Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most in Netherlands

Netherlands: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most was 0.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
46th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2014
All-time low
0.1
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Netherlands, 2008–2020

0.10.20.30.40.50.62008201420202008: 0.12009: 0.22010: 0.32011: 0.32012: 0.42013: 0.22014: 0.62015: 0.42016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.3 for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.

That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Netherlands peaked at 0.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2008.

Netherlands ranks 46th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Netherlands, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1 —
2009 0.2 +100.0%
2010 0.3 +50.0%
2011 0.3 +0.0%
2012 0.4 +33.3%
2013 0.2 -50.0%
2014 0.6 +200.0%
2015 0.4 -33.3%
2016 0.5 +25.0%
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.3 -40.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.15 0.1 0.2 2
2010s 0.42 0.2 0.6 10
2020s 0.3 0.3 0.3 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 45 Sweden 0.4 compare
  2. 46 Netherlands 0.3 compare
  3. 48 Iceland 0.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Netherlands?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Netherlands was 0.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2014.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2008.
How does Netherlands rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Netherlands ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 657 data points, 2008–2020
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