Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age was 55.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands stood at 55.6%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands peaked at 60.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 37.7% | — |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 55.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.7%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 55.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35.7% | 44.2% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 37.7% | 40.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 42.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 44.2% | 60.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Montenegro 61.7% compare
- 2 Sweden 55.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 55.6% compare
- 5 France 52.3% 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)
- 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 percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands?
- Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age in Netherlands was 55.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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