Employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 84.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands is 84.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands peaked at 84.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 1991.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.9% | — |
| 1992 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.7% | 70.9% | 74.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 75.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.5% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.3% | 84.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 4 Singapore 85.9% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 85.8% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% compare
- 8 Bahamas 84.4% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 84.1% compare
- 10 Israel 84.1% compare
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 employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Netherlands was 84.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).