Foreign-born employees; resident/non-resident, demographic variables

Foreign-born employees; resident/non-resident, demographic variables

Employee resident non-resident Employee characteristics Sector Branches (SIC2008) Job characteristics Countries of origin Periods Jobs: foreign-born employees (x 1000)
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2023 1st quarter 1,194.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2023 2nd quarter 1,243.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2023 3rd quarter 1,258.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2023 4th quarter 1,274.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2023 1,242.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2024 1st quarter 1,257.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2024 2nd quarter 1,299.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2024 3rd quarter 1,306.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2024 4th quarter 1,323.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Total 2024 1,296.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2023 1st quarter 661.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2023 2nd quarter 696.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2023 3rd quarter 707.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2023 4th quarter 710.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2023 694.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2024 1st quarter 693.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2024 2nd quarter 722.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2024 3rd quarter 725.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2024 4th quarter 728.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2024 717.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2023 1st quarter 35.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2023 2nd quarter 35.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2023 3rd quarter 34.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2023 4th quarter 35.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2023 35.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2024 1st quarter 35.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2024 2nd quarter 35.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2024 3rd quarter 34.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2024 4th quarter 35.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Belgium 2024 35.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2023 1st quarter 33.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2023 2nd quarter 36.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2023 3rd quarter 35.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2023 4th quarter 35.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2023 35.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2024 1st quarter 33.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2024 2nd quarter 36.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2024 3rd quarter 35.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2024 4th quarter 35.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Bulgaria 2024 35.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2023 1st quarter 50.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2023 2nd quarter 51.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2023 3rd quarter 50.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2023 4th quarter 51.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2023 51.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2024 1st quarter 50.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2024 2nd quarter 51.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2024 3rd quarter 50.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2024 4th quarter 50.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Germany 2024 50.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2023 1st quarter 16.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2023 2nd quarter 17.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2023 3rd quarter 16.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2023 4th quarter 16.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2023 16.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2024 1st quarter 16.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2024 2nd quarter 17.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2024 3rd quarter 16.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2024 4th quarter 16.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total France 2024 17.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2023 1st quarter 15.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2023 2nd quarter 16.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2023 3rd quarter 15.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2023 4th quarter 16.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2023 16.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2024 1st quarter 16.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2024 2nd quarter 17.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2024 3rd quarter 16.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2024 4th quarter 17.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Greece 2024 17.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2023 1st quarter 25.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2023 2nd quarter 26.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2023 3rd quarter 26.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2023 4th quarter 27.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2023 26.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2024 1st quarter 27.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2024 2nd quarter 29.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2024 3rd quarter 28.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2024 4th quarter 29.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Italy 2024 28.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2023 1st quarter 199.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2023 2nd quarter 208.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2023 3rd quarter 217.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2023 4th quarter 209.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2023 208.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2024 1st quarter 199.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2024 2nd quarter 204.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2024 3rd quarter 209.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2024 4th quarter 203.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Poland 2024 204.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2023 1st quarter 17.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2023 2nd quarter 18.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2023 3rd quarter 18.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2023 4th quarter 20.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2023 18.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2024 1st quarter 19.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2024 2nd quarter 20.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2024 3rd quarter 21.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2024 4th quarter 22.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Portugal 2024 21.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2023 1st quarter 59.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2023 2nd quarter 67.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2023 3rd quarter 67.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2023 4th quarter 67.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2023 65.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2024 1st quarter 63.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2024 2nd quarter 71.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2024 3rd quarter 71.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2024 4th quarter 71.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Romania 2024 69.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2023 1st quarter 22.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2023 2nd quarter 22.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2023 3rd quarter 23.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2023 4th quarter 24.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2023 23.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2024 1st quarter 23.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2024 2nd quarter 24.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2024 3rd quarter 24.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2024 4th quarter 25.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Spain 2024 24.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2023 1st quarter 24.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2023 2nd quarter 24.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2023 3rd quarter 24.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2023 4th quarter 24.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2023 24.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2024 1st quarter 24.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2024 2nd quarter 24.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2024 3rd quarter 24.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2024 4th quarter 24.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total United Kingdom 2024 24.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2023 1st quarter 532.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2023 2nd quarter 546.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2023 3rd quarter 551.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2023 4th quarter 563.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2023 548.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2024 1st quarter 564.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2024 2nd quarter 576.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2024 3rd quarter 581.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2024 4th quarter 594.