Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 10,157 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Netherlands, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Netherlands stood at 10,157 Persons. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Netherlands peaked at 10,157 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,883 Persons, in 1983.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,052 Persons | — |
| 1981 | 6,026 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5,936 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5,883 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5,932 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6,045 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6,189 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 6,325 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6,441 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6,614 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 6,818 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 6,949 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 7,047 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7,080 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 7,130 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,283 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7,435 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7,659 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 7,837 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 8,060 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,202 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8,353 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8,398 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 8,342 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,241 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,290 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,465 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8,669 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8,786 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,717 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8,655 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 8,717 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8,697 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,594 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,584 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8,652 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,781 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8,977 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9,203 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 9,387 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9,349 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,504 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9,788 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9,971 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 10,076 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 10,157 Persons | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,144 Persons | 5,883 Persons | 6,614 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,330 Persons | 6,818 Persons | 8,060 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,446 Persons | 8,202 Persons | 8,786 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,825 Persons | 8,584 Persons | 9,387 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,808 Persons | 9,349 Persons | 10,157 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 United States of America 163,421 Persons compare
- 2 Poland 17,332 Persons compare
- 2 Indonesia 121,022 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,829 Persons compare
- 3 Russian Federation 72,532 Persons compare
- 4 Germany 45,827 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,485 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 1,106 Persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,160 Persons compare
- 6 France 30,638 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 928.83 Persons compare
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Netherlands?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Netherlands was 10,157 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10,157 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,883 Persons in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 — Total employment. 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