Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2020
All-time low
21.1%
in 1983
Years of data
41
1983–2025
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 43.6% for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands peaked at 51.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 21.1% | — |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 21.1% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 41.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 51.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Netherlands 43.6% compare
- 3 Switzerland 41.3% compare
- 4 Germany 31.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands was 43.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 in part-time employment by age - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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