Employers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.4% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands peaked at 3.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
That places Netherlands 96th 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, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 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)
- 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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, total (% of total 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).