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What is well-being ‘here and now’? Housing.

What is well-being ‘here and now’? Material well-being.

What is well-being ‘elsewhere’? Well-being elsewhere describes the impact of Dutch well-being on the rest of the world, and particularly on the least developed countries (LDCs). It examines the...

Recent data on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Summary of recent progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and well-being aspects for each SDG.

Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme labour and leisure time by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in...

Is well-being equally distributed across all groups in the Dutch population? Here we examine this in more detail on the basis of 13 well-being indicators and population groups distinguished by sex,...

Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme subjective well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the...

Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme housing by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.

The Netherlands has the second highest well-being in the ‘here and now’ in the European Union.

The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

People under the age of 35 experience lower levels of well-being than older people in the Netherlands.

Although material well-being levels are relatively low, most inhabitants of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are satisfied with their lives.

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

25 September 2023 is SDG Action Day.

Dutch 25 to 34 year-olds experience lower levels of well-being than people in other age groups.

Quality of life in the Netherlands today, well-being ‘here and now’, is high. However it not just as high for everybody in the country; well-being of young adults is lower than for the rest of the...

Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius are on the right track in terms of poverty reduction, one of the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

How does economic growth in the Netherlands affect well-being in poorer countries in the Global South?

At the request of the Dutch Cabinet, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being & the Sustainable Development Goals annually on Accountability Day (May).

How is well-being in the Netherlands developing? The Monitor of Well-being & the SDG’s 2022 examines the economic, ecological and social aspects of well-being in the Netherlands and the results for...

The contributions of ecosystems to well-being depend on the extent and quality of ecosystems. This report shows that the state of natural capital is a cause for concern, and that future spatial...

The area of land in use for housing, industry and infrastructure increased by 200 square kilometres from 2013 to 2020. The area of land in use for agriculture shrank by 244 sq km. The total area of...

it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal...

People in the Netherlands with low levels of education and those with a migration background have lower levels of well-being than those with higher education and those without a migration background.

To measure well-being in the Netherlands, the 'monitor of well-being and sustainable development goals’ identifies four types of capital: social, human, economic and natural capital.