In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands
Netherlands: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.4%
Change on year
up 34.0%
World rank
36th
of 49 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2023
All-time low
4.2%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands is 13.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2007.
That places Netherlands 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.6% | — |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -56.2% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +47.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +71.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +50.4% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -45.9% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +34.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 80% 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 | 8.0% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 10.0% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 34 Latvia 13.7% compare
- 34 Latvia 13.7% compare
- 36 Denmark 13.4% compare
- 36 Netherlands 13.4% compare
- 39 Switzerland 13.1% 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 months worked in Netherlands?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Netherlands was 13.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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