Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week 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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands stood at 10.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 15th out of 47 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 of money each week in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 7.5% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 7.1% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 13 France 10.8% compare
- 14 Sweden 10.7% compare
- 15 Netherlands 10.5% compare
- 17 Hungary 10.4% compare
- 18 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
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)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (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)
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 15th out of 47 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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