Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment by sex, age and other typologies was 7,427 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands is 7,427, 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,691, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,691 | — |
| 2006 | 5,774 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5,947 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6,094 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,074 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6,016 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,027 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,369 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 6,479 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,478 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,683 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6,894 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7,385 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 7,421 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 7,427 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7,427 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,140, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7,427 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,008, 7.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,916 | 5,691 | 6,094 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,223 | 6,016 | 6,479 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7,048 | 6,478 | 7,427 | 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 employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands?
- Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands was 7,427 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 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,691 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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