Amsterdam, 24 June 2026 – The younger generation in the Netherlands is neither apolitical, nor passive, nor hopeless. But they are under enormous pressure. The Youth Trend Study the Netherlands 2026, conducted by the Institute for Generation Research, shows – based on 1,205 respondents aged between 16 and 29 – that young people want to take responsibility, but that many see housing, the cost of living, social media, planning for the future and politics as a huge burden. “The