Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure 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.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 participate in a leisure 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 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (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 29th out of 37 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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