At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands
Netherlands: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 31.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 31.1 for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands peaked at 38.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 2007.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.3 | — |
| 2006 | 19.6 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 20.8 | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 22.5 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 20.6 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 23.3 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 25.4 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 28 | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 30.5 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 30.7 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.8 | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 36.9 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2 | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3 | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 31.1 | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4 | 16.8 | 22.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.13 | 20.6 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2 | 24.3 | 38.8 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands was 31.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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