Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees

Netherlands
8,455 Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
29,648 Persons
in 2025
Netherlands rank
3rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
5th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 29,648 Persons against 8,455 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 21,193 Persons.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 3.5 times Netherlands's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 7 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 5,112 Persons 21,777 Persons 16,665 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 6,046 Persons 22,555 Persons 16,509 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 7,137 Persons 24,905 Persons 17,768 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 7,347 Persons 26,345 Persons 18,998 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 8,134 Persons 28,741 Persons 20,607 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 29,648 Persons against 8,455 Persons in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
21,193 Persons, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Netherlands ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org