Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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