Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 18.0% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands peaked at 24.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.8% | — |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.4% | 24.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.7% | 20.9% | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands was 18.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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