Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.2% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands peaked at 0.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +67.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 62% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 156 Spain 0.2% compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
- 159 Germany 0.2% compare
- 160 Argentina 0.2% compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 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)
- 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, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.