Life style; personal characteristics
| Characteristics | Margins | Periods | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drink status Drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drink status Former drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drink status Never drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Heavy drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Heavy drinkers among drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Excessive drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Excessive drinkers among drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Number of alcoholic beverages per day (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total persons | Value | 2023 | 73.6 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| Total persons | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 72.5 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
| Total persons | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 74.5 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 1.1 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2023 | 77.8 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 1.3 |
| Sex: Male | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 76.4 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
| Sex: Male | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 79.2 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 1.4 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2023 | 69.4 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Sex: Female | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 67.9 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Sex: Female | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 70.8 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 12 to 15 years | Value | 2023 | 16.7 | 8.5 | 74.8 | 1.0 | . | 0.2 | . | . |
| Age: 12 to 15 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 70.7 | 0.4 | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Age: 12 to 15 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 20.3 | 11.4 | 78.5 | 2.4 | . | 1.1 | . | . |
| Age: 16 to 19 years | Value | 2023 | 67.2 | 8.1 | 24.8 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 1.2 |
| Age: 16 to 19 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 62.5 | 5.8 | 20.8 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| Age: 16 to 19 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 71.6 | 11.1 | 29.2 | 20.9 | 30.9 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 1.4 |
| Age: 20 to 29 years | Value | 2023 | 82.9 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 |
| Age: 20 to 29 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 80.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| Age: 20 to 29 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 85.2 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 1.2 |
| Age: 30 to 39 years | Value | 2023 | 81.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Age: 30 to 39 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.3 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Age: 30 to 39 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 83.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Age: 40 to 49 years | Value | 2023 | 74.8 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Age: 40 to 49 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 71.9 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Age: 40 to 49 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 77.5 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 1.2 |
| Age: 50 to 54 years | Value | 2023 | 76.0 | 15.2 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Age: 50 to 54 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 72.3 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Age: 50 to 54 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 79.3 | 18.3 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| Age: 55 to 64 years | Value | 2023 | 76.3 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Age: 55 to 64 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 73.7 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Age: 55 to 64 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.6 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 1.1 |
| Age: 65 to 74 years | Value | 2023 | 76.7 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 1.2 |
| Age: 65 to 74 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 74.2 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Age: 65 to 74 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 79.1 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 1.3 |
| Age: 75 years or older | Value | 2023 | 68.8 | 21.2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Age: 75 years or older | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 65.7 | 18.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Age: 75 years or older | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 71.7 | 23.9 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Age: 0 to 11 years | Value | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 11 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 11 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 12 to 17 years | Value | 2023 | 30.8 | 9.1 | 60.1 | 4.7 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| Age: 12 to 17 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 27.4 | 7.2 | 56.4 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Age: 12 to 17 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 34.4 | 11.5 | 63.7 | 6.6 | 21.1 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 0.9 |
| Age: 18 years or older | Value | 2023 | 77.2 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| Age: 18 years or older | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 76.2 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
| Age: 18 years or older | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.2 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 1.1 |
| Origin country: The Netherlands | Value | 2023 | 79.1 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Origin country: The Netherlands | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.1 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Origin country: The Netherlands | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 80.1 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | Value | 2023 | 73.9 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 70.2 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 77.3 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 1.1 |
