Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands stood at 2.7%.
The figure is up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands peaked at 3.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2015.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.9% | — |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 13.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 21.2% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 5.9% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 15.8% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 2.6% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 2.1% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 16.1% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 30.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 12.4% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 30.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Netherlands was 2.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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