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
Latest (2025)
31.1%
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
38.8%
in 2021
All-time low
16.8%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Netherlands stood at 31.1%.
The figure 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 47 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 | Percentage | 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 | 28.0% | +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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 31.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 31.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 16.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 20.6% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 24.3% | 38.8% | 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 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 47 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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