Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 15.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 15.7% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands peaked at 15.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1991.
That places Netherlands 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.1% | — |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands was 15.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.