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

Netherlands: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1994
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1994–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811994200520161994: 0.942 % of male workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.931 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.932 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.93 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.924 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.92 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.914 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.911 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.909 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.921 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.917 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.89 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.879 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.885 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.861 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.823 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.859 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.882 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.901 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.885 % of male workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

That places Netherlands 23rd out of 90 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Netherlands, 1994 to 2016.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.9%
1995 0.9% -1.2%
1999 0.9% +0.1%
2000 0.9% -0.2%
2001 0.9% -0.6%
2002 0.9% -0.5%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% -0.4%
2005 0.9% -0.2%
2006 0.9% +1.3%
2007 0.9% -0.4%
2008 0.9% -2.9%
2009 0.9% -1.2%
2010 0.9% +0.7%
2011 0.9% -2.7%
2012 0.8% -4.4%
2013 0.9% +4.4%
2014 0.9% +2.8%
2015 0.9% +2.1%
2016 0.9% -1.8%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 20 Portugal 0.9% compare
  2. 21 Belgium 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Poland 0.9% compare
  4. 24 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  5. 25 France 0.9% compare
  6. 26 Finland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male 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, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male 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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