Employed recent immigrants by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employed recent immigrants by country of birth was 77.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.7
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
80.6
in 2024
All-time low
62
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 77.7 for employed recent immigrants by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 80.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 33 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 country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 67.8 | — |
| 2009 | 65.4 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 68.8 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 65.1 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 70.9 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 62 | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 62.7 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 62.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.9 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 66.8 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.2 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 72.3 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.1 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 80.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.6 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 77.7 | -3.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 77.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.1, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 77.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6 | 65.4 | 67.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.38 | 62 | 70.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.17 | 72.2 | 80.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 10 Luxembourg 79.4 compare
- 11 Denmark 77.7 compare
- 11 Malta 77.7 compare
- 11 Sweden 77.7 compare
- 11 Netherlands 77.7 compare
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 country of birth in Netherlands?
- Employed recent immigrants by country of birth in Netherlands was 77.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for employed recent immigrants by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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