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. Measured in Percentage.
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 44th of 45 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 | Percentage | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.8% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 48.4% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 41 Austria 69.0% compare
- 42 Germany 68.8% compare
- 43 Switzerland 58.2% compare
- 44 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 44th out of 45 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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