Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Netherlands
Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in the Netherlands was 842,398 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.
Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Netherlands, 2008 to 2024
All 17 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 842,398 |
| 2023 | 815,349 |
| 2022 | 789,609 |
| 2021 | 759,490 Series break |
| 2020 | 721,940 |
| 2019 | 722,967 |
| 2018 | 700,237 |
| 2017 | 672,949 |
| 2016 | 660,124 |
| 2015 | 641,697 |
| 2014 | 633,893 |
| 2013 | 634,378 |
| 2012 | 614,841 |
| 2011 | 609,366 |
| 2010 | 603,101 |
| 2009 | 660,073 |
| 2008 | 661,398 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 842,398 |
| European Union (27) | 12,688,045 |
Rankings
Definition
Number of persons who work in enterprises of professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.
Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).
How to cite
Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, Netherlands, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table
MLA 9
Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, Netherlands, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-professional-scientific/netherlands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, Netherlands, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-professional-scientific/netherlands.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, Netherlands, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-professional-scientific/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_persons_employed_in_professional_2024,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, Netherlands, 2008 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-professional-scientific/netherlands. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs\_ovw\_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_ovw\_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Netherlands?
Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in the Netherlands was 842,398 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Netherlands?
842,398 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.
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