Employed persons by professional status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by professional status was 9,833 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by professional status in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by professional status in Netherlands stood at 9,833. 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 in Netherlands peaked at 9,833 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,946, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 35 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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4,946 | — |
| 1985 | 5,118 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 5,831 | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 5,889 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6,009 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 6,252 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6,396 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6,607 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 6,631 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6,701 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6,775 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 6,923 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7,178 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 7,395 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7,594 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 7,854 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 8,058 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8,170 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8,116 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,089 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,818 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 7,938 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8,169 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8,358 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8,361 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,278 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8,280 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,559 | 4,946 | 6,009 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,845 | 6,252 | 7,594 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,093 | 7,818 | 8,361 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,437 | 8,214 | 8,953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,520 | 8,951 | 9,833 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by professional status in Netherlands was 9,833 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,833 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,946 in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by professional status?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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