At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.4%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
33rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2022
All-time low
9.7%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 13.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands peaked at 14.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 33rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +10.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands was 13.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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