Self-reported life satisfaction in Netherlands
Netherlands: Self-reported life satisfaction was 7.22 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-reported life satisfaction in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.22 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Netherlands peaked at 7.51 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.22, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.44 | 7.34 | 7.51 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.36 | 7.22 | 7.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 4 Costa Rica 7.44 compare
- 5 Sweden 7.25 compare
- 6 Norway 7.24 compare
- 8 Israel 7.19 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 7.06 compare
- 10 Switzerland 7.02 compare
More social development data for Netherlands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 283,935 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 159 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.75 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 179 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 49,662 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 333,597 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 57.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Netherlands?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Netherlands was 7.22 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.22 in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.