Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands stood at 6.9%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands peaked at 20.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.2% | — |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Netherlands was 6.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).