Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment was 43.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43.6
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
51.5
in 2020
All-time low
37.2
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 43.6 for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % 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 citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands peaked at 51.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.2, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.2 | — |
| 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.28 | 37.2 | 39.4 | 5 |
| 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 citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands?
- Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Netherlands was 43.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % 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 citizenship - % of total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2 in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % 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 citizenship - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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