Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship was 82.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 82.7% for recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.9% | — |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 82.7% | -3.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 82.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 82.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.2%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.3% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 69.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 77.3% | 86.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 10 Sweden 85.9% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 83.0% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 83.0% compare
- 13 Netherlands 82.7% compare
- 15 Denmark 81.2% compare
- 16 Belgium 80.8% 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 recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands?
- Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Netherlands was 82.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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