Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands
Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands peaked at 2.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
Netherlands ranks 110th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.86 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.43 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.61 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.62 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.91 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4257 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Netherlands was 0.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Netherlands ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.