Employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment was 9,899 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
9,899
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 174 countries
All-time high
9,899
in 2025
All-time low
4,493
in 1969
Years of data
52
1969β2025
Employment in Netherlands, 1969β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Netherlands stood at 9,899. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Netherlands peaked at 9,899 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,493, in 1969.
Netherlands ranks 45th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,493 | 4,493 | 4,493 | 1 |
| 1970s | 4,656 | 4,538 | 4,939 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,062 | 4,950 | 5,251 | 8 |
| 1990s | 7,036 | 6,637 | 7,605 | 7 |
| 2000s | 8,104 | 7,831 | 8,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,458 | 8,232 | 8,985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,566 | 8,978 | 9,899 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 85.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Netherlands?
- Employment in Netherlands was 9,899 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,899 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,493 in 1969.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment?
- Netherlands ranks 45th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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