Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 9.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9.78 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Netherlands peaked at 9.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.44 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.44 million | — |
| 1961 | 4.54 million | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 4.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 4.77 million | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 4.89 million | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 5.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 5.08 million | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 5.30 million | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 5.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 5.43 million | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 5.39 million | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.42 million | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.45 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.45 million | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.49 million | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.52 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.59 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.70 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 5.74 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.66 million | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.61 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.65 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.76 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 6.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 6.50 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 6.62 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.72 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.75 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.80 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.94 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.47 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 7.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.93 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.53 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.44 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.44 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.43 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.12 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.55 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.78 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.89 million | 4.44 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.48 million | 5.38 million | 5.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.86 million | 5.61 million | 6.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 million | 6.50 million | 7.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 million | 7.82 million | 8.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.60 million | 8.38 million | 9.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 million | 9.12 million | 9.78 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Netherlands?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Netherlands was 9.78 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.78 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 million in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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