Employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employees by migration status and employment contract was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,290 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 42 countries
All-time high
8,290 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
7,810 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands is 8,290 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over five years.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,810 Thousand persons | — |
| 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% |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands?
- Employees by migration status and employment contract in Netherlands was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,290 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,810 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for employees by migration status and employment contract?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by migration status and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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