Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by professional status and occupation was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,833 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
9,833 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,946 Thousand persons
in 1983
Years of data
41
1983–2025
Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9,833 Thousand persons for employed persons by professional status and occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 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 professional status and occupation in Netherlands peaked at 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,946 Thousand persons, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4,946 Thousand persons | — |
| 1985 | 5,118 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 5,831 Thousand persons | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 5,889 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6,009 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 6,252 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6,396 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6,607 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 6,631 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6,701 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6,775 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 6,923 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7,178 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 7,395 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7,594 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,559 Thousand persons | 4,946 Thousand persons | 6,009 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,845 Thousand persons | 6,252 Thousand persons | 7,594 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 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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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and occupation in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Netherlands was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and occupation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,833 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and occupation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,946 Thousand persons in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by professional status and occupation?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and 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 professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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