Labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour transitions by employment status was 96.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
96.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 46 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2025
All-time low
92.4%
in 2013
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 96.3% for labour transitions by employment status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 95.2% | — |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 96.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.7% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.6% | 96.3% | 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 labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands?
- Labour transitions by employment status in Netherlands was 96.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions by employment status recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour transitions by employment status recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour transitions by employment status?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions by employment status rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions by employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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