At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands is 26.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands peaked at 36.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.0% | — |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +116.3% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +91.1% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -28.9% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.8% | 16.0% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 14.4% | 36.3% | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Netherlands was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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