Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Netherlands
The richest fifth of people in Netherlands received 3.76 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
3.76
Change from 2024
+1.1%
European Union, 2025
4.62 times
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.60 times
Position in 2025
25th of 31
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Netherlands over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.76 times | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | 3.72 times | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | 3.87 times | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | 3.94 times | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | 3.88 times | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 4.15 times | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 3.94 times | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 4.05 times | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 3.99 times | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 3.93 timesb (break in time series) | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.82 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 3.83 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 3.58 times | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 3.61 times | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 3.75 times | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 3.65 times | 4.89 times |
| 2009 | 3.97 times | – |
| 2008 | 4.01 times | – |
| 2007 | 3.97 times | – |
| 2006 | 3.82 times | – |
| 2005 | 3.99 timesb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 3.72 times in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.82 times, the figure has changed by −1.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.62 times.
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