In the Netherlands it is allowed to cancel your health insurance and change insurance companies every year until the 31st of December. When individuals end their contract before the end of December, their contract will end per January 1st. They can choose a new health insurance company until the 1st of February.
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Percentage of health insurance switching in the Netherlands 2007-2023
In 2023/24, fewer people in the Netherlands cancelled their health insurance and switched to another company than in the previous year. In that year, *** percent of people switched, down from *** percent in the previous year. It is allowed in the Netherlands to cancel one's basic health insurance and change insurance companies every year until the **** of December. When individuals end their contract before the end of December, their contract will end per *. They can then choose a new health insurance company before **.
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Vektis. (February 2, 2024). Share of individuals who switched health insurance companies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/
Vektis. "Share of individuals who switched health insurance companies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023." Chart. February 2, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/
Vektis. (2024). Share of individuals who switched health insurance companies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/
Vektis. "Share of Individuals Who Switched Health Insurance Companies in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Feb 2024, /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/
Vektis, Share of individuals who switched health insurance companies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of individuals who switched health insurance companies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 [Graph], Vektis, February 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/655325/share-of-individuals-who-switched-health-insurances-in-the-netherlands/
