Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands

Netherlands: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 37.42 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
37.42
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
37.42
in 2021
All-time low
20.46
in 1983
Years of data
23
1983–2021

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands, 1983–2021

0102030401983200220211983: 20.51987: 22.51990: 25.11993: 22.71999: 28.62004: 26.92005: 27.92006: 29.22007: 31.12008: 30.32009: 31.12010: 30.42011: 30.52012: 30.62013: 292014: 29.42015: 31.52016: 32.42017: 32.92018: 33.22019: 33.12020: 36.52021: 37.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands stood at 37.42. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands peaked at 37.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.46, in 1983.

That places Netherlands 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.46 20.46 22.46 2
1990s 25.5 22.74 28.63 3
2000s 29.42 26.85 31.07 6
2010s 31.3 29.02 33.18 10
2020s 36.96 36.5 37.42 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Norway 42.48 compare
  2. 2 Luxembourg 39.28 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 35.3 compare
  4. 5 Austria 34.47 compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 34.02 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands was 37.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 37.42 in 2021.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 20.46 in 1983.
How does Netherlands rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/threshold-income-marking-the-poorest-decile-vs-mean-income-wb/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/threshold-income-marking-the-poorest-decile-vs-mean-income-wb/netherlands/">Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Netherlands</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed