Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure was 7.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands stood at 7.9. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands peaked at 10.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.8 | — |
| 2006 | 10.9 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 9.7 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2 | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 9.2 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.42 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 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)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands was 7.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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