Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Netherlands

Vulnerable employment in the Netherlands in 2025 — 13.42%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 4.48 pp.

2025 13.42% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 182
Period maximum 13.48%2024
Period minimum 8.49%2003

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Netherlands, 1991–2025810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 8.94%1992: 8.81%1993: 9.13%1994: 9.64%1995: 9.88%1996: 9.48%1997: 9.55%1998: 8.88%1999: 8.71%2000: 8.64%2001: 8.66%2002: 8.73%2003: 8.49%2004: 9.04%2005: 10.36%2006: 10.65%2007: 10.74%2008: 10.86%2009: 11.28%2010: 11.01%2011: 11.15%2012: 11.28%2013: 12%2014: 12.18%2015: 12.29%2016: 12.21%2017: 12.02%2018: 12.02%2019: 11.86%2020: 12.94%2021: 12.76%2022: 13.39%2023: 13.46%2024: 13.48%2025: 13.42%
Change over the period: +4.48 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Netherlands 13.42%
World 42.38%
Western Europe computed 7.38%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.42 −0.05 pp
2024 13.48 +0.01 pp
2023 13.46 +0.08 pp
2022 13.39 +0.62 pp
2021 12.76 −0.17 pp
2020 12.94 +1.08 pp
2019 11.86 −0.16 pp
2018 12.02 −0 pp
2017 12.02 −0.19 pp
2016 12.21 −0.08 pp
2015 12.29 +0.11 pp
2014 12.18 +0.18 pp
2013 12 +0.72 pp
2012 11.28 +0.13 pp
2011 11.15 +0.14 pp
2010 11.01 −0.27 pp
2009 11.28 +0.42 pp
2008 10.86 +0.12 pp
2007 10.74 +0.09 pp
2006 10.65 +0.29 pp
2005 10.36 +1.32 pp
2004 9.04 +0.55 pp
2003 8.49 −0.24 pp
2002 8.73 +0.07 pp
2001 8.66 +0.03 pp
2000 8.64 −0.07 pp
1999 8.71 −0.18 pp
1998 8.88 −0.67 pp
1997 9.55 +0.07 pp
1996 9.48 −0.41 pp
1995 9.88 +0.24 pp
1994 9.64 +0.51 pp
1993 9.13 +0.32 pp
1992 8.81 −0.13 pp
1991 8.94

Western Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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