Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.81988200220161988: 0.866 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.869 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.865 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.863 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.874 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.875 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.873 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.873 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.875 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.869 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.866 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.874 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.871 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.871 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.86 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.856 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.861 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.855 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.857 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.851 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.846 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.843 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.8% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Netherlands 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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. 28 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  2. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Belgium 0.8% compare
  4. 32 Slovak Republic 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  6. 34 South Africa 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Netherlands ranks 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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