Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
29th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.9%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1994–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, 1994–2016

00.20.40.60.811994200520161994: 0.908 % of female workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.934 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.927 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.931 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.919 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.928 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.926 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.917 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.918 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.941 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.908 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.933 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.954 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.944 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.914 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.91 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.945 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.914 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.885 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.936 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.

Netherlands ranks 29th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Netherlands, 1994 to 2016.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.9%
1995 0.9% +2.9%
1999 0.9% -0.7%
2000 0.9% +0.4%
2001 0.9% -1.3%
2002 0.9% +1.0%
2003 0.9% -0.3%
2004 0.9% -1.0%
2005 0.9% +0.1%
2006 0.9% +2.5%
2007 0.9% -3.5%
2008 0.9% +2.8%
2009 1.0% +2.2%
2010 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% -3.2%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2013 0.9% +3.8%
2014 0.9% -3.2%
2015 0.9% -3.2%
2016 0.9% +5.8%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 26 Poland 1.0% compare
  2. 27 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 28 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Belgium 0.9% compare
  5. 31 Czechia 0.9% compare
  6. 32 Armenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
How does Netherlands rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Netherlands ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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