Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment was 6.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands stood at 6.7.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands peaked at 10.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.5 | — |
| 2015 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5 | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 6.7 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.17 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.87 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands was 6.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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 regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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