Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees was 25.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 25.8 for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands peaked at 27.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.9 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 12 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 14.3 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.6 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.4 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.7 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 18 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 18.3 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.2 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 20.8 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 21.8 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.5 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.2 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 27.4 | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 27.7 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.4 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 26.4 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 25.8 | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +52.2% | 18 | 27.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.84 | 14 | 18.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 | 18.3 | 21.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.45 | 18 | 27.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Montenegro 30.6 compare
- 2 Netherlands 25.8 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands was 25.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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