Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.81988200220161988: 0.884 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.886 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.881 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.878 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.89 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.891 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.888 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.888 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.89 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.885 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.875 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.881 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.879 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.877 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.867 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.861 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.867 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.862 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.864 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.853 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.849 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 32nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, 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 0.9%
1989 0.9% +0.2%
1994 0.9% -0.5%
1995 0.9% -0.4%
1999 0.9% +1.4%
2000 0.9% +0.1%
2001 0.9% -0.3%
2002 0.9% +0.0%
2003 0.9% +0.2%
2004 0.9% -0.6%
2005 0.9% -1.1%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.9% -1.2%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% +0.7%
2012 0.9% -0.6%
2013 0.9% +0.2%
2014 0.9% -0.5%
2015 0.9% -0.8%
2016 0.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
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. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  2. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 31 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  4. 33 Jordan 0.8% compare
  5. 34 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  6. 35 Montenegro 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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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