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
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands, 1995–2025
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.
That represents a change of 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.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 49 countries on this measure, 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
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 27,546 Euro is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,226 Euro, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 27,546 Euro is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,488 Euro, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.1% | 10,925 Euro | 14,437 Euro |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 71.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,040 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4115 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 759.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 487.58 units per person (2025)
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 49 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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