Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons per private household by household composition … labour was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 2006
All-time low
2
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Netherlands, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Netherlands stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Netherlands peaked at 2.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.2 | — |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.3, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 2 | 2.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 per private household by household composition, number of in Netherlands?
- Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Netherlands was 2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons per private household by household composition, number of?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons per private household by household composition, number of rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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