Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 83.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 83.2% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands peaked at 89.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 50th 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, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.7% | — |
| 1992 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 88.5% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 86.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.0% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.2% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 47 Czechia 84.3% compare
- 48 Australia 83.9% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 83.4% compare
- 51 Switzerland 83.1% compare
- 52 Bahamas 82.9% compare
- 53 New Caledonia 82.9% 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)
- 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, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Netherlands was 83.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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.