Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 79.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands stood at 79.6%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands peaked at 89.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.0% | — |
| 1992 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 79.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 79.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 86.6% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.8% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 81.3% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 50 Australia 80.5% compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.4% compare
- 52 North Macedonia 79.6% compare
- 54 French Polynesia 79.4% compare
- 55 Slovakia 79.0% compare
- 56 New Zealand 78.5% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Netherlands was 79.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.