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: Our World in Data.
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 | Value | 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 | +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 | +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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 6.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 6.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.9, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.87 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 5 |
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 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 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 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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