Part time employment, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Part time employment, total was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Netherlands is 43.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Netherlands peaked at 52.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 21.2% | — |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +29.9% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 21.2% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 31.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 41.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 43.3% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 11 Belize 47.4% compare
- 12 El Salvador 44.7% compare
- 13 Thailand 44.5% compare
- 15 Ghana 43.3% compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 43.3% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.1% compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Netherlands?
- Part time employment, total in Netherlands was 43.4% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for part time employment, total?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.