Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 82.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
82.3
in 2023
All-time low
70.6
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 82.2 for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands peaked at 82.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.6, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70.6 | — |
| 2006 | 71.5 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 73.5 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 75.2 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 74.8 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.9 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.1 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.2 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.5 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.1 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.8 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.8 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.1 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 78 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.6 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.7 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 81.5 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 82.3 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.2 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 82.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.25, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 82.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.5, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.12 | 70.6 | 75.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.85 | 73.1 | 78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.92 | 77.6 | 82.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands?
- Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands was 82.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 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 sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).