Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons in sport by sex was 102.4 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 102.4 Thousand persons for employed persons in sport by sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands peaked at 102.4 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.2 Thousand persons, in 2011.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.2 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 64.8 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.8 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.6 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 73.8 Thousand persons | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 71 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 76.1 Thousand persons | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 82.7 Thousand persons | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 77.9 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 82.2 Thousand persons | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 88.8 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4 Thousand persons | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 99.8 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 102.4 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.18 Thousand persons | 64.2 Thousand persons | 82.7 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.25 Thousand persons | 77.9 Thousand persons | 102.4 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (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)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands?
- Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands was 102.4 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons in sport by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons in sport by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons in sport by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons in sport by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 in sport by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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