Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands peaked at 3.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.