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.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Netherlands 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
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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