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
Latest (2025)
10.5
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 2024
All-time low
6.9
in 2016
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 10.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 10.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (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)
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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