Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands
Netherlands: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 17.47 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands is 17.47 million people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands peaked at 17.47 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.85 million people, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.20 million people | 13.85 million people | 14.55 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.04 million people | 14.65 million people | 15.70 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.27 million people | 16.12 million people | 16.45 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.86 million people | 16.57 million people | 17.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 million people | 17.38 million people | 17.47 million people | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0825 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1138 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Netherlands was 17.47 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.85 million people in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.