Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 94.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands stood at 94.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 7th 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.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.8% | — |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 94.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.3% | 98.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Netherlands was 94.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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