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Although material well-being levels are relatively low, most inhabitants of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are satisfied with their lives.

Well-being is about the quality of life here and now, and the extent to which this is at the expense of the well-being of later generations or that of people elsewhere in the world. A short...

Latest data contributing to the monitoring of well-being and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Caribbean Netherlands.

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

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

The wheel contains an overview of the developments regarding well-being.

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

Quality of life in the Netherlands today, well-being ‘here and now’, is high. However it not just as high for everybody in the country; well-being of young adults is lower than for the rest of the...

The contributions of ecosystems to well-being depend on the extent and quality of ecosystems. This report shows that the state of natural capital is a cause for concern, and that future spatial...

How is well-being in the Netherlands developing? The Monitor of Well-being & the SDG’s 2022 examines the economic, ecological and social aspects of well-being in the Netherlands and the results for...

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...

Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius are on the right track in terms of poverty reduction, one of the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

How does economic growth in the Netherlands affect well-being in poorer countries in the Global South?

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...

At the request of the Dutch Cabinet, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being & the Sustainable Development Goals annually on Accountability Day (May).

People in the Netherlands with low levels of education and those with a migration background have lower levels of well-being than those with higher education and those without a migration background.

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

The development of well-being in the broad sense of the word – economic, ecological and social – in the Netherlands and the progress with regard to the SDGs of the United Nations; the current figures...

it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal...

The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has increased for the third consecutive month.

25 September 2023 is SDG Action Day.

As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares.

The year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 is confirmed to have claimed 17.4 thousand lives in the Netherlands last year, and another 2.7 thousand deaths had covid-19 as probable...

The Dutch retail sector recorded 4.2 percent year-on-year turnover growth.

Well-being is not equally distributed in the Netherlands.