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 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 18 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 20th out of 48 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 | Value | 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 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 14.7 | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 18 | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.67 | 16.4 | 24.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.38 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 6 |
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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 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 20th out of 48 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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