Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 56.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands is 56.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands peaked at 56.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.4, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51.1 | — |
| 2012 | 50.4 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.4 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.6 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.2 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.5 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.3 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.8 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.4 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.5 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 56.6 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.3 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.2 | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 56.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.35, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 56.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.05 | 48.4 | 56.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 43 Austria 69 compare
- 44 Germany 68.8 compare
- 45 Switzerland 58.2 compare
- 46 Netherlands 56.2 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)
- 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 cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Netherlands was 56.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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