Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons by labour status within households and household composition was 17,675 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands is 17,675, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands peaked at 17,675 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,138, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16,138 | — |
| 2007 | 16,174 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16,238 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,298 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16,348 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16,400 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16,507 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16,622 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16,658 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,685 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,776 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16,897 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16,991 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,087 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17,184 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,170 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17,342 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17,502 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17,605 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17,675 | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 17,675 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,476, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 17,675 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,027, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,212 | 16,138 | 16,298 | 4 |
| 2010s | 16,697 | 16,348 | 17,087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,413 | 17,170 | 17,675 | 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 persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands?
- Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Netherlands was 17,675 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,675 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,138 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons by labour status within households and household composition?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons by labour status within households and household composition rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Persons by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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