Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition was 14.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands stood at 14.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands peaked at 14.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 38 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 persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.9 | — |
| 2007 | 9.6 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8 | +45.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.8 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45, 4.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2, 4.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 | +45.1% | 10.2 | 14.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.38 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.28 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.05 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 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 persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands?
- Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Netherlands was 14.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 persons having a second job by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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