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Over 745 thousand from other EU countries live in the Netherlands
There were 745.5 thousand EU nationals from other EU countries living in the Netherlands on 1 January 2024.
SDG 11.2 Living environment
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.2 Sustainable cities and communities: living environment. The second part of SDG 11 concerns the surroundings in which people live. How can we...
Older people living alone need more help with household tasks
In 2023, approximately half of people aged 55 and over reported having difficulty with household activities, or being unable to do them due to health issues.
Young adults more likely to live with parents than 20 years ago
An increasing share of young adults aged 18 to 29 years are still living with one or both parents.
Number of centenarians increasing, most living in Zeeland
On 1 January 2023, the Netherlands had 1,572 residents who were one hundred years old or more
Homeworkers live fifteen minutes further away from work
A one-way journey from a worker’s residence to their employer's permanent address was 32 minutes on average in 2023, according to survey respondents.
Children with single parent three times more likely to live in MDU
On 1 January 2021, more than a third of all minors in single-parent households were living in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU), for example an apartment, ground floor unit or upstairs unit. This share is...
People of non-Dutch origin relatively often live in large cities
Comparatively many people with a foreign country of origin live in large cities.
Fewer young people are able to leave parental home
Among young people still living with their parents who indicated that they would like to leave home and live independently, 45 percent actually moved out in 2021-22.
1,862 suicide deaths in 2023
In 2023, 1,862 people took their own lives.
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.
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: environment
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Environment.
Purchasing power rose by 0.3 percent in 2023
The purchasing power of people living in the Netherlands rose by 0.3 percent in 2023, on average
Satisfaction with social life still below pre-pandemic levels
A total of 80 percent of Dutch people aged 18 and older were satisfied with their social lives in 2023.
Caribbean Netherlands; births, fertility, age mother
Live born children by age mother, birth order, marital status Carribean Netherlands
Housing costs in the Netherlands higher than in most EU countries
People in the Netherlands spend an average of 23 percent of their disposable income on a place to live, which is the sixth highest proportion in the European Union
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Most Eritrean, Syrian status holders from 2015 living in the Netherlands
Of all people with Syrian or Eritrean nationality who applied for asylum in the Netherlands in 2015, more than 9 in 10 were living independently within a municipality at the end of June 2021.
Distribution of well-being: housing
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme housing by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
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...
Distribution of well-being: subjective well-being
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...
Well-being here and now: material well-being
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Material well-being.
Well-being ‘later’: natural capital
Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation.
SDG 3 Good health and well-being
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 Good health and well-being. SDG 3 aims to ensure health for people of all ages.