Informal employment, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Informal employment, male was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, male in Netherlands, 2014–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.3% for informal employment, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 89.5% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total male agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48.8% | — |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -89.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.8% | 38.0% | 56.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 3.3% | 31.2% | 2 |
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 informal employment, male in Netherlands?
- Informal employment, male in Netherlands was 3.3% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for informal employment, male?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).