ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 80.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
80.5 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
29th
of 72 countries
All-time high
83.1 %
in 1999
All-time low
77.5 %
in 2008
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 77.6 %1993: 79.5 %1994: 78.3 %1995: 80.2 %1996: 80.9 %1997: 79.4 %1998: 78.3 %1999: 83.1 %2000: 80.5 %2001: 80.9 %2002: 81.6 %2003: 83.1 %2004: 82 %2005: 79.9 %2006: 81.7 %2007: 79.4 %2008: 77.5 %2009: 80.4 %2010: 82 %2011: 81.3 %2012: 82.9 %2013: 81.5 %2014: 81 %2015: 80.4 %2016: 80.3 %2017: 80.3 %2018: 80.2 %2019: 80.4 %2020: 79.8 %2021: 81.1 %2022: 81.4 %2023: 80.1 %2024: 80.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 80.5 %.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 83.1 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 77.5 %, in 2008.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 29th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 77.6 %
1993 79.5 % +2.4%
1994 78.3 % -1.5%
1995 80.2 % +2.4%
1996 80.9 % +0.9%
1997 79.4 % -1.9%
1998 78.3 % -1.4%
1999 83.1 % +6.1%
2000 80.5 % -3.1%
2001 80.9 % +0.5%
2002 81.6 % +0.9%
2003 83.1 % +1.8%
2004 82 % -1.3%
2005 79.9 % -2.6%
2006 81.7 % +2.3%
2007 79.4 % -2.8%
2008 77.5 % -2.4%
2009 80.4 % +3.7%
2010 82 % +2.0%
2011 81.3 % -0.9%
2012 82.9 % +2.0%
2013 81.5 % -1.7%
2014 81 % -0.6%
2015 80.4 % -0.7%
2016 80.3 % -0.1%
2017 80.3 % +0.0%
2018 80.2 % -0.1%
2019 80.4 % +0.2%
2020 79.8 % -0.7%
2021 81.1 % +1.6%
2022 81.4 % +0.4%
2023 80.1 % -1.6%
2024 80.5 % +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.66 % 77.6 % 83.1 % 8
2000s 80.7 % 77.5 % 83.1 % 10
2010s 81.03 % 80.2 % 82.9 % 10
2020s 80.58 % 79.8 % 81.4 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 26 Australia 82 % compare
  2. 27 Finland 81.9 % compare
  3. 28 Ireland 81.8 % compare
  4. 30 Iceland 79.1 % compare
  5. 31 Spain 78.5 % compare
  6. 31 Switzerland 78.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 80.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 83.1 % in 1999.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 77.5 % in 2008.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.