Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 10.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands peaked at 10.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2003.
Netherlands ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Netherlands was 10.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.