Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio was -8.5 Percentage points in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
In 2025, labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Netherlands stood at -8.5 Percentage points. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Netherlands peaked at -8.5 Percentage points in 2021 and was at its lowest, -19.7 Percentage points, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage points | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -19.7 Percentage points | — |
| 2000 | -19.3 Percentage points | -2.0% |
| 2001 | -18.5 Percentage points | -4.1% |
| 2002 | -18.1 Percentage points | -2.2% |
| 2003 | -16.4 Percentage points | -9.4% |
| 2004 | -15.8 Percentage points | -3.7% |
| 2005 | -16.1 Percentage points | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -15.7 Percentage points | -2.5% |
| 2007 | -15.1 Percentage points | -3.8% |
| 2008 | -14.6 Percentage points | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -13.6 Percentage points | -6.8% |
| 2010 | -12.5 Percentage points | -8.1% |
| 2011 | -11.7 Percentage points | -6.4% |
| 2012 | -11.4 Percentage points | -2.6% |
| 2013 | -10.8 Percentage points | -5.3% |
| 2014 | -11.6 Percentage points | +7.4% |
| 2015 | -11 Percentage points | -5.2% |
| 2016 | -10.9 Percentage points | -0.9% |
| 2017 | -10.6 Percentage points | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -10.2 Percentage points | -3.8% |
| 2019 | -9.7 Percentage points | -4.9% |
| 2020 | -9.3 Percentage points | -4.1% |
| 2021 | -8.5 Percentage points | -8.6% |
| 2022 | -8.8 Percentage points | +3.5% |
| 2023 | -8.9 Percentage points | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -8.9 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8.5 Percentage points | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.7 Percentage points | -19.7 Percentage points | -19.7 Percentage points | 1 |
| 2000s | -16.32 Percentage points | -19.3 Percentage points | -13.6 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.04 Percentage points | -12.5 Percentage points | -9.7 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.82 Percentage points | -9.3 Percentage points | -8.5 Percentage points | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 12 Portugal -7.9 Percentage points compare
- 13 Austria -8.1 Percentage points compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -8.6 Percentage points compare
- 15 Latvia -8.6 Percentage points compare
- 17 Switzerland -8.7 Percentage points compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Netherlands?
- Labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in Netherlands was -8.5 Percentage points in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was -8.5 Percentage points in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7 Percentage points in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on participation rate, employment to population ratio and unemployment rate, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.