Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth was 83.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands is 83.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 32 countries on this measure, 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 country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.2% | — |
| 2009 | 73.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 73.5% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 67.9% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 77.0% | 85.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 10 Sweden 85.1% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.9% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 83.9% compare
- 13 Netherlands 83.3% compare
- 15 Austria 79.1% compare
- 15 Belgium 79.1% 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)
- 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 recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands?
- Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth in Netherlands was 83.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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