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Outside Europe 2024 579.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2023 1st quarter 39.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2023 2nd quarter 40.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2023 3rd quarter 39.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2023 4th quarter 40.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2023 39.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2024 1st quarter 39.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2024 2nd quarter 40.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2024 3rd quarter 39.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2024 4th quarter 40.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Dutch Caribbean 2024 39.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2023 1st quarter 13.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2023 2nd quarter 13.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2023 3rd quarter 13.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2023 4th quarter 13.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2023 13.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2024 1st quarter 13.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2024 2nd quarter 13.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2024 3rd quarter 13.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2024 4th quarter 13.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Indonesia 2024 13.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2023 1st quarter 37.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2023 2nd quarter 37.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2023 3rd quarter 37.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2023 4th quarter 37.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2023 37.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2024 1st quarter 37.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2024 2nd quarter 37.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2024 3rd quarter 37.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2024 4th quarter 37.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Morocco 2024 37.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2023 1st quarter 45.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2023 2nd quarter 45.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2023 3rd quarter 45.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2023 4th quarter 45.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2023 45.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2024 1st quarter 44.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2024 2nd quarter 45.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2024 3rd quarter 45.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2024 4th quarter 45.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Suriname 2024 45.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2023 1st quarter 52.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2023 2nd quarter 53.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2023 3rd quarter 53.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2023 4th quarter 55.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2023 53.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2024 1st quarter 55.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2024 2nd quarter 56.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2024 3rd quarter 57.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2024 4th quarter 58.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Turkey 2024 57.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2023 1st quarter 82.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2023 2nd quarter 85.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2023 3rd quarter 86.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2023 4th quarter 87.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2023 85.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2024 1st quarter 87.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2024 2nd quarter 90.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2024 3rd quarter 91.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2024 4th quarter 93.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Africa (excluding Morocco) 2024 90.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2023 1st quarter 75.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2023 2nd quarter 77.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2023 3rd quarter 78.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2023 4th quarter 80.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2023 77.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2024 1st quarter 80.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2024 2nd quarter 82.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2024 3rd quarter 83.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2024 4th quarter 84.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2024 82.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2023 1st quarter 186.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2023 2nd quarter 193.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2023 3rd quarter 196.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2023 4th quarter 202.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2023 194.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2024 1st quarter 204.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2024 2nd quarter 210.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2024 3rd quarter 213.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2024 4th quarter 220.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 2024 212.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2023 1st quarter 549.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2023 2nd quarter 576.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2023 3rd quarter 582.5
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2023 4th quarter 582.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2023 572.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2024 1st quarter 563.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2024 2nd quarter 586.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2024 3rd quarter 587.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2024 4th quarter 588.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total European Union (excluding Netherlands) 2024 581.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2023 1st quarter 81.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2023 2nd quarter 84.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2023 3rd quarter 84.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2023 4th quarter 88.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2023 84.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2024 1st quarter 87.8
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2024 2nd quarter 91.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2024 3rd quarter 90.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2024 4th quarter 94.9
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total GIPS countries (European Union) 2024 91.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2023 1st quarter 351.1
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2023 2nd quarter 372.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2023 3rd quarter 381.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2023 4th quarter 374.7
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2023 370.0
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2024 1st quarter 357.6
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2024 2nd quarter 375.3
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2024 3rd quarter 379.2
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2024 4th quarter 374.4
Total jobs Total employees A-U All economic activities Total Middle and Eastern European EU countries 2024 371.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table concerns jobs of foreign-born employees within the age range of 18 up to 74 years. A distinction is made between employees who are registered as a resident in the Dutch population register (BRP; formerly known as the GBA) and those not registered as a resident in the BRP. Furthermore, the table can be broken down into origin background, gender, age, hourly wage class, employment contract type, and the Dutch standard industrial classification (SBI 2008).
All employees registered as resident were at least 18 years old when they immigrated to the Netherlands. Likewise, the non-resident employees were at least 18 years old at the start of their stay in the Netherlands.

The variable ‘country of origin’ is included as a background variable. Because the target population consists of both resident and non-resident employees, it is not always possible to directly derive the origin background. Missing data in this respect are imputed using information on someone’s country of permanent residence or someone’s nationality.

Data available from: 2010.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2010 up to and including 2024 are final.

Changes as of 28 January 2026:
The figures for 2024 are added.

Changes as of 28 March 2025:
The figures for 2023 are adjusted. The method for determining the population has been improved for the reference period 2023. This means that approximately 1% of the total number of jobs held by foreign-born employees are now included.

When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2025 will be published in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Description topics

Jobs: foreign-born employees
Jobs from foreign-born employees

Foreign-born employee
Foreign-born individuals who are an employee in the Netherlands and who are aged 18 to 74 years. It concerns both employees who are registered as residents and employees who are non-resident. All employees registered as residents were at least 18 years old when they immigrated to the Netherlands. Likewise, the non-resident employees were at least 18 years old at the start of their stay in the Netherlands.