ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 87.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.01 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 79 countries
All-time high
88.02 %
in 2023
All-time low
55.06 %
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 55.1 %1993: 55.1 %1994: 56.2 %1995: 57.4 %1996: 58.6 %1997: 59.4 %1998: 65 %1999: 66.8 %2000: 72.3 %2001: 71.8 %2002: 68.1 %2003: 71.7 %2004: 72.4 %2005: 72.6 %2006: 75.3 %2007: 74.4 %2008: 79.3 %2009: 79.3 %2010: 73.5 %2011: 80.3 %2012: 82 %2013: 81 %2014: 79.9 %2015: 79.8 %2016: 80.8 %2017: 82.3 %2018: 82.5 %2019: 84.7 %2020: 84 %2021: 86 %2022: 87 %2023: 88 %2024: 87 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 87.01 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 88.02 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.06 %, in 1993.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 55.1 %
1993 55.06 % -0.1%
1994 56.23 % +2.1%
1995 57.39 % +2.1%
1996 58.62 % +2.1%
1997 59.36 % +1.3%
1998 65.04 % +9.6%
1999 66.83 % +2.8%
2000 72.33 % +8.2%
2001 71.83 % -0.7%
2002 68.13 % -5.2%
2003 71.68 % +5.2%
2004 72.41 % +1.0%
2005 72.56 % +0.2%
2006 75.35 % +3.8%
2007 74.39 % -1.3%
2008 79.34 % +6.7%
2009 79.35 % +0.0%
2010 73.45 % -7.4%
2011 80.32 % +9.4%
2012 81.98 % +2.1%
2013 81.05 % -1.1%
2014 79.93 % -1.4%
2015 79.82 % -0.1%
2016 80.77 % +1.2%
2017 82.27 % +1.9%
2018 82.53 % +0.3%
2019 84.66 % +2.6%
2020 83.99 % -0.8%
2021 85.96 % +2.3%
2022 86.98 % +1.2%
2023 88.02 % +1.2%
2024 87.01 % -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.2 % 55.06 % 66.83 % 8
2000s 73.74 % 68.13 % 79.35 % 10
2010s 80.68 % 73.45 % 84.66 % 10
2020s 86.39 % 83.99 % 88.02 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 88.51 % compare
  2. 3 Cabo Verde 49.34 % compare
  3. 3 Slovenia 89.07 % compare
  4. 4 Austria 89.04 % compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 45.97 % compare
  6. 5 Germany 87.53 % compare
  7. 7 France 86.32 % compare
  8. 8 Malta 86.17 % compare
  9. 9 Switzerland 85.72 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 87.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 88.02 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 55.06 % in 1993.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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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.