Germany vs Netherlands: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment

Germany
38,822 Persons
in 2025
Netherlands
8,290 Persons
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Netherlands rank
3rd

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k195619902025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 38,822 Persons against 8,290 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 30,532 Persons.

That makes Germany's figure about 4.7 times Netherlands's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 33 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 19,281 Persons 3,041 Persons 16,240 Persons Germany
1960s 20,208 Persons 3,202 Persons 17,006 Persons Germany
1970s 22,289 Persons 4,126 Persons 18,163 Persons Germany
1980s 23,297 Persons 4,664 Persons 18,632 Persons Germany
1990s 31,551 Persons 6,032 Persons 25,519 Persons Germany
2000s 32,529 Persons 7,054 Persons 25,475 Persons Germany
2010s 35,881 Persons 7,079 Persons 28,802 Persons Germany
2020s 38,340 Persons 8,089 Persons 30,251 Persons Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 38,822 Persons against 8,290 Persons in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Germany and Netherlands?
30,532 Persons, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
55 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3