Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 21st of 47 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 in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.5% compare
- 20 Spain 8.0% compare
- 21 Netherlands 7.9% compare
- 23 Bulgaria 7.8% compare
- 24 Austria 7.7% compare
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 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 21st out of 47 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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