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. Measured in %.
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 | % | 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 |
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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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