Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.7%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
24th
of 47 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2015
All-time low
20.6%
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 20.7% for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands peaked at 25.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.7% | — |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 20.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 21.4% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.4% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 21.4% compare
- 24 Netherlands 20.7% compare
- 26 Switzerland 20.1% compare
- 27 Estonia 19.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 19.7% 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Netherlands was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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