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
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands is 1,011 Thousand persons, measured 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
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1,011 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 383 Thousand persons, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1,011 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 390 Thousand persons, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -17.06 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 95.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -948.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0886 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 6,527 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
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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