Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
25th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.4%
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.61988200220161988: 0.434 % of female population in working age1989: 0.444 % of female population in working age1994: 0.527 % of female population in working age1995: 0.532 % of female population in working age1999: 0.613 % of female population in working age2000: 0.634 % of female population in working age2001: 0.653 % of female population in working age2002: 0.659 % of female population in working age2003: 0.66 % of female population in working age2004: 0.657 % of female population in working age2005: 0.498 % of female population in working age2006: 0.601 % of female population in working age2007: 0.619 % of female population in working age2008: 0.628 % of female population in working age2009: 0.635 % of female population in working age2010: 0.631 % of female population in working age2011: 0.637 % of female population in working age2012: 0.638 % of female population in working age2013: 0.632 % of female population in working age2014: 0.622 % of female population in working age2015: 0.622 % of female population in working age2016: 0.648 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 25th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1989 0.4% +2.3%
1994 0.5% +18.8%
1995 0.5% +0.9%
1999 0.6% +15.1%
2000 0.6% +3.5%
2001 0.7% +2.9%
2002 0.7% +1.0%
2003 0.7% +0.0%
2004 0.7% -0.3%
2005 0.5% -24.2%
2006 0.6% +20.6%
2007 0.6% +3.0%
2008 0.6% +1.5%
2009 0.6% +1.2%
2010 0.6% -0.6%
2011 0.6% +0.8%
2012 0.6% +0.2%
2013 0.6% -0.9%
2014 0.6% -1.6%
2015 0.6% +0.0%
2016 0.6% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 22 Lithuania 0.7% compare
  2. 23 France 0.7% compare
  3. 24 United States of America 0.7% compare
  4. 26 Slovakia 0.6% compare
  5. 27 Germany 0.6% compare
  6. 28 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female?
Netherlands ranks 25th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population 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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