Euro area vs Netherlands: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Euro area
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 84.5% against 74.8% in Euro area, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 72.7% | 10.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 76.5% | 9.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 81.1% | 8.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 83.8% | 9.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Euro area or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 84.5% against 74.8% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Euro area and Netherlands?
- 9.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Netherlands rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).