Median equivalised net income in Netherlands
Median equivalised net income in Netherlands was €34,466 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Netherlands, 2025
€34,466
Change from 2024
+7.8%
European Union, 2025
€22,939 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€20,416 per year
Position in 2025
6th of 31
Median equivalised net income in Netherlands over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €34,466 per year | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | €31,981 per year | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | €29,249 per year | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | €29,537 per year | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | €28,441 per year | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | €25,801 per year | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | €24,612 per year | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €24,016 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €23,561 per year | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €22,733 per yearb (break in time series) | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €21,292 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €20,891 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €20,839 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €20,562 per year | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €20,310 per year | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €20,292 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €20,156 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €19,522 per year | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €18,244 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €17,263 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €17,000 per yearb (break in time series) | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2001 | €13,820 per year | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +7.8% from €31,981 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €21,292 per year, the figure has changed by +61.9%. 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 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €22,939 per year.
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