Employment-to-population ratio in Netherlands
The ILO estimates that 64.6% of people aged 15 and over in Netherlands were employed in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
64.6%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
56.8%
Position in 2025
39th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Netherlands over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.6% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 65.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.9%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
83.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Labour force participation
67.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat