Percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of employed persons working from home by household was 14.3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands stood at 14.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands peaked at 17.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6 | +63.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 4 | +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 | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 14.3 | -4.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.15, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of employed persons working from home by household 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 | 2 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.48 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.98 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 6 |
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 percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands?
- Percentage of employed persons working from home by household in Netherlands was 14.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed persons working from home by household recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed persons working from home by household recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of employed persons working from home by household?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed persons working from home by household 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 persons working from home by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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