Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 17,734 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 17,734 Thousand persons for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands peaked at 17,734 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,724 Thousand persons, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16,758 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 16,724 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16,836 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16,932 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,036 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17,149 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17,217 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17,328 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17,535 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 17,654 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 17,734 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 17,734 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 17,734 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,857 Thousand persons | 16,724 Thousand persons | 17,036 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 17,436 Thousand persons | 17,149 Thousand persons | 17,734 Thousand persons | 6 |
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)
- 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Netherlands was 17,734 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,734 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,724 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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