Life style; personal characteristics

Life style; personal characteristics

Characteristics Margins Periods Length and weight Reported length, 18 years or older (number) Length and weight Reported weight, 18 years or older (number)
Total persons Value 2023 174.3 78.4
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.1 78.0
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.6 78.8
Sex: Male Value 2023 181.1 84.6
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 180.9 84.1
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 181.4 85.1
Sex: Female Value 2023 167.7 72.3
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 167.5 71.8
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 167.9 72.8
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 . .
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 176.0 71.0
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.6 68.9
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 177.4 73.1
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 176.2 74.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.6 73.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 176.9 75.8
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 175.4 78.4
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.8 77.4
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 176.0 79.3
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 175.5 80.8
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.8 79.8
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 176.1 81.9
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 174.9 82.2
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.0 80.9
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.7 83.6
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 174.4 81.2
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.8 80.3
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.9 82.2
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 172.5 78.4
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 171.9 77.5
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.0 79.2
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 169.9 74.6
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 169.3 73.7
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 170.5 75.5
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 . .
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 174.3 78.4
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.1 78.0
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.6 78.8
Origin country: The Netherlands Value 2023 175.5 79.2
Origin country: The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.2 78.8
Origin country: The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.7 79.7
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 173.3 78.2
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 172.4 76.6
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.1 79.8
Origin country: outside Europe Value 2023 170.2 75.0
Origin country: outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 169.5 74.0
Origin country: outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 170.8 75.9
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 175.2 79.0
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.9 78.6
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.4 79.4
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 175.5 79.2
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.2 78.8
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.7 79.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 173.3 77.5
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 172.5 76.3
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 174.1 78.8
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2023 174.3 79.8
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.0 77.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.6 82.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 172.8 76.4
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 171.8 74.9
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.7 77.9
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 169.7 75.0
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 169.0 73.9
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 170.4 76.1
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 172.5 77.1
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 171.3 74.9
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.6 79.2
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 168.5 74.0
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 167.6 72.8
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 169.3 75.3
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 177.2 75.8
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 176.3 74.3
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 178.1 77.3
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 174.6 82.5
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 173.7 80.8
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 175.5 84.2
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 169.0 74.4
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 168.3 73.3
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 169.7 75.6
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 . .
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
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 . .
Source: CBS.
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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

Length and weight
The questions on length and weight were asked to every person. It is asked to report one's length in centimetres and one's body weight in kilograms without clothes. If a woman is pregnant, she is asked to report her body weight before the pregnancy.
Reported length, 18 years or older
The mean length in centimetres reported by persons of 18 years or older, without shoes
Reported weight, 18 years or older
The mean weight in kilograms, without clothes, reported by persons of 18 years or older. Women who are pregnant are asked to report their weight before the pregnancy.