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8 / 12
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Overijssel - Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate in Overijssel · 2025
Overijssel
Latest value
· 2025
12.20% of people
NL 13.4 · -1.2 pp vs country · Europe 16.2 · -4.0 pp vs Europe
Rank in Europe
190 / 251
Among 251 European regions
Population
1,195,789
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate ilc_li41
How Overijssel compares
Lower is better · Range 11.6–18.6
Overijssel
12.2
Netherlands
13.4
Europe
16.2
Netherlands -1.2 pp
Europe -4.0 pp
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Regional insights
Regional position
Overijssel recorded 12.2% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Netherlands and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 146,000 people in the region.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 13.6% to 12.2%, but the latest year moved against that trend, with a modest deterioration.
Related indicators
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Low work intensity is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Material deprivation is more favorable.