Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 61.5% 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 61.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Netherlands peaked at 61.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, 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, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30.9% | — |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 60.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 61.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 61.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total 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 | +32.6% | 34.0% | 45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 30.9% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 46.7% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.8% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 56.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 59.6% | 61.5% | 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, total in Netherlands?
- Part time employment, total in Netherlands was 61.5% 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 61.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for part time employment, total?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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.