Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and was 26.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.7
Change on year
up 35.5%
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
30.2
in 2021
All-time low
19.7
in 2024
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands is 26.7, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands peaked at 30.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.8 | — |
| 2018 | 25.2 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 30.2 | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 25 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 22.7 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 19.7 | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 26.7 | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26 | 25.2 | 26.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.86 | 19.7 | 30.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands?
- Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Netherlands was 26.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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