Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Netherlands
Netherlands: Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition was 5,057 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 5,057 Persons for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Netherlands peaked at 5,088 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,869 Persons, in 1983.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,021 Persons | 3,869 Persons | 4,109 Persons | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,420 Persons | 4,266 Persons | 4,707 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,501 Persons | 4,348 Persons | 4,709 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,513 Persons | 4,332 Persons | 4,781 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,961 Persons | 4,757 Persons | 5,088 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 OECD 504,527 Persons compare
- 2 United States 134,927 Persons compare
- 3 Indonesia 80,005 Persons compare
- 4 Russian Federation 62,079 Persons compare
- 5 Japan 48,630 Persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Netherlands?
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Netherlands was 5,057 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,088 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,869 Persons in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). National definitions of part-time work vary considerably across OECD countries. Essentially three main approaches can be distinguished: i) a classification based on the worker’s perception of his/her employment situation; ii) a cut-off (generally 30 or 35 hours per week) based on usual working hours, with persons usually working fewer hours being considered part-timers; iii) a comparable cut-off based on actual hours worked during the reference week. A criterion based on actual hours will generally yield a part-time rate higher than one based on usual hours, particularly if there are temporary reductions in working time as a result of holidays, illness, short-timing, etc. On the other hand, it is not entirely clear whether a classification based on the worker’s perception will necessarily yield estimates of part-time work that are higher or lower than one based on a fixed cut-off. In one country (France) which changed from 1981 to 1982 from a definition based on an actual hours cut-off (30 hours) to one based on the respondent’s perception, the latter criterion appeared to produce slightly higher estimates. Other factors as well affect the international comparability of the estimates. In some countries, the hours’ cut-off is based on hours for the main job, in others on total hours for all jobs. Certain countries do not consider unpaid family workers to be employed unless they work more than a minimum number of hours, so that such workers do not enter into counts for part-time workers. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.