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Labor force — Netherlands

Labor force in the Netherlands in 2025 — 10,347,056 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 27.8%.

2025 10.35M people +0.31% vs 2024
World rank 53of 182
Period maximum 10.35M people2025
Period minimum 8.1M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Netherlands, 1990–20258M9M10M11M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8,097,914 people1991: 8,183,997 people1992: 8,263,557 people1993: 8,323,965 people1994: 8,371,005 people1995: 8,409,429 people1996: 8,465,472 people1997: 8,528,344 people1998: 8,598,979 people1999: 8,680,658 people2000: 8,771,496 people2001: 8,854,790 people2002: 8,904,143 people2003: 8,924,311 people2004: 8,931,350 people2005: 8,939,597 people2006: 8,970,173 people2007: 9,012,338 people2008: 9,066,482 people2009: 9,087,024 people2010: 9,106,986 people2011: 9,149,140 people2012: 9,255,457 people2013: 9,298,757 people2014: 9,275,880 people2015: 9,385,800 people2016: 9,434,786 people2017: 9,491,538 people2018: 9,608,481 people2019: 9,742,856 people2020: 9,793,423 people2021: 9,858,813 people2022: 10,073,395 people2023: 10,269,843 people2024: 10,314,837 people2025: 10,347,056 people
Change over the period: +2.25M (+27.77%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 10.35M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Western Europe computed 101M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 10.35M +32,219 +0.31%
2024 10.31M +44,994 +0.44%
2023 10.27M +196,448 +1.95%
2022 10.07M +214,582 +2.18%
2021 9.86M +65,390 +0.67%
2020 9.79M +50,567 +0.52%
2019 9.74M +134,375 +1.4%
2018 9.61M +116,943 +1.23%
2017 9.49M +56,752 +0.6%
2016 9.43M +48,986 +0.52%
2015 9.39M +109,920 +1.19%
2014 9.28M −22,877 −0.25%
2013 9.3M +43,300 +0.47%
2012 9.26M +106,317 +1.16%
2011 9.15M +42,154 +0.46%
2010 9.11M +19,962 +0.22%
2009 9.09M +20,542 +0.23%
2008 9.07M +54,144 +0.6%
2007 9.01M +42,165 +0.47%
2006 8.97M +30,576 +0.34%
2005 8.94M +8,247 +0.09%
2004 8.93M +7,039 +0.08%
2003 8.92M +20,168 +0.23%
2002 8.9M +49,353 +0.56%
2001 8.85M +83,294 +0.95%
2000 8.77M +90,838 +1.05%
1999 8.68M +81,679 +0.95%
1998 8.6M +70,635 +0.83%
1997 8.53M +62,872 +0.74%
1996 8.47M +56,043 +0.67%
1995 8.41M +38,424 +0.46%
1994 8.37M +47,040 +0.57%
1993 8.32M +60,408 +0.73%
1992 8.26M +79,560 +0.97%
1991 8.18M +86,083 +1.06%
1990 8.1M — —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 43.55M FR France 31.86M NL Netherlands 10.35M BE Belgium 5.46M CH Switzerland 5.17M AT Austria 4.75M LU Luxembourg 355,974
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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