Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands
Netherlands: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 16.3% in 2020. β² Rising
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands, 2010β2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands stood at 16.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands peaked at 17.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2012.
Netherlands ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Netherlands was 16.3% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor