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

Japan
61,850 Persons
in 2025
Netherlands
8,290 Persons
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Netherlands rank
3rd

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

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
020.0k40.0k60.0k195519902025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 61,850 Persons against 8,290 Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 53,560 Persons.

That makes Japan's figure about 7.5 times Netherlands's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 20,888 Persons 3,028 Persons 17,859 Persons Japan
1960s 24,240 Persons 3,202 Persons 21,038 Persons Japan
1970s 37,604 Persons 4,126 Persons 33,478 Persons Japan
1980s 42,916 Persons 4,664 Persons 38,252 Persons Japan
1990s 52,069 Persons 6,032 Persons 46,037 Persons Japan
2000s 54,118 Persons 7,054 Persons 47,064 Persons Japan
2010s 56,487 Persons 7,079 Persons 49,408 Persons Japan
2020s 60,618 Persons 7,977 Persons 52,641 Persons Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 61,850 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 Japan and Netherlands?
53,560 Persons, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
57 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Japan ranks 4th 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