Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies was 8,175 Thousand in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8,175 Thousand for employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands peaked at 8,175 Thousand in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,529 Thousand, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,529 Thousand | — |
| 2001 | 6,680 Thousand | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6,711 Thousand | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6,668 Thousand | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,592 Thousand | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,637 Thousand | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,799 Thousand | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7,004 Thousand | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 7,120 Thousand | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,061 Thousand | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,948 Thousand | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6,998 Thousand | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,987 Thousand | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,908 Thousand | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6,893 Thousand | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,963 Thousand | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,072 Thousand | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,234 Thousand | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7,435 Thousand | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7,604 Thousand | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,580 Thousand | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7,707 Thousand | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,968 Thousand | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 8,105 Thousand | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 8,175 Thousand | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,780 Thousand | 6,529 Thousand | 7,120 Thousand | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,104 Thousand | 6,893 Thousand | 7,604 Thousand | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,907 Thousand | 7,580 Thousand | 8,175 Thousand | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands?
- Employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies in Netherlands was 8,175 Thousand in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,175 Thousand in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,529 Thousand in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by nace rev. 2 activity and other typologies rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).