People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands

Netherlands: People living in households with very low work intensity by income was 1,011 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,011 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,269 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
1,011 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands, 2015–2025

05001.0k1.5k2015202020252015: 1.3k Thousand persons2016: 1.2k Thousand persons2017: 1.2k Thousand persons2018: 1.0k Thousand persons2019: 1.1k Thousand persons2020: 1.1k Thousand persons2021: 1.1k Thousand persons2022: 1.1k Thousand persons2023: 1.1k Thousand persons2024: 1.0k Thousand persons2025: 1.0k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 1,011 Thousand persons for people living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands peaked at 1,269 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,011 Thousand persons, in 2025.

Netherlands ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years) in Netherlands, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 1,269 Thousand persons
2016 1,170 Thousand persons -7.8%
2017 1,160 Thousand persons -0.9%
2018 1,048 Thousand persons -9.7%
2019 1,131 Thousand persons +7.9%
2020 1,093 Thousand persons -3.4%
2021 1,092 Thousand persons -0.1%
2022 1,070 Thousand persons -2.0%
2023 1,066 Thousand persons -0.4%
2024 1,045 Thousand persons -2.0%
2025 1,011 Thousand persons -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,156 Thousand persons 1,048 Thousand persons 1,269 Thousand persons 5
2020s 1,063 Thousand persons 1,011 Thousand persons 1,093 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 3 France 4,351 Thousand persons compare
  2. 4 Italy 3,450 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 Spain 3,001 Thousand persons compare
  4. 6 Netherlands 1,011 Thousand persons compare
  5. 8 Poland 1,009 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 Poland 1,009 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands?
People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands was 1,011 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1,269 Thousand persons in 2015.
What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1,011 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does Netherlands rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by income?
Netherlands ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is people living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 475 data points, 2015–2025
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