Employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.8% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands peaked at 1.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
That places Netherlands 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 6 |
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)
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands was 1.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).