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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.

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

Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, giving informal care

In July 2021, 289 thousand people were unemployed. This is 3.1 percent of the labour force.

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.

In June 2024, 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in...

In 2021, the purchasing power of the Caribbean Dutch population continued to rise, but less sharply than in the previous year.

Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers

From February to April, the number of people in work aged 15 to 74 years grew further by 38 thousand per month on average, to 9.5 million in April.

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...

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed people has risen by an average of 2 thousand per month.

Number of social security benefits Total number of benefits

A total of 370 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed in July 2024.

A total of 7.7 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2024

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

Statistics Netherlands (known in Dutch as ‘Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek’ or CBS) is a name that the majority of Dutch people are familiar with.

In 2021, 18 percent of the female population aged 12 and over were suffering from psychological complaints. This was 12 percent among the male population.

Twenty-eight percent of the employed labour force in Q1 2024 were classified as being in flexible employment.

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.1 Peace, justice and strong institutions: security and peace. This first part of SDG 16 focuses on making the world a safer place to live in, and...

Number of libraries, collection of volumes, volumes lent out, users Type of collection, operating costs and revenues

In April, 343 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.

How has the country been affected by the pandemic? Aside from distinct waves of excess mortality, there were numerous other outliers in national statistics.

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.

In 1960, CBS was growing rapidly and it struggled with staff shortages. The large building on Oostduinlaan had become too crowded: CBS itself had expanded significantly, and staff from other...