Well-being; core indicators, background characteristics

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Kenmerken Marges Social life Trust in others Percentage with trust (%)
Age: 18 to 24 years Value 61.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 57.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 65.2
Age: 25 to 34 years Value 70.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 68.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 73.6
Age: 35 to 44 years Value 69.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 66.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 72.0
Age: 45 to 54 years Value 69.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 66.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 72.2
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 67.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 64.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 70.2
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 64.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 61.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 67.1
Age: 75 years or older Value 58.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 54.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 61.4
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


In general, persons of 15 years or older took part in this study, the well-being figures only apply to the Dutch population of 18 years or older. Therefore, this table consists of well-being figures of the Dutch population of 18 years or older in terms of happiness, life satisfaction, satisfaction with education opportunities, work, travel time, daily activities, physical health, mental health, weight, the financial situation, the house, the neighborhood, social life and the amount of free time. In addition, concerns about the financial future, feelings of unsafety and trust in others are included. Satisfaction with work and the travel time to and from work are measured only for people who have a paid job for 12 hours per week or more. For people who do not work or work less than 12 hours per week satisfaction with daily activities is reported. These subjects are reported for gender, age, education level and migration background.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of March 20th, 2025.
Not applicable, the table has been updated with data from 2024.

When will new figures be published?
New figures on 2025 will be published around mid-2026.

Description topics

Social life
Trust in others
The answer to the question ‘Do you think in general most people can be trusted or one cannot be careful enough when dealing with people?’
Percentage with trust
Percentage of the people who indicate that most people can be trusted.