Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
39th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.811988200220161988: 0.873 % of female labor force in working age1989: 0.881 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.919 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.913 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.951 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.965 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.975 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.971 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.962 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.95 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.957 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.97 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.979 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.981 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.978 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.963 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.965 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.963 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.954 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.924 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.921 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.931 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 39th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1988 0.9%
1989 0.9% +1.0%
1994 0.9% +4.3%
1995 0.9% -0.7%
1999 1.0% +4.2%
2000 1.0% +1.5%
2001 1.0% +1.0%
2002 1.0% -0.4%
2003 1.0% -0.9%
2004 1.0% -1.2%
2005 1.0% +0.8%
2006 1.0% +1.3%
2007 1.0% +1.0%
2008 1.0% +0.1%
2009 1.0% -0.3%
2010 1.0% -1.5%
2011 1.0% +0.3%
2012 1.0% -0.3%
2013 1.0% -0.9%
2014 0.9% -3.1%
2015 0.9% -0.3%
2016 0.9% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 36 Denmark 0.9% compare
  2. 37 Estonia 0.9% compare
  3. 38 India 0.9% compare
  4. 40 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  5. 41 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  6. 42 Sweden 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Netherlands ranks 39th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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