Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.3102 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.3102 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands peaked at 3.1 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.189, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 112th 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.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 0.8127 | +35.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4846 | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2788 | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4448 | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 0.637 | +43.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4413 | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.189 | -57.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3761 | +99.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2881 | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3061 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4437 | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3963 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3918 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4292 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.387 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4187 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2745 | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3102 | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5165 | 0.2788 | 0.8127 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3626 | 0.189 | 0.4437 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2923 | 0.2745 | 0.3102 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,806 (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 revenues vs income inequality 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Netherlands was 0.3102 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 in 1983.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.189 in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Netherlands ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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