Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data was 26.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
26.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2022
All-time low
12.0%
in 1999
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 26.0% for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in 2026.
The figure is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands peaked at 27.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.7% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.9% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 18.0% | 27.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Montenegro 29.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 26.0% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 19.6% compare
- 5 Serbia 17.9% 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 temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands?
- Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Netherlands was 26.0% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 - % of total employees - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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