Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data was 4.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
3rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
5.2
in 2023
All-time low
1.5
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands stood at 4.5.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 5.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.6 | — |
| 2009 | 2.2 | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +81.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9 | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 4.5 | -8.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.23 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 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 job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands?
- Job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Netherlands was 4.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. 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 Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).