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Young people aged 15 to 17 years have little interest in politics. They become more interested when turning 18.

Higher educated people are generally more interested in politics.

The Sustainability Monitor 2017 was presented to the Dutch House of Representatives on 17 May.

The Dutch Cabinet has commissioned CBS to compile an annual Monitor of well-being.

percentage of people who have successfully completed tertiary-level education

Nearly four in ten Dutch people undertake political activities other than voting in an election. The share of politically active people varies between regions, but is overall significantly lower than...

The majority of the Dutch population trust their fellow citizens, politics, the police and the legal system. Confidence has grown over the period 2002-2010.

The Statistical yearbook is a source of many figures on nearly all aspects of Dutch society.

In the last decade participation and trust in Dutch society have gone up slightly. This is shown by the increase in the social contacts citizens have with family, friends and acquaintances, among...

Inequality between men and women in the Netherlands is relatively small compared to the other countries of the EU 27. The Netherlands has a relatively high score on the Gender Empowerment...

Although the Dutch have a reputation of being heavy drinkers, they are in fact not: nearly nowhere in Europe do people drink as little as in the Netherlands.

Voters hardly disagree on a ban on same-sex marriages, abolition of the mortgage interest deduction and tax cuts. They do disagree on the issues of development aid and illegal immigration.

One third of the Dutch population are politically active. They participate in discussions on political issues, take to the streets to demonstrate, sign petitions and contact politicians.