Netherlands vs OECD: Full-time and part-time employment

Netherlands
5,057 Persons
in 2025
OECD
504,527 Persons
in 2025
Netherlands rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Full-time and part-time employment over time

  • Netherlands
  • OECD
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196619952025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 504,527 Persons against 5,057 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 499,470 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 99.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 8 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands OECD Difference Ahead
1980s 4,021 Persons 226,094 Persons 222,074 Persons OECD
1990s 4,420 Persons 309,415 Persons 304,995 Persons OECD
2000s 4,501 Persons 425,042 Persons 420,541 Persons OECD
2010s 4,513 Persons 451,876 Persons 447,363 Persons OECD
2020s 4,961 Persons 489,422 Persons 484,461 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Netherlands or OECD?
OECD, at 504,527 Persons against 5,057 Persons in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Netherlands and OECD?
499,470 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and OECD rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
Netherlands ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 8 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.