At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 27.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands stood at 27.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands peaked at 37.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.7% | — |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -6.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 27.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.7%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 27.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 34.2% | 37.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.6% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More urban development data for Netherlands
- Population in the largest city 6.9% (2025)
- Population density 530.95 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.59 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1225 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.22 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.5314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 65.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.19 million (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.6% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Netherlands was 27.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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