Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Netherlands
Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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
Netherlands recorded 0.3% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2021.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Netherlands peaked at 3.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 113th 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 3.1% | — |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -77.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +157.1% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +72.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -80.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +35.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +43.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -57.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +99.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Netherlands?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Netherlands was 0.3% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Netherlands ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.