Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two digit level) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two digit level) was 9,833 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by detailed occupation in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9,833 for employed persons by detailed occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by detailed occupation in Netherlands peaked at 9,833 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,214, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two digit level) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8,280 | — |
| 2012 | 8,330 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,266 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,214 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,294 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,403 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8,579 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,774 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,953 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8,951 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,255 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9,548 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 9,737 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9,798 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 9,833 | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 9,833 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,997, 3.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 9,833 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,330, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,455 | 8,214 | 8,953 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9,520 | 8,951 | 9,833 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 employed persons by detailed occupation in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by detailed occupation in Netherlands was 9,833 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by detailed occupation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,833 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by detailed occupation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,214 in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by detailed occupation?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by detailed occupation rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two digit level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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