The statistic displays the share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017. Within the time period considered, the share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands peaked in 2013, when just under five percent of the population were living in poverty. In the following years, the share of people living in poverty decreased annually. As of 2017, under four percent of the population in the Netherlands was living in poverty.
Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017*
* The share of people living in poverty is described as having an income not sufficient to meet the basic needs. The basic needs budget encompasses the minimal expenditures of an independent household on unavoidable basic things such as food, clothing and housing. The expenditures on other hard to avoid items such as insurances and personal care are also included.
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (September 10, 2019). Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017*." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2019). Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Living in Poverty in The Netherlands from 2011 to 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2017* [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , September 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973477/share-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-the-netherlands/
