Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands
Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 5.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands is 5.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands peaked at 36.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 118th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 28.2% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 12.2% | 22.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 115 Switzerland 6.8% compare
- 116 Denmark 6.2% compare
- 117 Iceland 6.1% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 4.6% compare
- 120 Norway 3.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0825 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1138 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Netherlands was 5.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Netherlands ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.