Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 8,290 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Netherlands, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8,290 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Netherlands peaked at 8,290 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,991 Persons, in 1956.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2,991 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 3,035 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3,016 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3,071 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 3,166 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 3,237 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4,033 Persons | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 4,064 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 4,130 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 4,175 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4,229 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 4,362 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4,433 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4,388 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,352 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 4,386 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4,536 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 4,571 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 5,120 Persons | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 5,191 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5,304 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5,487 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 5,674 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 5,861 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 5,859 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,875 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,920 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6,081 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 6,296 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 6,539 Persons | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6,730 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 6,970 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7,131 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 7,210 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,174 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 7,127 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,756 Persons | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 6,847 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7,027 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7,169 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7,130 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,033 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,031 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,057 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,947 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,860 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,909 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7,000 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7,154 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7,322 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7,475 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7,421 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,810 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 8,009 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8,151 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 8,183 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 8,290 Persons | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,028 Persons | 2,991 Persons | 3,071 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 3,202 Persons | 3,166 Persons | 3,237 Persons | 2 |
| 1970s | 4,126 Persons | 4,033 Persons | 4,229 Persons | 5 |
| 1980s | 4,664 Persons | 4,352 Persons | 5,304 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,032 Persons | 5,487 Persons | 6,730 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,054 Persons | 6,756 Persons | 7,210 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,079 Persons | 6,860 Persons | 7,475 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,977 Persons | 7,421 Persons | 8,290 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 United States of America 151,352 Persons compare
- 1 Türkiye 23,366 Persons compare
- 2 Poland 13,946 Persons compare
- 2 Brazil 71,469 Persons compare
- 3 Russian Federation 65,833 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,478 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 38,822 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 755.08 Persons compare
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Netherlands?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Netherlands was 8,290 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,290 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,991 Persons in 1956.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3