Trust in other people
Known criticisms of this statistic
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Survey research shows the standard trust question ('most people can be trusted') is understood differently by different respondents: those who think of people they know personally report substantially higher trust than those who think of strangers. Differences between groups and over time therefore partly reflect who respondents pictured, not a uniform attitude.
— Sturgis & Smith, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2010 · Sturgis & Smith: Assessing the validity of generalized trust questions
Source & method
| Source | CBS 85533NED |
|---|---|
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 (CBS) |
| Trend method | OLS over last 8 annual observations, 5% significance (MBW convention) |
| Revisions | None recorded since 2026-07-09. Every retrieval is stored append-only; when the source restates history, the old and new values become comparable here. |
| Pipeline notes | Verified 9 Jul 2026: 85533NED, Kenmerken T009002, point estimates only (Marges MW00000). 2012: 58.3% -> 2025: 63.3%. |
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Data table — Trust in other people (Netherlands)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.3 |
| 2024 | 66.1 |
| 2023 | 66.7 |
| 2022 | 66.0 |
| 2021 | 66.3 |
| 2020 | 63.0 |
| 2019 | 61.8 |
| 2018 | 61.7 |
| 2017 | 62.2 |
| 2016 | 59.9 |
| 2015 | 59.7 |
| 2014 | 57.9 |
| 2013 | 58.3 |
| 2012 | 58.3 |