Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job was 1,549 Thousand persons in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
1,549 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1,555 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
1,537 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands, 2021–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2026, employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands stood at 1,549 Thousand persons.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,537 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 1,555 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,546 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,543 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,550 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 1,549 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
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 usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands?
- Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Netherlands was 1,549 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,555 Thousand persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,537 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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