Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by professional status and job tenure was 8.6 Year in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.6 Year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 45 countries
All-time high
10.7 Year
in 2006
All-time low
8.6 Year
in 2023
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8.6 Year for employed persons by professional status and job tenure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands peaked at 10.7 Year in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6 Year, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.3 Year | — |
| 1996 | 9.6 Year | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1 Year | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3 Year | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 9.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9 Year | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 8.8 Year | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7 Year | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1 Year | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3 Year | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6 Year | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7 Year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.6 Year | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5 Year | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6 Year | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3 Year | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7 Year | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1 Year | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3 Year | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2 Year | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1 Year | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9 Year | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9 Year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1 Year | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.9 Year | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7 Year | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6 Year | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6 Year | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.52 Year | 9.3 Year | 10.1 Year | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.08 Year | 8.8 Year | 10.7 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 Year | 9.7 Year | 10.3 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 Year | 8.6 Year | 10.1 Year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 32 Sweden 9 Year compare
- 33 Finland 8.9 Year compare
- 34 Estonia 8.6 Year compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.6 Year compare
- 34 Estonia 8.6 Year compare
- 34 Netherlands 8.6 Year compare
- 34 United Kingdom 8.6 Year 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Netherlands was 8.6 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and job tenure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 Year in 2006.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and job tenure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 Year in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by professional status and job tenure?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and job tenure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status and job tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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