Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 73.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
73.2
in 2024
All-time low
64.1
in 2005
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 73.2 for employment rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Netherlands peaked at 73.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.1, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.56 | 64.1 | 67.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.44 | 64.9 | 68.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.75 | 68.4 | 73.2 | 6 |
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- 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 15 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 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 15 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Netherlands?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Netherlands was 73.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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