Income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share held by lowest 20% was 9.4% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands, 1983β2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands is 9.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands peaked at 9.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1993.
That places Netherlands 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands was 9.4% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.