Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 10.5 for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands peaked at 11.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2016.
That places Netherlands 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.6 | — |
| 2015 | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 10.4 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 10.9 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 11.5 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 10.5 | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.47 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 14 France 10.8 compare
- 15 Sweden 10.7 compare
- 16 Netherlands 10.5 compare
- 18 Hungary 10.4 compare
- 19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 10.3 compare
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 (2025)
- 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 spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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