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
The most recent figure for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Netherlands is 25.8, measured 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.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 25.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 25.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
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 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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