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
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Netherlands stood at 43.6.
The figure is 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.
That places Netherlands 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Value | 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 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.4 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 37.2 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 38.1 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38 | -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 | +0.4% |
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 43.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.45, 3.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 43.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.2, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 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 | +30.1% | 22.6 | 29.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.98 | 21.1 | 31.6 | 5 |
| 1990s | 36.14 | 31.6 | 39.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.89 | 41.2 | 47.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.13 | 48.6 | 51 | 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 compare
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 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 47 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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