Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Employment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
44th
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, male in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.811988200220161988: 0.927 % of male labor force in working age1989: 0.932 % of male labor force in working age1994: 0.934 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.939 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.973 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.978 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.982 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.977 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.966 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.956 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.961 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.962 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.975 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.983 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.971 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.958 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.96 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.955 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.935 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.936 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.941 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.943 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

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

That places Netherlands 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1988 0.9%
1989 0.9% +0.6%
1994 0.9% +0.2%
1995 0.9% +0.5%
1999 1.0% +3.6%
2000 1.0% +0.5%
2001 1.0% +0.4%
2002 1.0% -0.5%
2003 1.0% -1.2%
2004 1.0% -1.0%
2005 1.0% +0.5%
2006 1.0% +0.1%
2007 1.0% +1.3%
2008 1.0% +0.9%
2009 1.0% -1.2%
2010 1.0% -1.3%
2011 1.0% +0.2%
2012 1.0% -0.6%
2013 0.9% -2.1%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.5%
2016 0.9% +0.3%

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. 41 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  2. 42 Philippines 0.9% compare
  3. 43 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  4. 45 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  5. 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
  6. 47 Poland 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Netherlands ranks 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands. Statizoid. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-in-working-age/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-in-working-age/netherlands/">Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male 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
Last refreshed