Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 8,455 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Netherlands, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Netherlands stood at 8,455 Persons. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Netherlands peaked at 8,455 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,800 Persons, in 1983.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4,990 Persons | — |
| 1981 | 4,953 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,860 Persons | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4,800 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 4,836 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4,930 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5,052 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 5,162 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 5,267 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,423 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 5,614 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 5,733 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5,808 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,814 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,837 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,963 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 6,105 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6,306 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6,520 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6,762 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6,935 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,094 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 7,134 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,091 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,974 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7,002 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,129 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 7,289 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 7,396 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7,330 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7,267 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7,305 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,262 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7,152 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7,112 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,172 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7,281 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7,458 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,657 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7,807 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7,761 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 7,870 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,128 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 8,261 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8,330 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 8,455 Persons | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,027 Persons | 4,800 Persons | 5,423 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,046 Persons | 5,614 Persons | 6,762 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,137 Persons | 6,935 Persons | 7,396 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,347 Persons | 7,112 Persons | 7,807 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,134 Persons | 7,761 Persons | 8,455 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 United States 150,181 Persons compare
- 2 Poland 13,972 Persons compare
- 2 Russian Federation 67,577 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,598 Persons compare
- 3 Indonesia 48,047 Persons compare
- 4 Germany 42,161 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,319 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 881.88 Persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,648 Persons compare
- 6 France 27,133 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 805.58 Persons compare
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Netherlands?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Netherlands was 8,455 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,455 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 Persons in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org