Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6.7% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands peaked at 10.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.6% | — |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Netherlands was 6.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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