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🇳🇱 Netherlands in official data
How Netherlands is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Households with internet access: Netherlands has the highest value in the EU (99.3 %, 2025).
- Temporary employees: Netherlands has the highest value in the EU (22.3 %, 2025).
- People with at least basic digital skills: Netherlands has the highest value in the EU (83.6 %, 2025).
- Underemployed part-time workers: Netherlands has the highest value in the EU (5.1 %, 2025).
- People making ends meet with great difficulty: Netherlands has the lowest value in the EU (1.7 %, 2025).
- People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (16.7 %, 2023).
- Arrears on utility bills: Netherlands has the lowest value in the EU (2.2 %, 2025).
- Tertiary students in STEM fields: Netherlands has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (18.8 %, 2024).
- Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet: Netherlands has the lowest value in the EU (0.0 %, 2020).
- Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): Netherlands has the lowest value in the EU (5.3 %, 2025).
- Fatal accidents at work: Netherlands has the lowest value in the EU (0.32 /100k, 2024).
- Households covered by 5G: Netherlands has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- Adults learning in the last 12 months: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (65.2 %, 2022).
- Scientists and engineers in the labour force: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (15.1 %, 2025).
- People using online public services: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (96.2 %, 2025).
- Actual individual consumption per capita: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (120 EU = 100, 2024).
- Overcrowding rate: Netherlands has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (4.1 %, 2025).
- Employment rate, ages 20–64: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (83.4 %, 2025).
- Youth unemployment rate: Netherlands has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (8.8 %, 2025).
- Households covered by very high capacity broadband: Netherlands has the 2nd highest value in the EU (98.8 %, 2025).
- People taking part in active citizenship: Netherlands has the 3rd highest value in the EU (18.1 %, 2022).
- Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband: Netherlands has the 3rd highest value in the EU (93.1 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 99.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 83.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 79.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 18.1 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 75 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 96.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 120 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 114.3 2008=100 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 51,400 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 44.7 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.9 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 0.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 11.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Inflation (consumer prices) | 3.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat (HICP) |
| Price level of household consumption vs EU | 121.0 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unable to afford a proper meal every second day | 2.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 1.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 15.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 36.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 6.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 4.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 1.3 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 6.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 2.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.0 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.90 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 83.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 22.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 5.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 5.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 37.9 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 8.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 5.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 0.32 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 1,034 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 3.1 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 14.0 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 11.0 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 93.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 98.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 16.7 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.61 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 24.3 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 6.7 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, social background mattered more in the Netherlands than on average in the OECD: advantaged students outscored disadvantaged ones by 106 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in the Netherlands has the largest share of highly cited publications in the EU (1st), and co-publications with foreign researchers are well above the EU average (6th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in the Netherlands as "narrowed", the second-best of its five levels; it was "open" until 2023.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks the Netherlands 2nd of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, up from 3rd in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places the Netherlands 9th of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 4th for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in the Netherlands took an estimated 124 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, the shortest time of any EU country with data, though this figure also includes uncontested cases.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of government in the Netherlands at 88.0 out of 100 in 2025, slightly down from 88.6 in 2024.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed roads in the Netherlands 2nd of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 4.2 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in the Netherlands took 27 minutes on average, slightly longer than the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Slightly fewer people in the Netherlands than in the EU as a whole can reach work or study without a car: 67.5% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, against 71.1%.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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