Cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands, 1976–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands stood at 26.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands peaked at 130 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 78th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 130 | — |
| 1977 | 120 | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 82 | -31.7% |
| 1979 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 88 | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 62 | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 57 | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 49 | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 61 | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 54 | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 109 | +84.7% |
| 1998 | 89 | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 110 | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 116 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 89 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 108 | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 93 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 73 | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 84 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 92 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 79 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 48 | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 35 | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 42 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 35 | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 43 | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 37 | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 23 | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31 | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.25 | 73 | 130 | 4 |
| 1980s | 59.2 | 48 | 88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.33 | 89 | 109 | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.9 | 73 | 116 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5 | 35 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 23 | 31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 compare
- 75 Macau, China 27 compare
- 75 Republic of Moldova 27 compare
- 79 Latvia 25 compare
- 79 Norway 25 compare
- 79 Slovakia 25 compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Netherlands was 26 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 130 in 1976.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Netherlands ranks 78th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A case of occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident. An occupational injury that is fatal is the result of an occupational accident where death occurred within one year from the day of the accident. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.