Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands
Netherlands: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 15.47 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands stood at 15.47 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands peaked at 15.47 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.65 million, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.24 million | 5.65 million | 6.83 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.48 million | 8.53 million | 11.02 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.30 million | 11.33 million | 12.93 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.45 million | 12.65 million | 14.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.33 million | 15.20 million | 15.47 million | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,806 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 38.53 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.54 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0754 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0754 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0825 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1138 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Netherlands was 15.47 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.47 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 million in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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