Inequality of income distribution

In 2024, Netherlands's inequality of income distribution decreased by 3.9% compared to 2023, reaching 7.44.

Netherlands accounts for 79.8% of the EU-27 total of 9.32.

Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.6% (from 7.88 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.