# Employment rate in Netherlands

Employment rate in Netherlands was 83.4% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `employment_rate`
- Place id: `nl`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-rate/netherlands
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/employment-rate/netherlands.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employment_rate&place=nl

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 83.4 |
| 2024 | 83.5 |
| 2023 | 83.5 |
| 2022 | 82.9 |
| 2021 | 81.7 |
| 2020 | 80.8 |
| 2019 | 81 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2017 | 78.9 |
| 2016 | 77.9 |
| 2015 | 77.2 |
| 2014 | 76.3 |
| 2013 | 76.7 |
| 2012 | 77.5 |
| 2011 | 77.2 |
| 2010 | 77 |
| 2009 | 77.6 |