Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands stood at 14.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2008.
Netherlands ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.0% | — |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Netherlands was 14.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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