Share of temporary employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of temporary employees was 26.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of temporary employees in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of temporary employees in Netherlands stood at 26.22.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Netherlands peaked at 27.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 1983.
Netherlands ranks 28th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.77 | — |
| 1985 | 7.44 | +28.9% |
| 1987 | 9.36 | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 8.72 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 8.52 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 7.61 | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 7.69 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.72 | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 9.97 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.87 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 10.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.96 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 11.39 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 12.71 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 11.97 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.8 | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 14.22 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14.26 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.38 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.47 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.36 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 15.62 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16.99 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 16.91 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.85 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 17.38 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.02 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.18 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 20.36 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 21.53 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 20.73 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.82 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 21.45 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.65 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.2 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 27.2 | +49.4% |
| 2022 | 27.54 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 27.19 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.22 | -3.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 26.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.86, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 26.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.94, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of temporary employees in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +49.4% | 18.2 | 27.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.96 | 5.77 | 9.36 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.48 | 7.61 | 12.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.39 | 13.8 | 17.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.19 | 17.38 | 21.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.27 | 18.2 | 27.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of temporary employees in Netherlands?
- Share of temporary employees in Netherlands was 26.22 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of temporary employees?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.