Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
107th
of 163 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2000
All-time low
8.2%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 13.92001: 13.62002: 12.62003: 132004: 12.92005: 13.22006: 12.82007: 12.22008: 10.82009: 102010: 9.52011: 9.12012: 9.42013: 9.42014: 9.22015: 9.52016: 9.32017: 9.52018: 9.32019: 92020: 92021: 8.42022: 8.52023: 8.22024: 8.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 8.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 107th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 13.9%
2001 13.6% -2.3%
2002 12.6% -7.3%
2003 13.0% +3.0%
2004 12.9% -0.5%
2005 13.2% +2.4%
2006 12.8% -3.3%
2007 12.2% -4.5%
2008 10.8% -12.0%
2009 10.0% -7.1%
2010 9.5% -4.7%
2011 9.1% -4.4%
2012 9.4% +2.9%
2013 9.4% +1.0%
2014 9.2% -2.9%
2015 9.5% +3.6%
2016 9.3% -2.3%
2017 9.5% +2.0%
2018 9.3% -1.7%
2019 9.0% -3.5%
2020 9.0% -0.1%
2021 8.4% -6.1%
2022 8.5% +0.6%
2023 8.2% -3.3%
2024 8.2% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.5% 10.0% 13.9% 10
2010s 9.3% 9.0% 9.5% 10
2020s 8.5% 8.2% 9.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 8.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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