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 61.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.13 %
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
10th
of 79 countries
All-time high
61.13 %
in 2024
All-time low
37.34 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

02040601992200820241992: 37.3 %1993: 38.8 %1994: 39.5 %1995: 41.5 %1996: 41.9 %1997: 43.1 %1998: 45.7 %1999: 47.1 %2000: 50.7 %2001: 54.3 %2002: 49.5 %2003: 49.6 %2004: 51.6 %2005: 48.6 %2006: 52.3 %2007: 51 %2008: 57 %2009: 54.1 %2010: 47.8 %2011: 54.6 %2012: 55.7 %2013: 54.8 %2014: 54.4 %2015: 53.7 %2016: 54.8 %2017: 54.2 %2018: 57 %2019: 57.6 %2020: 55.8 %2021: 59.8 %2022: 59.9 %2023: 59.7 %2024: 61.1 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 61.13 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 61.13 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.34 %, in 1992.

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

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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 37.34 %
1993 38.75 % +3.8%
1994 39.49 % +1.9%
1995 41.47 % +5.0%
1996 41.87 % +1.0%
1997 43.15 % +3.1%
1998 45.74 % +6.0%
1999 47.07 % +2.9%
2000 50.71 % +7.7%
2001 54.27 % +7.0%
2002 49.55 % -8.7%
2003 49.57 % +0.0%
2004 51.61 % +4.1%
2005 48.56 % -5.9%
2006 52.29 % +7.7%
2007 50.97 % -2.5%
2008 57.05 % +11.9%
2009 54.13 % -5.1%
2010 47.8 % -11.7%
2011 54.58 % +14.2%
2012 55.7 % +2.1%
2013 54.8 % -1.6%
2014 54.36 % -0.8%
2015 53.71 % -1.2%
2016 54.75 % +1.9%
2017 54.24 % -0.9%
2018 56.99 % +5.1%
2019 57.65 % +1.2%
2020 55.78 % -3.2%
2021 59.84 % +7.3%
2022 59.93 % +0.2%
2023 59.73 % -0.3%
2024 61.13 % +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.86 % 37.34 % 47.07 % 8
2000s 51.87 % 48.56 % 57.05 % 10
2010s 54.46 % 47.8 % 57.65 % 10
2020s 59.28 % 55.78 % 61.13 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 7 Switzerland 62.99 % compare
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  3. 9 Israel 61.98 % compare
  4. 11 Belarus 61.09 % compare
  5. 12 Ecuador 60.06 % compare
  6. 13 Republic of Korea 59.87 % 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 61.13 % 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 61.13 % 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 37.34 % in 1992.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 10th 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 12.5%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,543 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.