Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 14.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands stood at 14.3%.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands peaked at 17.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.0% | — |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +63.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +134.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +134.9% | 4.3% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 6 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Netherlands was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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