At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.4%
Change on year
down 33.7%
World rank
37th
of 47 countries
All-time high
74.5%
in 2024
All-time low
22.4%
in 2013
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 49.4% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in 2025.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.9% | — |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +52.3% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +67.9% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +61.2% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | -33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 31.9% | 40.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 22.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 49.4% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 34 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 51.1% compare
- 35 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 50.6% compare
- 35 Italy 50.6% compare
- 37 Netherlands 49.4% compare
- 39 Denmark 44.4% compare
- 40 Norway 43.3% compare
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 educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 49.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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