Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands peaked at 10.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Netherlands was 8.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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