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 89.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.61 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.35 %
in 2023
All-time low
73.95 %
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

0204060801001992200820241992: 74.7 %1993: 74 %1994: 74.5 %1995: 74.4 %1996: 76 %1997: 76.7 %1998: 79.3 %1999: 79.2 %2000: 83.2 %2001: 83.3 %2002: 80.7 %2003: 82.6 %2004: 82.9 %2005: 82 %2006: 85 %2007: 83.7 %2008: 86.8 %2009: 86.3 %2010: 82.6 %2011: 86.2 %2012: 87 %2013: 85.6 %2014: 85.4 %2015: 86 %2016: 86.3 %2017: 87.6 %2018: 87.4 %2019: 89 %2020: 89.4 %2021: 89.2 %2022: 89.6 %2023: 90.3 %2024: 89.6 %

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 89.61 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 90.35 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.95 %, in 1993.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7th 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 — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 74.67 %
1993 73.95 % -1.0%
1994 74.45 % +0.7%
1995 74.38 % -0.1%
1996 75.96 % +2.1%
1997 76.69 % +1.0%
1998 79.26 % +3.4%
1999 79.16 % -0.1%
2000 83.18 % +5.1%
2001 83.31 % +0.2%
2002 80.73 % -3.1%
2003 82.56 % +2.3%
2004 82.88 % +0.4%
2005 82.05 % -1.0%
2006 84.95 % +3.5%
2007 83.68 % -1.5%
2008 86.77 % +3.7%
2009 86.26 % -0.6%
2010 82.62 % -4.2%
2011 86.19 % +4.3%
2012 86.98 % +0.9%
2013 85.63 % -1.6%
2014 85.39 % -0.3%
2015 86.04 % +0.8%
2016 86.34 % +0.3%
2017 87.58 % +1.4%
2018 87.41 % -0.2%
2019 88.96 % +1.8%
2020 89.36 % +0.4%
2021 89.22 % -0.2%
2022 89.59 % +0.4%
2023 90.35 % +0.8%
2024 89.61 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.06 % 73.95 % 79.26 % 8
2000s 83.64 % 80.73 % 86.77 % 10
2010s 86.31 % 82.62 % 88.96 % 10
2020s 89.63 % 89.22 % 90.35 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 4 Belarus 91.07 % compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 64.67 % compare
  3. 5 Austria 90.79 % compare
  4. 6 Germany 89.9 % compare
  5. 8 Iceland 89.16 % compare
  6. 9 Switzerland 89.05 % compare
  7. 10 France 88.8 % 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 89.61 % 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 90.35 % 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 73.95 % in 1993.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 7th 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 4.9%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.