Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands

Netherlands: Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet was 27,546 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
27,546 Euro
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
27,546 Euro
in 2025
All-time low
9,371 Euro
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2025

Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands, 1995–2025

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1995201020251995: 9.4k Euro1996: 9.8k Euro1997: 10.3k Euro1998: 9.9k Euro1999: 10.2k Euro2000: 10.5k Euro2001: 10.9k Euro2005: 14.4k Euro2006: 14.5k Euro2007: 15.6k Euro2008: 15.8k Euro2009: 16.3k Euro2010: 17.1k Euro2011: 16.7k Euro2012: 17.0k Euro2013: 17.6k Euro2014: 17.4k Euro2015: 17.7k Euro2016: 18.5k Euro2017: 18.7k Euro2018: 19.0k Euro2019: 19.4k Euro2020: 20.1k Euro2021: 20.1k Euro2022: 22.0k Euro2023: 22.9k Euro2024: 25.0k Euro2025: 27.5k Euro

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 27,546 Euro for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands peaked at 27,546 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,371 Euro, in 1995.

That places Netherlands 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands, 1995 to 2025.
Year Euro Change
1995 9,371 Euro
1996 9,848 Euro +5.1%
1997 10,267 Euro +4.3%
1998 9,927 Euro -3.3%
1999 10,237 Euro +3.1%
2000 10,544 Euro +3.0%
2001 10,925 Euro +3.6%
2005 14,437 Euro +32.1%
2006 14,465 Euro +0.2%
2007 15,600 Euro +7.8%
2008 15,799 Euro +1.3%
2009 16,315 Euro +3.3%
2010 17,062 Euro +4.6%
2011 16,670 Euro -2.3%
2012 17,030 Euro +2.2%
2013 17,606 Euro +3.4%
2014 17,401 Euro -1.2%
2015 17,663 Euro +1.5%
2016 18,469 Euro +4.6%
2017 18,707 Euro +1.3%
2018 18,994 Euro +1.5%
2019 19,365 Euro +2.0%
2020 20,110 Euro +3.8%
2021 20,119 Euro +0.0%
2022 21,964 Euro +9.2%
2023 22,935 Euro +4.4%
2024 24,974 Euro +8.9%
2025 27,546 Euro +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,930 Euro 9,371 Euro 10,267 Euro 5
2000s 14,012 Euro 10,544 Euro 16,315 Euro 7
2010s 17,897 Euro 16,670 Euro 19,365 Euro 10
2020s 22,941 Euro 20,110 Euro 27,546 Euro 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Iceland 31,071 Euro compare
  2. 6 Austria 30,440 Euro compare
  3. 7 Denmark 29,801 Euro compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 27,546 Euro compare
  5. 10 Belgium 25,386 Euro compare
  6. 11 Finland 25,215 Euro compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands?
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands was 27,546 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 27,546 Euro in 2025.
What is the lowest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 9,371 Euro in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet
Unit
Euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2025
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