Subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2013
All-time low
5.6%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands peaked at 15.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 40 Norway 9.1% compare
- 41 Finland 8.9% compare
- 42 Germany 7.5% compare
- 43 Netherlands 7.3% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 7.1% compare
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Netherlands was 7.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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