Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8,290 Thousand persons for employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Netherlands peaked at 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,860 Thousand persons, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7,169 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 7,130 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,033 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,030 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,057 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,947 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,860 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,909 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7,000 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,154 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7,322 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7,475 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7,421 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,810 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 8,009 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8,151 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 8,183 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 8,290 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,149 Thousand persons | 7,130 Thousand persons | 7,169 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,079 Thousand persons | 6,860 Thousand persons | 7,475 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,977 Thousand persons | 7,421 Thousand persons | 8,290 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Netherlands?
- Employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Netherlands was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,860 Thousand persons in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2)?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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