Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 12.6% for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 17.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.8% | — |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 15.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands?
- Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Netherlands was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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