Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands peaked at 1.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 155th 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, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.7% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 152 Bahrain 0.3% compare
- 153 Denmark 0.3% compare
- 154 United Arab Emirates 0.3% compare
- 156 France 0.3% compare
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.2% 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.