Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands is 14.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands peaked at 15.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1995.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.6% | — |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 4 |
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)
- 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 working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Netherlands was 14.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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