France vs Netherlands: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children
France
15.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
14.3%
in 2025
France rank
5th
Netherlands rank
6th
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 15.7% against 14.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | France |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 7.5% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 16.0% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 15.7% against 14.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children between France and Netherlands?
- 1.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.