At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.4%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2021
All-time low
20.2%
in 2015
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands stood at 24.4%.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands peaked at 31.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.0% | — |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -17.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 24.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 24.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.2% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 20.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 24.4% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Netherlands was 24.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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