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
The most recent figure for employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands is 7,427 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Netherlands 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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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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 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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