Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed persons in sport by sex was 102.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
102.4
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
102.4
in 2025
All-time low
64.2
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 102.4 for employed persons in sport by sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.2, in 2011.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.2 | — |
| 2012 | 64.8 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.6 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 73.8 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 71 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 76.1 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 82.7 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 77.9 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 82.2 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 88.8 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 102.4 | +2.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 102.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.15, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 102.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.18 | 64.2 | 82.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.25 | 77.9 | 102.4 | 6 |
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 in sport by sex in Netherlands?
- Employed persons in sport by sex in Netherlands was 102.4 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 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons in sport by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed persons in sport by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 47 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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