Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands

Netherlands: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.81988200220161988: 0 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.851 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.843 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.838 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.829 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.831 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.8 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.853 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.837 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.439 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.442 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.437 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.434 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.425 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.421 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.419 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.412 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.409 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.419 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.423 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.442 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 64th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1988 0.0%
1989 0.0%
1994 0.9%
1995 0.8% -1.0%
1999 0.8% -0.5%
2000 0.8% -1.1%
2001 0.8% +0.3%
2002 0.8% -3.8%
2003 0.9% +6.7%
2004 0.8% -1.9%
2005 0.4% -47.5%
2006 0.4% +0.6%
2007 0.4% -1.1%
2008 0.4% -0.8%
2009 0.4% -2.1%
2010 0.4% -0.9%
2011 0.4% -0.5%
2012 0.4% -1.5%
2013 0.4% -0.8%
2014 0.4% +2.6%
2015 0.4% +1.0%
2016 0.4% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 64th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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