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

Ireland
18.2 %
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
19.5 %
in 2024
Ireland rank
45th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
44th

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

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

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 19.5 % against 18.2 % in Ireland, a difference of 1.3 %.

That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 45th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 44th of 72 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1990s 27.74 % 20.04 % 7.7 % Ireland
2000s 21.47 % 19.23 % 2.24 % Ireland
2010s 21.96 % 18.97 % 2.99 % Ireland
2020s 19.46 % 19.42 % 0.04 % Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Ireland or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 19.5 % against 18.2 % in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Ireland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
1.3 %, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Ireland ranks 45th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 44th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.