Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational was 73.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
73.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2024
All-time low
70.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over five years.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.4% | — |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Iceland 77.8% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.2% compare
- 4 Switzerland 71.8% compare
- 5 Malta 71.5% 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)
- 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 rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands?
- Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational in Netherlands was 73.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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