Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Employment data was reported at 80.700 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.500 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 78.900 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.700 EUR th in 2016 and a record low of 74.800 EUR th in 2011. Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

Key information about Netherlands Household Income per Capita

• Netherlands Annual Household Income per Capita reached 47,104.621 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 40,970.279 USD in Dec 2022.
• Netherlands Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 38,182.128 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 47,104.621 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 16,935.066 USD in Dec 2000.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Netherlands grew 2.270 % YoY in Oct 2025.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Average Household Income and Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistics Netherlands provides Average Household Income in EUR and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Annual Household Income per Capita prior to 2011 is based on old national methodology.

Wages in Netherlands increased to 3875 EUR/Month in 2025 from 3708.33 EUR/Month in 2024. This dataset provides - Netherlands Average Hourly Wages Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic displays the average amount of disposable income per private household in the Netherlands annually from 2011 to 2021. It shows that between 2011 and 2021, the average disposable income in the Netherlands increased from roughly 36,600 euros in 2011 to 48,400 euros in 2021.

This statistic shows the average amount of disposable income per private household in the Netherlands in 2021, by age of the main breadwinner. It was found that on average, households had a disposable income of 48,400 euros in 2021. Households where the main breadwinner was younger than 25 years had the lowest average disposable income in 2021, measured at 17,500 euros. The type of household with the highest average disposable income was those where the main breadwinner was between 45 and 65 years old.

Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Private Household data was reported at 39.700 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 38.600 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Private Household data is updated yearly, averaging 37.800 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.700 EUR th in 2016 and a record low of 36.600 EUR th in 2011. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Private Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data was reported at 45.800 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.400 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 42.850 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.800 EUR th in 2016 and a record low of 41.000 EUR th in 2011. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

This statistic displays the average amount of disposable income per private household in the Netherlands in 2021, by household type. It shows that on average households had a disposable income of roughly 48,400 euros in 2021. Single-parent households had a slightly lower than average disposable income, at just over 41,200 euros.

Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Transfer data was reported at 37.200 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.400 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Transfer data is updated yearly, averaging 35.950 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.700 EUR th in 2014 and a record low of 34.800 EUR th in 2011. Netherlands Average Household Gross Income: Transfer data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

This table aims to show the distribution of welfare of private households, measured by their income, expenditures and wealth. The figures in this table are broken down to different household characteristics.

The population consists of all private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year. In the population for the subject low-income households, both student households and households with income only for a part of the year have been excluded.

New figures on poverty are based on a new method of measurement. The figures on low income will not be updated from 2024.

Data available from: 2011

Status of the figures: The figures for 2011 to 2023 are final. The figures for 2024 are preliminary.

Changes as of 8 October 2025: Figures for 2023 are finalized. Preliminary figures for 2024 are added.

Changes as of 9 February 2022: The preliminary figures for 2020 concerning ‘Mean expenditures’ have been added. The topic 'Mean expenditures' only contains 5-annual data, for 2015 and 2020. The data for 2015 for this topic were still preliminary and are now final.

When will new figures be published? New figures will be published in the fall of 2026.

In 2022, the lowest ** percent of earners in the Netherlands earned on average **** thousand euros per year. The highest *** percent of earners in the Netherlands earned on average ***** thousand euros per year, around ***** thousand euros higher than the lowest ** percent.

Number of households and average annual income by household characteristics and income level 1990 - 2000 Changed on August 03 2009. Frequency: Discontinued.

Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data was reported at 57.300 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.100 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data is updated yearly, averaging 56.350 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.700 EUR th in 2014 and a record low of 54.200 EUR th in 2013. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

Netherlands - Population living in households considering that they suffer from noise: Above 60% of median equivalised income was 26.70% in December of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Netherlands - Population living in households considering that they suffer from noise: Above 60% of median equivalised income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Netherlands - Population living in households considering that they suffer from noise: Above 60% of median equivalised income reached a record high of 32.90% in December of 2005 and a record low of 22.40% in December of 2010.

In 2017, the average Dutch household had an annual disposable income of roughly ****** euros. Single-parent families had the lowest disposable income, at approximately ****** euros. By comparison, couples with a double income who did not have any children had a disposable income that was nearly two times as high. In general, Dutch households had a higher average disposable income than migrant households, regardless of whether these households consisted of Western or non-Western migrants.

 Forecast of the real disposable income   

According to a forecast of the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, the real disposable income in the Netherlands is expected to increase in the next years. For 2019, a growth of *** percent was predicted. This was a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year, when the growth forecast was ***** percent.

Types of income  

As of 2017, in the Netherlands the real disposable income of private households amounted to just under *** billion euros. Almost half of that disposable income consisted of income from work. In 2017, the work income of private households was approximately *** billion euros, whereas the benefits income was valued at ** billion euros that year.

Average disposable personal and household income by postcode area, 2006-2009 (Dutch only)

Netherlands NL: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 7.900 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.000 % for 2020. Netherlands NL: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 7.900 % from Dec 1983 (Median) to 2021, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.700 % in 2019 and a record low of 5.000 % in 1987. Netherlands NL: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Netherlands - Population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor flushing toilet in their household: Below 60% of median equivalised income was 0.10% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Netherlands - Population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor flushing toilet in their household: Below 60% of median equivalised income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Netherlands - Population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor flushing toilet in their household: Below 60% of median equivalised income reached a record high of 0.40% in December of 2017 and a record low of 0.00% in December of 2018.

In 2021, the average income for private households in the Dutch province of North Holland totalled roughly 51,700 euros. Couples with children on average experienced the highest income at around 83,100 euros, compared to one person households, which earned on average 29,900 euros.

This statistic displays the average disposable income of households in Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). The disposable income of households in Saba increased year on year in the period surveyed here. In 2011, the disposable income per household was roughly 28,500 U.S. dollars. By 2021, this had grown to approximately 35,700 dollars per household.