| Origin country: outside Europe | Value | 2023 | 51.5 | 15.0 | 33.5 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Origin country: outside Europe | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 48.5 | 13.0 | 30.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Origin country: outside Europe | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 54.4 | 17.3 | 36.4 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in the Netherlands | Value | 2023 | 77.2 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born in the Netherlands | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 76.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in the Netherlands | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.1 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | Value | 2023 | 79.1 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 78.1 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 80.1 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | Value | 2023 | 64.9 | 13.1 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 61.5 | 10.9 | 19.2 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 68.2 | 15.7 | 25.1 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe | Value | 2023 | 76.0 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 1.2 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 70.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 80.6 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 1.4 |
| Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe | Value | 2023 | 59.7 | 13.8 | 26.5 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 55.3 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 63.9 | 17.2 | 30.5 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Origin: born abroad | Value | 2023 | 53.5 | 16.0 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| Origin: born abroad | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 50.2 | 13.8 | 27.5 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Origin: born abroad | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 56.8 | 18.6 | 33.6 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) | Value | 2023 | 72.2 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 67.0 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 77.0 | 21.0 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
| Origin: born outside Europe | Value | 2023 | 45.4 | 15.9 | 38.7 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| Origin: born outside Europe | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 41.4 | 13.2 | 34.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Origin: born outside Europe | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 49.4 | 19.1 | 42.7 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 1.1 |
| Position: single; < 40 year | Value | 2023 | 85.1 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 1.3 |
| Position: single; < 40 year | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 81.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| Position: single; < 40 year | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 88.1 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 1.5 |
| Position: single; 40 to 64 years | Value | 2023 | 70.6 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 13.1 | 1.3 |
| Position: single; 40 to 64 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 66.1 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 1.1 |
| Position: single; 40 to 64 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 74.7 | 23.0 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 1.6 |
| Position: single; >= 65 years | Value | 2023 | 65.9 | 22.4 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 1.1 |
| Position: single; >= 65 years | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 62.1 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Position: single; >= 65 years | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 69.5 | 25.9 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 1.2 |
| Position: child<18 yrs one-parent | Value | 2023 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 54.0 | 4.8 | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Position: child<18 yrs one-parent | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 27.1 | 5.7 | 44.3 | 2.0 | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Position: child<18 yrs one-parent | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | 45.5 | 17.7 | 63.4 | 11.1 | . | . | . | . |
| Positon: child of age, one-parent househ | Value | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Positon: child of age, one-parent househ | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Positon: child of age, one-parent househ | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents | Value | 2023 | 29.9 | 8.8 | 61.4 | 4.1 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains data on life style of the Dutch population in private households. These data can be grouped by several personal characteristics.
Data available from: 2014.
Status of the data: final.
Changes by March 14, 2024:
Data about 2023 have been added.
Figures about laughing gas have been added. The questions about nutrition have changed in 2023.
That is why a new series for nutrition will be started in 2023 and the old series of figures on nutrition (2014-2022) will no longer be added.
When will new data be published?
Data on reporting year 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025
Description topics
- Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older
- The questions on consuming alcohol are asked to all persons aged 12 years or older.
- Drink status
- Drinkers
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older that answered ‘Yes’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink an alcoholic beverage during the last 12 months, such as beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? Beer without alcohol or containing only little alcohol does not count.’ From 2020, the question has been changed to: "Have you ever drunk alcohol in the past 12 months, for example beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? By this we also mean low-alcohol beer, but not non-alcoholic beer ".
- Former drinkers
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older that answered ‘No’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink an alcoholic beverage during the last 12 months, such as beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? Beer without alcohol or containing only little alcohol does not count.’, and ‘Yes’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink alcohol?’ From 2020, this question has been changed to: ‘Have you ever drunk alcohol in the past 12 months, for example beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? By this we also mean low-alcohol beer, but not non-alcoholic beer’.
- Never drinkers
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who answered No to the question: Did you ever drink alcohol?
- Drinkers
- Heavy drinkers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who at least once a week drink 6 or more alcoholic beverages in one day (men) or who at least once a week drink 4 or more of alcoholic beverages in one day (women).
- Heavy drinkers among drinkers
- The percentage of drinkers aged 12 years or older who at least once a week drink 6 or more alcoholic beverages in one day (men) or who at least once a week drink 4 or more of alcoholic beverages in one day (women).
- Excessive drinkers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who drink at least 21 glasses a week (men) or 14 glasses a week (women).
- Excessive drinkers among drinkers
- The percentage of drinkers aged 12 years or older who drink at least 21 glasses a week (men) or 14 glasses a week (women).
- Number of alcoholic beverages per day
- Average number of glasses per day per drinker of 12 years or older.