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Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
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.
Well-being here and now: summary
Well-being ‘here and now’ refers to people’s personal characteristics and the quality of the environment they live in. It relates to subjective well-being, material well-being, health, labour and...
Well-being here and now: health
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Health.
Distribution of well-being: accumulation
Recent data on distribution of well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population. Favourable or...
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: environment and resources
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: environment and resources reflects the effects of Dutch imports of resources and the environmental impact of this, particularly in the least developed countries (LDCs), for...
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: trade and aid
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: trade and aid describes the impact of Dutch well-being on the rest of the world and particularly on the least developed countries (LDCs).
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.
Distribution of well-being: material well-being
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme material well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the...
Distribution of well-being: society
The theme society comprises indicators on participation and trust, two fundaments of social cohesion. Trust is important for people individually, but also for social fabric as a whole. At the...
Distribution of well-being: the environment
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.
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.
Resilience: Later
How prepared is the Netherlands to withstand a major shock in the short-term? Will Dutch nature, and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope?
Resilience ‘elsewhere’
How prepared is the Netherlands to withstand such a major shock in the short-term? To what extent is the Netherlands dependent on the rest of the world?
Resilience: systems
How prepared is the Netherlands to withstand such a major shock in the short-term?
Resilience ‘here and now’
How prepared is the Netherlands to withstand a major shock in the short-term? Will people still have a means of livelihood, and how will the most vulnerable groups be affected?
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.
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...
Well-being ‘later’: economic capital
Well-being ‘later’: Economic capital relates to what is needed to sustain the economy and meet the material needs of future generations. This includes physical capital (machines, tools, ICT,...
Well-being ‘later’: human capital
Well-being ‘later’: Human capital pertains to the quality of labour now and in the future. This includes workload pressure and productivity, as well as aspects such as health and education level....
Well-being ‘later’: natural capital
Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation.
Subjective well-being
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Subjective well-being reflects how satisfied people are with their lives. It is an evaluative indicator that gives an indication of overall well-being at the...
Well-being here and now: safety
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Safety.
Well-being here and now: environment
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Environment.
Well-being here and now: society
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Society.