their own financial situation
Digital proficiency continues to rise
Proficiency in the use of the internet, computers and software have increased among people aged 12 and over.
SDG 15 Life on land
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...
The story
A brief explanation of why CBS compiles the Monitor of Well-being and the SDGs, what well-being is and how well-being is measured.
Majority of businesses are working on sustainability
A large part (82 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.
Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy: non adjusted
Attitudes and expectation of consumers, non-adjusted, on the general economic climate and their own financial situation
What factors influence young adults’ decision to start a family?
Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...
Well-being ‘later’: summary
What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ looks at trends in resources needed by future generations to accomplish the same level of well-being as the current generation, and the consequences of...
Girls perceive more performance pressure than boys
Almost half of teenage girls in the Netherlands regularly or frequently feel pressure to perform because of internal expectations. The proportion is lower among boys: 3 in 10.
Nearly half of young people see only negative effects of COVID-19 crisis
In the first few months of 2021, 47 percent of young people in the Netherlands between the ages of 12 and 25 indicated that their lives were negatively affected by the coronavirus crisis in general.
1 in 5 young workers experience work-related stress
Of all young people between the ages of 15 and 25 in paid employment, 21 percent reported regular or frequent work-related stress in 2021.
CBS Multi-annual Programme 2024-2028
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.