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In 2021, a share of 81 percent in the population aged 18 to 24 said they were happy. This was still 91 percent in 1997.

(Un)happiness and (dis)satisfaction with aspects of life Gender, age, migration background and other characteristics

(Un)happiness and (dis)satisfaction with aspects of life Gender, age, migration background and other characteristics

Young adults in the Netherlands face a variety of economic challenges: employers are giving out more temporary contracts, income growth is stagnating, students have to take on more debt, there’s an...

On 10 March 2023, the Council of Ministers approved the new Multi-annual Programme of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) for the years 2024-2028.

In 2021, 18 percent of the female population aged 12 and over were suffering from psychological complaints. This was 12 percent among the male population.

To ensure that everyone can share in the combination that the earth offers and the prosperity it can generate, and to ensure that the quality of life is improved for as many people as possible, the...

With a pandemic ongoing, the year 2020 reshaped the lives of young people in the Netherlands.

Health expectancy, healthy life expectancy, perceived health, physical limitations, chronic or longstanding morbidity, mental health, GALI

In 2021, a lower share of young adults in the Netherlands experienced high personal well-being. For the first time since measurement commenced, they reported high well-being relatively less often...

In 2021, 18 percent of Dutch young people aged 12 to 24 were mentally unhealthy. This was still 11 percent in 2019 and 2020.

Dutch 25 to 34 year-olds experience lower levels of well-being than people in other age groups.

Health, limitations, pain, health care Disorders, informal care

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Both on Bonaire and on Saba, boys between the ages of 11 and 18 are on average more likely to report being happy than girls.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

De nieuwe editie van Trends in the Caribbean is uit. Vandaag om 16.00 uur wordt ie gepresenteerd. Live vanaf Bonaire en St. Eustatius, Leidschenveen en thuis in Limburg bij staatssecretaris Knops van...

Health, chronic disorders, use of health care sex, age, eduational level, ethnicity, income level

‘A breakthrough in how we think about bias’ – that is how professor Jaap van den Herik at Leiden University described Statistics Netherlands (CBS) researcher Quinten Meertens’ PhD thesis...

Most Dutch are happy. Increased happiness perceptions are related to good health and a good relationship.

Over one-fifth of the Dutch population aged 18 years or older consider themselves very happy. They rate their degree of happiness with a score of 9 or 10.

Nearly nine in ten adults say they are happy. This share has been stable for years.

Nine out of ten 12 to 25-year-olds are satisfied with life, as indicated by a study in 2015.

People can use the Happiness Meter to calculate their score and compare it with the score of the average Dutch person