Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,833 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
9,833 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
7,594 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Netherlands stood at 9,833 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Netherlands peaked at 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,594 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,594 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 7,854 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 8,058 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8,170 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8,116 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,089 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,818 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 7,938 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8,169 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8,358 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8,361 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,278 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8,280 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,330 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,266 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,214 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,294 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,403 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8,579 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,774 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,953 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8,951 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,255 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9,548 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 9,737 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9,798 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 9,833 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,594 Thousand persons | 7,594 Thousand persons | 7,594 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,093 Thousand persons | 7,818 Thousand persons | 8,361 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,437 Thousand persons | 8,214 Thousand persons | 8,953 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,520 Thousand persons | 8,951 Thousand persons | 9,833 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Netherlands was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,594 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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