Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 533 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands stood at 533 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 837 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 349 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 349 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 357 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 363 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 387 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 829 Thousand persons | +114.2% |
| 2014 | 837 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 802 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 749 Thousand persons | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 692 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 621 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 574 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 611 Thousand persons | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 561 Thousand persons | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 508 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 528 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 510 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 533 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349 Thousand persons | 349 Thousand persons | 349 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 621.1 Thousand persons | 357 Thousand persons | 837 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.83 Thousand persons | 508 Thousand persons | 611 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands was 533 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 837 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 349 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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