Inability to make ends meet in Netherlands

Netherlands: Inability to make ends meet was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.7%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
38th
of 38 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2005
All-time low
1.6%
in 2021
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Inability to make ends meet in Netherlands, 2005–2025

012342005201520252005: 4.3 Percentage2006: 4.2 Percentage2007: 2.7 Percentage2008: 2.8 Percentage2009: 2.9 Percentage2010: 3.8 Percentage2011: 3.3 Percentage2012: 3.9 Percentage2013: 3.8 Percentage2014: 4.3 Percentage2015: 3.3 Percentage2016: 3 Percentage2017: 3.2 Percentage2018: 2.2 Percentage2019: 2.9 Percentage2020: 1.8 Percentage2021: 1.6 Percentage2022: 1.9 Percentage2023: 1.7 Percentage2024: 2 Percentage2025: 1.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, inability to make ends meet in Netherlands stood at 1.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to make ends meet in Netherlands peaked at 4.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.

Netherlands ranks 38th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4% 2.7% 4.3% 5
2010s 3.4% 2.2% 4.3% 10
2020s 1.8% 1.6% 2.0% 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 35 Luxembourg 2.3% compare
  2. 36 Germany 2.1% compare
  3. 37 Lithuania 2.0% compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is inability to make ends meet in Netherlands?
Inability to make ends meet in Netherlands was 1.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to make ends meet recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest inability to make ends meet recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
How does Netherlands rank for inability to make ends meet?
Netherlands ranks 38th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is inability to make ends meet rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Inability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
Inability to make ends meet
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 819 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed