Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 was 4.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands is 4.4, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands peaked at 5.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2009.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.5 | — |
| 2009 | 2.9 | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 3 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | +76.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4 | -4.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.45, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 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 | +76.7% | 3 | 5.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.51 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 3 | 5.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands?
- Temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands was 4.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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