Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs Netherlands: Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
32.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
66.4%
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children over time
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 66.4% against 32.8% in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), a difference of 33.6%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.0 times Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 2 regions.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 62.1% | 39.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 72.7% | 43.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 67.4% | 35.4% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 66.4% against 32.8% in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Netherlands?
- 33.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Netherlands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 2 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.