Persons in part-time: % of total employment … country in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons in part-time: % of total employment … country 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 country of birth - % of total in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total in Netherlands stood at 43.6.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 country of birth - % of total in Netherlands peaked at 51.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.2, in 1995.
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 31 years of available data.
Persons in part-time: % of total employment … country 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 country of birth - % of total in Netherlands?
- Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total in Netherlands was 43.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2 in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 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 country of birth - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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