Informal employment, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Informal employment, male was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, male in Netherlands, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment, male in Netherlands stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Netherlands peaked at 16.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total male non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.9% | — |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -65.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 6.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 16.4% | 5 |
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 6.5% in 2024, 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 16.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for informal employment, male?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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 non-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 non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).