Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Netherlands stood at 47.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Netherlands peaked at 48.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.4% | — |
| 1985 | 21.3% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +53.5% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -38.1% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 47.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 47.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +53.5% | 21.3% | 32.7% |
| 1996 | -38.1% | 47.5% | 29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.3% | 18.4% | 34.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 29.4% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 36.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 43.7% | 47.5% | 5 |
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 part time employment, male in Netherlands?
- Part time employment, male in Netherlands was 47.5% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for part time employment, male?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.