Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands
Netherlands: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 2.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.1%
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
38th
of 44 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2014
All-time low
1.4%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands peaked at 3.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.5% | — |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Netherlands was 2.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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