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Netherlands: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Netherlands Indicator: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion Year: 2025

Country overview

Netherlands

Current reading for Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in a European context.

No country overview data available for the current context.

Latest value

15.80 Percent of people

Burden rank in Europe

European ranking unavailable

vs Europe burden

-4.2 puntos

Netherlands is 4.2 points below the European average.

EU: 20.04

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

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Country Netherlands Indicator Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Poverty. Each card compares Netherlands against Europe.

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Open trend

Latest: 15.80 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 20.04 Percent of people Year: 2025

Internal regions

Embedded regional ranking preview with real regional values and shared semantic bars.

Indicator: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Netherlands
  1. 1

    Groningen

    +41.80

    22.40

  2. 2

    Limburg (NL)

    +8.90

    17.20

  3. 3

    Zuid-Holland Centraal

    +8.90

    17.20

  4. 4

    Noord-Holland

    +7.00

    16.90

  5. 5

    Zuid-Holland Zuid

    —

    15.80

  6. 6

    Overijssel

    —

    15.80

  7. 7

    Friesland (NL)

    -5.70

    14.90

  8. 8

    Gelderland

    -11.40

    14.00

  9. 9

    Flevoland

    -12.00

    13.90

  10. 10

    Zeeland

    -12.70

    13.80

  11. 11

    Noord-Brabant

    -14.60

    13.50

  12. 12

    Drenthe

    -15.80

    13.30

Editorial insights

Short narrative blocks for strongest change and pressure points.

Country view

Netherlands records 15.8 compared with a European average of 20.0 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Netherlands

Within Netherlands, Groningen records the highest value for Poverty or exclusion (22.40), while Drenthe records the lowest (13.30).

Groningen versus the national value

Groningen stands 6.60 points above the national value for Netherlands on Poverty or exclusion.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Netherlands records 15.8 compared with a European average of 20.0 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Groningen
  • Highest value: 22.4
  • Lowest region: Drenthe
  • Lowest value: 13.3