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Limburg (NL) - Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
Regional factual view for Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap) in Limburg (NL) (2025).
Limburg (NL)
Latest value
· 2025
3.7 Ratio
NL 3.8 · -0.1 Ratio vs country · Europe 4.7 · -1.0 Ratio vs Europe
Rank in Europe
154 / 214
Among 214 European regions
Population
1,135,328
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Measures the ratio between the total equivalised disposable income received by the highest-income 20% of the population and that received by the lowest-income 20%. A ratio of 5 means the top fifth receives five times as much income as the bottom fifth.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 ilc_di11_r
How Limburg (NL) compares
Lower is better · Range 2.8–4.7
Limburg (NL)
3.7
Netherlands
3.8
Europe
4.7
Netherlands -0.1 Ratio
Europe -1.0 Ratio
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Regional insights
Regional position
Limburg (NL) recorded 3.7 in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Netherlands and the European regional benchmark.
Recent change
After little overall change over the longer period, the latest year showed a noticeable deterioration, moving from 3.4 to 3.7.