Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 2.9% for persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family in Netherlands was 2.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family (relatives) for a drink or meal at least once a month by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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