Regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands
Netherlands: Regional disparities in gender employment gap was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands stood at 20.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2002.
That places Netherlands 17th out of 21 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +114.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -36.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +88.9% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +51.9% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 10.7% | 20.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands?
- Regional disparities in gender employment gap in Netherlands was 20.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest regional disparities in gender employment gap recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest regional disparities in gender employment gap recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for regional disparities in gender employment gap?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regional disparities in gender employment gap rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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