Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment by sex, age and other typologies was 7,427 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7,427 Thousand persons for employment by sex, age and other typologies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands peaked at 7,427 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,691 Thousand persons, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,691 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 5,774 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5,947 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6,094 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,074 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6,016 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,027 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,369 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 6,479 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,478 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,683 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6,894 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7,385 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 7,421 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 7,427 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,916 Thousand persons | 5,691 Thousand persons | 6,094 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,223 Thousand persons | 6,016 Thousand persons | 6,479 Thousand persons | 4 |
| 2020s | 7,048 Thousand persons | 6,478 Thousand persons | 7,427 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands?
- Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands was 7,427 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,427 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,691 Thousand persons in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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