Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands
Netherlands: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 2.7 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands stood at 2.7 Weeks per year per person.
That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands peaked at 3.3 Weeks per year per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2 Weeks per year per person, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 Weeks per year per person | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.4 Weeks per year per person | 2 Weeks per year per person | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | 2.3 Weeks per year per person | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Netherlands was 2.7 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 Weeks per year per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Weeks per year per person in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 8 regions with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.