In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 11.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
up 307.4%
World rank
21st
of 44 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands stood at 11.0%.
The figure is up 307.4% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Netherlands ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.6% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 11.6% | — |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +85.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -55.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -44.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -86.7% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +3990.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -50.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -87.9% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +307.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 4.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 1.1% | 45.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.5% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 11.5% compare
- 21 Netherlands 11.0% compare
- 23 Estonia 10.6% compare
- 23 Hungary 10.6% compare
- 23 Estonia 10.6% compare
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Netherlands was 11.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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