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.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
That places Netherlands 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 77.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 77.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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