Employment; sex, type of employment contract, employee charac., cao-sector

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Type of employment contract Cao-sector Other characteristics employee Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per week excluding overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per year (hour) Working hours Per working year (hour)
Total Total Total 29.5 29.3 1,335 1,756
Age: 0 to 14 years 5.5 5.5 253 1,733
Age: 15 to 19 years 13.3 13.2 605 1,743
Age: 20 to 24 years 24.6 24.3 1,111 1,760
Age: 25 to 29 years 32.8 32.5 1,486 1,764
Age: 30 to 34 years 33.4 33.1 1,511 1,762
Age: 35 to 39 years 32.6 32.3 1,474 1,761
Age: 40 to 44 years 32.3 32.0 1,461 1,760
Age: 45 to 49 years 32.3 32.0 1,462 1,758
Age: 50 to 54 years 32.2 31.9 1,455 1,756
Age: 55 to 59 years 31.6 31.3 1,422 1,747
Age: 60 to 64 years 30.3 30.1 1,366 1,732
Age: 65 to 74 years 24.2 24.0 1,093 1,751
Age: 75 years or older 15.1 15.0 690 1,800
Nationality: Dutch 29.0 28.8 1,314 1,749
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 33.1 32.8 1,498 1,789
Nationality: other EU countries 34.9 33.7 1,543 1,817
Nationality: non-EU-countries 32.4 32.2 1,470 1,798
Nationality: stateless / unknown 33.0 32.1 1,470 1,806
Sector private companies Total 30.3 29.9 1,368 1,791
Age: 0 to 14 years 5.5 5.5 252 1,733
Age: 15 to 19 years 13.1 13.0 597 1,756
Age: 20 to 24 years 24.8 24.5 1,121 1,789
Age: 25 to 29 years 33.8 33.4 1,530 1,799
Age: 30 to 34 years 34.9 34.6 1,583 1,798
Age: 35 to 39 years 34.5 34.1 1,562 1,797
Age: 40 to 44 years 34.2 33.8 1,550 1,797
Age: 45 to 49 years 34.2 33.7 1,546 1,797
Age: 50 to 54 years 34.0 33.5 1,536 1,794
Age: 55 to 59 years 33.5 33.1 1,509 1,786
Age: 60 to 64 years 32.3 31.9 1,451 1,775
Age: 65 to 74 years 24.3 24.0 1,095 1,786
Age: 75 years or older 15.3 15.2 698 1,804
Nationality: Dutch 29.6 29.3 1,342 1,787
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 33.7 33.4 1,527 1,806
Nationality: other EU countries 35.2 33.9 1,555 1,820
Nationality: non-EU-countries 32.7 32.5 1,486 1,808
Nationality: stateless / unknown 33.6 32.7 1,496 1,821
Subsidised corporations Total 25.6 25.5 1,152 1,654
Age: 0 to 14 years 0.0 0.0 0 0
Age: 15 to 19 years 14.3 14.3 640 1,639
Age: 20 to 24 years 22.8 22.7 1,024 1,654
Age: 25 to 29 years 28.9 28.8 1,301 1,660
Age: 30 to 34 years 28.0 27.9 1,261 1,657
Age: 35 to 39 years 26.7 26.6 1,204 1,657
Age: 40 to 44 years 26.4 26.4 1,191 1,656
Age: 45 to 49 years 26.6 26.5 1,198 1,655
Age: 50 to 54 years 26.3 26.2 1,182 1,651
Age: 55 to 59 years 25.6 25.6 1,152 1,647
Age: 60 to 64 years 24.9 24.9 1,123 1,646
Age: 65 to 74 years 21.9 21.9 989 1,668
Age: 75 years or older 13.8 13.7 625 1,759
Nationality: Dutch 25.5 25.4 1,147 1,651
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 29.3 29.0 1,316 1,707
Nationality: other EU countries 31.0 29.5 1,345 1,772
Nationality: non-EU-countries 27.6 27.4 1,244 1,723
Nationality: stateless / unknown 28.2 27.7 1,259 1,702
Sector government Total 30.8 30.7 1,395 1,693
Age: 0 to 14 years 0.0 0.0 0 0
Age: 15 to 19 years 18.3 18.3 833 1,708
Age: 20 to 24 years 26.2 26.2 1,188 1,694
Age: 25 to 29 years 32.6 32.6 1,478 1,692
Age: 30 to 34 years 32.2 32.1 1,459 1,696
Age: 35 to 39 years 30.8 30.8 1,398 1,697
Age: 40 to 44 years 30.6 30.5 1,387 1,697
Age: 45 to 49 years 31.0 31.0 1,407 1,693
Age: 50 to 54 years 31.5 31.5 1,431 1,695
Age: 55 to 59 years 31.4 31.4 1,426 1,689
Age: 60 to 64 years 30.7 30.7 1,394 1,683
