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 79.31 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.31 %
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
79.31 %
in 2024
All-time low
25.81 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

204060801992200820241992: 25.8 %1993: 29.2 %1994: 29.9 %1995: 30.3 %1996: 34.2 %1997: 32.1 %1998: 36 %1999: 36.8 %2000: 40.3 %2001: 37.4 %2002: 40.1 %2003: 46.6 %2004: 43.7 %2005: 43.3 %2006: 43.2 %2007: 46.8 %2008: 53.5 %2009: 54.2 %2010: 50.7 %2011: 55.8 %2012: 56.5 %2013: 57.5 %2014: 61.8 %2015: 63.7 %2016: 65 %2017: 66.6 %2018: 68.4 %2019: 70.6 %2020: 71.6 %2021: 73.3 %2022: 72.3 %2023: 75.8 %2024: 79.3 %

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 79.31 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 79.31 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.81 %, in 1992.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 25.81 %
1993 29.25 % +13.3%
1994 29.93 % +2.3%
1995 30.26 % +1.1%
1996 34.24 % +13.2%
1997 32.09 % -6.3%
1998 35.99 % +12.2%
1999 36.75 % +2.1%
2000 40.3 % +9.7%
2001 37.39 % -7.2%
2002 40.1 % +7.2%
2003 46.61 % +16.2%
2004 43.67 % -6.3%
2005 43.27 % -0.9%
2006 43.16 % -0.3%
2007 46.81 % +8.5%
2008 53.52 % +14.3%
2009 54.21 % +1.3%
2010 50.72 % -6.4%
2011 55.79 % +10.0%
2012 56.49 % +1.3%
2013 57.5 % +1.8%
2014 61.78 % +7.4%
2015 63.68 % +3.1%
2016 65.03 % +2.1%
2017 66.58 % +2.4%
2018 68.42 % +2.8%
2019 70.57 % +3.1%
2020 71.57 % +1.4%
2021 73.34 % +2.5%
2022 72.26 % -1.5%
2023 75.78 % +4.9%
2024 79.31 % +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.79 % 25.81 % 36.75 % 8
2000s 44.9 % 37.39 % 54.21 % 10
2010s 61.66 % 50.72 % 70.57 % 10
2020s 74.45 % 71.57 % 79.31 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 4 New Zealand 81.26 % compare
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  3. 5 Zambia 80.19 % compare
  4. 6 Ecuador 79.77 % compare
  5. 8 Sweden 79.15 % compare
  6. 9 Indonesia 78.92 % compare
  7. 10 Switzerland 78.64 % 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 79.31 % 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 79.31 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.81 % in 1992.
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 28.4%. 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, 55 to 64, 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, 55 to 64, 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, 1,535 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.