Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands peaked at 7.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 37th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1% | — |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +64.5% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +64.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +47.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Netherlands was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. 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 Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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