Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 82.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2023
All-time low
70.6%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands is 82.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.9% | — |
| 2000 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 70.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 73.1% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 77.8% | 82.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 84.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 4 Malta 80.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 79.9% 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)
- 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 rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Netherlands was 82.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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