Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs was 1,017 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1,017 for persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands peaked at 1,017 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 173.3, in 1985.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 181.3 | — |
| 1985 | 173.3 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 271.2 | +56.5% |
| 1988 | 266.2 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 272.2 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 301.6 | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 305 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 329.6 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 325.3 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 345.8 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 333.4 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 359.3 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 385.1 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 433.3 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 430.7 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 463.5 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 473.3 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 477.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 483 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 494.1 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 496.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 529.1 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 592.6 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 627.6 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 620.6 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 596.9 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 586.5 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 603.9 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 685.8 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 687.4 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 722.6 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 705 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 703 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 723.4 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 728.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 722.4 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 902.7 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 972.5 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1,001 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,006 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,017 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +56.5% | 173.3 | 271.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 232.84 | 173.3 | 272.2 | 5 |
| 1990s | 354.91 | 301.6 | 433.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 525.72 | 463.5 | 627.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 674.3 | 586.5 | 728.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 937.08 | 722.4 | 1,017 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 France 1,367 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1,129 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1,129 compare
- 6 Netherlands 1,017 compare
- 8 Poland 682.9 compare
- 8 Poland 682.9 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands?
- Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Netherlands was 1,017 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,017 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.3 in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 having a second job by professional status of both jobs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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