Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data was 574 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands is 574, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands peaked at 867 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 350, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 354 | — |
| 2010 | 350 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 372 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 392 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 867 | +121.2% |
| 2014 | 827 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 798 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 708 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 659 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 602 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 555 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 628 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 506 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 522 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 519 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 501 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 534 | +6.6% |
| 2026 | 574 | +7.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 574 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76, 7.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 574 is above the median for high income countries, which is 93, 6.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +121.2% | 392 | 867 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 354 | 354 | 354 | 1 |
| 2010s | 613 | 350 | 867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540.57 | 501 | 628 | 7 |
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 labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Netherlands was 574 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 867 in 2013.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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