Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 18,089 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,089 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18,089 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
15,459 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands stood at 18,089 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 18,089 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,459 Thousand persons, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15,459 Thousand persons | — |
| 1996 | 15,530 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15,611 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15,707 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15,812 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15,926 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16,046 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16,149 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16,225 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16,282 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16,320 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16,346 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16,382 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16,446 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,530 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16,615 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16,693 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16,755 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16,804 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16,865 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16,940 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17,030 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17,131 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17,232 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,345 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,442 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,533 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17,701 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17,877 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17,994 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18,089 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,624 Thousand persons | 15,459 Thousand persons | 15,812 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 16,265 Thousand persons | 15,926 Thousand persons | 16,530 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,941 Thousand persons | 16,615 Thousand persons | 17,345 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,773 Thousand persons | 17,442 Thousand persons | 18,089 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands?
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Netherlands was 18,089 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18,089 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,459 Thousand persons in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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