Belgium vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Belgium
42.05 1000 No
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
43.36 1000 No
in 2024
Belgium rank
53rd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
52nd

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 43.36 1000 No against 42.05 1000 No in Belgium, a difference of 1.31 1000 No.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 53rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 52nd of 72 countries.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1990s 16.89 1000 No 16.9 1000 No 0.015 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2000s 13.69 1000 No 13.9 1000 No 0.206 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2010s 36.03 1000 No 58.86 1000 No 22.83 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 42.2 1000 No 46.47 1000 No 4.27 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Belgium or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 43.36 1000 No against 42.05 1000 No in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
1.31 1000 No, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Belgium ranks 53rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 52nd of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,449 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.