Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed recent immigrants by citizenship was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands is 77.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands peaked at 81.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 69.5% | — |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 64.6% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 72.0% | 81.9% | 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)
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- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands?
- Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Netherlands was 77.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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