Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies was 8,069 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,069 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
8,069 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
6,795 Thousand persons
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, 2018–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands stood at 8,069 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,795 Thousand persons | — |
| 2019 | 6,905 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6,947 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7,199 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 7,386 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7,940 Thousand persons | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 8,020 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 8,069 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,850 Thousand persons | 6,795 Thousand persons | 6,905 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,594 Thousand persons | 6,947 Thousand persons | 8,069 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 51,882 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6231 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 45,914 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 36,908 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 36,940 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands?
- Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Netherlands was 8,069 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest economically active population by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8,069 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest economically active population by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,795 Thousand persons in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for economically active population by sex, age and other typologies?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economically active population by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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