# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE), 2025

All 12 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_exclusion_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are at risk of poverty (equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median after social transfers), severely materially and socially deprived, or living in a household with very low work intensity, as a percentage of the total population. Each person is counted once even if more than one condition applies.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: Eurostat. Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region (ilc_peps11n). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps11n/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion-rate/netherlands-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Groningen | 22.4 |
| 2 | Limburg (NL) | 17.2 |
| 2 | Zuid-Holland | 17.2 |
| 4 | Noord-Holland | 16.9 |
| 5 | Overijssel | 15.8 |
| 5 | Utrecht | 15.8 |
| 7 | Friesland (NL) | 14.9 |
| 8 | Gelderland | 14 |
| 9 | Flevoland | 13.9 |
| 10 | Zeeland | 13.8 |
| 11 | Noord-Brabant | 13.5 |
| 12 | Drenthe | 13.3 |