Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.316 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands stood at 0.316.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands peaked at 0.352 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.314 | — |
| 2006 | 0.344 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.352 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.345 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.339 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.331 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.34 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.335 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.342 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.352 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.351 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.343 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.34 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.345 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.336 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.328 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.336 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.324 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.316 | -2.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.316 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.316 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3388 | 0.314 | 0.352 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3415 | 0.331 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3273 | 0.316 | 0.336 | 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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Netherlands was 0.316 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.352 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.