Temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands
Netherlands: Temporary employees by main reason was 25.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands is 25.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands peaked at 27.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.8% | — |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 25.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 25.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by main reason 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 | +49.5% | 18.2% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 18.2% | 27.5% | 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 main reason in Netherlands?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Netherlands was 25.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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