Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1983–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 8.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1987.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.2% | — |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +43.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 7.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1987.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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