Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition was 4.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.7 for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in 2025.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands peaked at 6.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2007.
That places Netherlands 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.8 | — |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1 | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 5 | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3 | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 5.6 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7 | -16.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.77 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 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 self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands?
- Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Netherlands was 4.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 self-employed persons by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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