ICT specialists in employment in Netherlands
ICT specialists made up 7.2% of total employment in Netherlands in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
7.2%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
5.0%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
4th of 33
ICT specialists in employment in Netherlands over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.2% | 5.0%e (estimated) |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 4.9%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | 4.8%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | 4.6%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 6.7%b (break in time series) | 4.5%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 4.3%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 4.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 3.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5.1% | 3.7%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 3.6%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 3.5%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 3.4%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 4.7%b (break in time series) | 3.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 3.2%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 4.6%be (break in time series, estimated) | 3.0%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2010 | 3.9% | 3.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 3.8% | 3.6%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 3.5%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 3.4%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 3.8%b (break in time series) | 3.4%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 4.0%b (break in time series) | 3.3%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 3.1%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 7.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 5.0%.
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