Age: 65 to 74 years 27.0 27.0 1,225 1,694
Age: 75 years or older 10.0 9.9 453 1,691
Nationality: Dutch 30.8 30.7 1,396 1,693
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 30.7 30.7 1,388 1,696
Nationality: other EU countries 26.3 26.3 1,187 1,693
Nationality: non-EU-countries 31.8 31.8 1,436 1,706
Nationality: stateless / unknown 29.2 29.2 1,327 1,683
Part-time Total Total 21.5 21.4 970 1,705
Age: 0 to 14 years 5.4 5.4 248 1,730
Age: 15 to 19 years 11.1 11.0 502 1,722
Age: 20 to 24 years 17.6 17.5 797 1,717
Age: 25 to 29 years 24.2 24.0 1,093 1,711
Age: 30 to 34 years 25.6 25.5 1,158 1,709
Age: 35 to 39 years 25.3 25.2 1,145 1,708
Age: 40 to 44 years 25.1 25.0 1,136 1,707
Age: 45 to 49 years 25.0 24.8 1,128 1,704
Age: 50 to 54 years 24.5 24.4 1,109 1,700
Age: 55 to 59 years 23.9 23.8 1,078 1,693
Age: 60 to 64 years 23.5 23.5 1,061 1,685
Age: 65 to 74 years 18.0 17.9 814 1,707
Age: 75 years or older 11.6 11.5 528 1,766
Nationality: Dutch 21.3 21.3 967 1,702
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 22.1 21.9 997 1,732
Nationality: other EU countries 25.1 24.1 1,101 1,747
Nationality: non-EU-countries 20.6 20.5 933 1,739
Nationality: stateless / unknown 22.5 22.0 1,001 1,733
Sector private companies Total 20.4 20.3 927 1,750
Age: 0 to 14 years 5.4 5.4 248 1,730
Age: 15 to 19 years 10.8 10.8 492 1,736
Age: 20 to 24 years 17.0 16.9 771 1,747
Age: 25 to 29 years 23.6 23.4 1,069 1,757
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2024 are final.

Changes as of 14 November 2025:
In the previous version the codes of the English table were in some cases not the same as the Dutch table. This has been corrected.

Changes as of 10 October 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in May 2026.

Description topics

Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week. There is a distinction between weekly working hours and yearly working hours.
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime hours and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Also the weekly working hours without overtime is been determined. The yearly working hours of a job is the average hours paid for a job a year excluded overtime hours and leave hours through holiday, reduction of
working hours and general recognized feast-days.
For the yearly working hours of a year of employment this yearly average is determined for a year of employment instead for a job.
Per job per week including overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime, and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Per job per week excluding overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours and paid overtime.

Per job per year
The yearly working hours of a job are the average hours paid for a job per year excluding overtime hours and holiday leave, leave as compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) and public holidays. For the yearly working hours in a year of employment this yearly average is calculated for a year of employment instead for a job.



Per working year
A working year is a measure for the labour volume calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) in a year to full-time equivalents (fte) by dividing the agreed working hours by the agreed working hours of a full-time job in a particular industry. The resulting full-time equivalents add up to working years. For example, two jobs of 0.5 fte add up to one working year.