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

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Sector Branches (SIC2008) Job characteristics Countries of origin Jobs: foreign-born employees (x 1000)
A-U All economic activities Type of contract: specified time Total 598.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 372.0
Belgium 8.4
Bulgaria 25.0
Germany 15.1
France 5.8
Greece 8.8
Italy 13.5
Poland 111.3
Portugal 11.4
Romania 46.1
Spain 13.2
United Kingdom 6.7
Outside Europe 226.7
Dutch Caribbean 17.1
Indonesia 4.7
Morocco 10.4
Suriname 12.6
Turkey 18.9
Africa (excluding Morocco) 39.6
Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 33.7
Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 89.7
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 299.9
GIPS countries (European Union) 46.8
Middle and Eastern European EU countries 217.2
Type of contract: unspecified time Total 678.2
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 336.7
Belgium 25.2
Bulgaria 10.0
Germany 34.2
France 10.7
Greece 8.2
Italy 14.6
Poland 91.8
Portugal 9.5
Romania 23.0
Spain 10.7
United Kingdom 16.7
Outside Europe 341.4
Dutch Caribbean 22.4
Indonesia 8.9
Morocco 26.7
Suriname 31.7
Turkey 36.3
Africa (excluding Morocco) 50.1
Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 47.3
Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 117.9
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 274.9
GIPS countries (European Union) 43.1
Middle and Eastern European EU countries 152.5
Type of contract: other Total 19.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 8.9
Belgium 1.4
Bulgaria 0.2
Germany 1.3
France 0.4
Greece 0.2
Italy 0.5
Poland 0.8
Portugal 0.2
Romania 0.4
Spain 0.3
United Kingdom 0.9
Outside Europe 10.9
Dutch Caribbean 0.4
Indonesia 0.2
Morocco 0.5
Suriname 0.7
Turkey 1.7
Africa (excluding Morocco) 1.1
Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 1.8
Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 4.6
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 6.7
GIPS countries (European Union) 1.1
Middle and Eastern European EU countries 1.9
B-F Manufacturing and energy Type of contract: specified time Total 39.7
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 22.5
Belgium 0.7
Bulgaria 1.2
Germany 1.1
France 0.4
Greece 0.7
Italy 0.8
Poland 6.9
Portugal 0.8
Romania 1.9
Spain 0.7
United Kingdom 0.5
Outside Europe 17.2
Dutch Caribbean 1.2
Indonesia 0.3
Morocco 0.8
Suriname 0.7
Turkey 2.0
Africa (excluding Morocco) 3.3
Americas and Oceania (excluding Suri... 2.1
Asia (excluding Indonesia and Turkey) 6.7
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 17.7
GIPS countries (European Union) 3.0
Middle and Eastern European EU countries 12.0
Source: CBS.
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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.

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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.