Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 4,611 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,611 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4,611 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
2,338 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands, 1993–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands stood at 4,611 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 4,611 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,338 Thousand persons, in 1993.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,338 Thousand persons | — |
| 1994 | 2,444 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2,535 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2,642 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2,737 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,863 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3,019 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3,261 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 3,399 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3,579 Thousand persons | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3,645 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,682 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,557 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3,613 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,772 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,894 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,971 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,027 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,045 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,128 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4,176 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,134 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,203 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,235 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,337 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4,460 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4,570 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4,611 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,654 Thousand persons | 2,338 Thousand persons | 3,019 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,637 Thousand persons | 3,261 Thousand persons | 3,971 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,232 Thousand persons | 4,027 Thousand persons | 4,570 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,611 Thousand persons | 4,611 Thousand persons | 4,611 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 4 France 4,735 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 4,624 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 4,611 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Italy 4,153 Thousand persons compare
- 9 Türkiye 3,291 Thousand persons compare
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands?
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Netherlands was 4,611 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,611 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,338 Thousand persons in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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