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Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The Fact Sheet on Inclusive and Sustainable Well-being for the ministry of education, culture and science offers insight on the increase or decrease of well-being for policy areas like: labour market...
Ministry of Finance
The Fact Sheet on Inclusive and Sustainable Well-being for the ministry of finance offers insight on the increase or decrease of well-being for policy areas like: financial economy, sustainability,...
Well-being Fact Sheets 2026
The Fact Sheets on Inclusive and Sustainable Well-being offer insights into well-being across various policy areas (for each ministry and policy domain), considering the dimensions of "here and now,"...
Dutch population is wealthy and content, but less socially connected
In 2025, people in the Netherlands had fewer social connections, were less likely to do voluntary work, and less likely to offer assistance to others.
Critical systems
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would our nature, and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope with that?
Well-being is higher among men than among women
Well-being among women is less high than it is among men, on avearge.
Resilience ‘here and now’
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would people still be able to maintain their livelihood, and how about the most vulnerable groups?
The story
A brief explanation of why Statistics Netherlands produces the Monitor of Well-being and the SDGs, the meaning of well-being and how well-being is measured.
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.
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: accumulation
Recent data on distribution of well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population. Favourable or...
Distribution of well-being: material well-being
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme material well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the...
Resilience ‘elsewhere’
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? To what extent is the Netherlands dependent on the rest of the world?
Distribution of well-being: society
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme society by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
Distribution of well-being: safety
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme safety by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: Environment and resources
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: environment and resources reflects the effects of Dutch imports of resources and the environmental impact of this, particularly in the least developed countries (LDCs), for...
Distribution of well-being: health
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme of health by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the population.
Well-being social capital
Well-being ‘later’: social capital reflects the quality of social bonds within society. Trust and strong social relationships are crucial to a well-functioning society and economy.
Resilience
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would people still be able to maintain their livelihood, and how about the most vulnerable groups? Would our...
Resilience later
To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would our nature, and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope with that?
Well-being ‘here and now’: health
What is well-being here and now? Health is about being and feeling healthy and concerns physical, mental and social well-being. Good health has intrinsic value for people, it enables people to keep...
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: Trade and aid
Well-being ‘elsewhere’: trade and aid describes the impact of Dutch well-being on the rest of the world and particularly on the least developed countries (LDCs).
Well-being ‘here and now’: environment
What is well-being ‘here and now’? The term environment refers specifically to the environment in which people live. The hallmarks of a healthy environment include clean air and water; plentiful,...
Distribution of well-being: labour and leisure time
Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme of labour and leisure time by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in...
Well-being ‘here and now’: safety
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Safety is about victims and feelings of (un)safety. Crime and perceived (un)safety directly impact the quality of life of citizens.