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Young people see their own lifestyle as less climate-conscious
In 2023, young people aged 18 to 24 were found to adopt a less climate-conscious lifestyle than people in older age groups.
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
Health status, lifestyle, use of health care services, care supply, (healthy) life expectancy and causes of death
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers
Caribbean NL: lifestyle; personal characteristics
Smoking, alcohol, height and weight, contraceptive pill Sex, age, educational level
A quarter of main meals eaten in the Netherlands are vegetarian
One quarter of all main meals consumed in the Netherlands in 2023 were vegetarian.
Quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds overweight
In 2022, 17 percent of all children and young people in the Netherlands aged 2 to 24 years were overweight.
Over 4 in 10 adults get enough exercise
In 2022, 44 percent of Dutch adults were getting enough exercise to comply with the guidelines of the Health Council of the Netherlands.
More sexual activity among over-75s
In 2022, 27 percent of people aged 75 and over reported they were sexually active. This was still 16 percent in 2014.
Obesity rate has tripled in the last 40 years
In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese
Less overweight and obesity among children of higher educated parents
In the period 2018-2021, 12 percent of children aged 2 to 11 were overweight and 3 percent severely overweight (obese).
Life style; personal characteristics
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, giving informal care
Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.
Fewer and fewer families in which only the father works
In 2023, in 13 percent of families with children under 18 only the father was in paid work, while their partners (mostly women) were not in paid work.
Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018
In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.
More Dutch citizens in favour of nuclear energy
Thirty-six percent of Dutch adults think the Netherlands should make more use of nuclear energy. This was still 25 percent in 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic: how did it affect statistics?
On 27 February 2020, the first patient testing positive for coronavirus was reported in the Netherlands; the first COVID death was reported on 6 March.
Three-quarters of Dutch adults worry about impact of climate change
Seventy-six percent of the population aged 18 or older are concerned about the impact of climate change on future generations.
More online searches for health and lifestyle information
In the first six months of 2020, nearly 80 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and over used the internet to search for health information, book appointments with their general practitioner...
Caribbean NL: health and disorders; personal characteristics
Perceived health, chronic disorders Sex, age, educational level
More women than men with psychological complaints
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.
Caribbean NL: medical contacts, medicines; personal characteristics
GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use Sex, age, educational level
Health and health care; personal characteristics
Health, limitations, pain, health care Disorders, informal care
CBS explores possible privacy preserving techniques with universities
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is constantly looking for new methods and techniques to meet the steadily growing demand for statistical information.
CBS Multi-annual Programme 2024-2028
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.
Consumer prices; price index 2015=100
Consumer price indices. Index figures consumer expenditures 2015 = 100 Price index, monthly and yearly rates and weightingcoëfficient