Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Changed on: 24/06/2025 06:30

Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts
Sex	Employment type	Sector/branches (SIC 2008)	Periods	Employed persons (x 1,000)	Jobs (x 1,000)	Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000)	Hours worked (million hours)
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	1995	7,281	8,078	5,948	10,856
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2000	8,214	9,083	6,719	12,103
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2005	8,346	9,229	6,700	12,054
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2010	8,779	9,832	7,035	12,555
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2015	8,776	9,891	7,011	12,624
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2020	9,524	10,661	7,638	13,354
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2021	9,690	10,892	7,875	13,975
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2022	10,000	11,263	8,150	14,511
Total male and female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2023*	10,166	11,469	8,308	14,710
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	1995	834	861	775	1,404
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2000	838	867	774	1,401
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2005	736	764	679	1,229
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2010	688	721	633	1,128
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2015	665	701	613	1,106
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2020	725	763	670	1,156
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2021	727	768	675	1,199
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2022	741	784	690	1,218
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2023*	757	801	706	1,239
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	1995	5,960	6,326	4,999	8,542
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2000	6,947	7,379	5,770	9,751
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2005	7,059	7,506	5,734	9,733
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2010	7,391	7,880	5,949	10,032
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2015	7,296	7,784	5,810	9,896
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2020	7,936	8,400	6,378	10,542
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2021	8,056	8,565	6,527	10,984
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2022	8,340	8,873	6,744	11,362
Total male and female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2023*	8,452	8,993	6,850	11,479
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	1995	775	789	729	1,289
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2000	787	802	729	1,290
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2005	688	701	635	1,127
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2010	645	658	593	1,043
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2015	619	631	569	1,018
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2020	677	690	624	1,057
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2021	676	692	626	1,092
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2022	691	707	640	1,106
Total male and female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2023*	706	722	653	1,125
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	1995	1,320	1,751	949	2,314
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2000	1,267	1,705	949	2,352
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2005	1,288	1,723	966	2,321
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2010	1,388	1,952	1,086	2,524
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2015	1,480	2,107	1,201	2,728
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2020	1,588	2,261	1,260	2,812
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2021	1,634	2,327	1,348	2,991
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2022	1,660	2,390	1,406	3,149
Total male and female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2023*	1,714	2,476	1,457	3,231
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	1995	59	72	47	114
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2000	51	65	45	111
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2005	48	63	44	101
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2010	43	64	40	85
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2015	45	69	44	88
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2020	48	73	46	98
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2021	50	77	49	107
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2022	50	77	51	112
Total male and female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2023*	51	79	52	115
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	1995	4,204	4,604	3,890	7,245
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2000	4,637	5,088	4,282	7,905
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2005	4,558	4,993	4,142	7,672
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2010	4,652	5,163	4,216	7,816
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2015	4,614	5,148	4,150	7,759
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2020	4,967	5,510	4,437	8,023
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2021	5,055	5,616	4,541	8,342
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2022	5,208	5,800	4,686	8,661
Male	Total	A-U All economic activities	2023*	5,287	5,899	4,759	8,744
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	1995	676	694	648	1,173
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2000	665	684	637	1,159
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2005	587	606	566	1,031
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2010	545	567	526	949
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2015	526	549	507	926
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2020	568	591	546	950
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2021	568	593	547	981
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2022	576	602	554	987
Male	Total	C Manufacturing	2023*	585	611	562	996
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	1995	3,499	3,695	3,284	5,674
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2000	3,982	4,215	3,690	6,337
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2005	3,906	4,122	3,556	6,156
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2010	3,953	4,185	3,571	6,234
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2015	3,867	4,089	3,438	6,066
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2020	4,151	4,362	3,691	6,281
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2021	4,213	4,427	3,748	6,510
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2022	4,345	4,574	3,847	6,681
Male	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2023*	4,395	4,627	3,888	6,711
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	1995	639	649	618	1,092
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2000	632	643	607	1,078
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2005	554	564	536	953
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2010	515	523	497	883
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2015	493	501	475	858
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2020	532	540	512	873
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2021	531	539	511	898
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2022	539	548	518	903
Male	Employees	C Manufacturing	2023*	547	556	525	910
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	1995	705	908	606	1,572
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2000	656	873	592	1,568
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2005	653	871	586	1,516
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2010	699	978	644	1,581
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2015	747	1,059	712	1,694
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2020	816	1,148	746	1,741
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2021	842	1,188	793	1,832
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2022	863	1,226	839	1,980
Male	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2023*	892	1,272	871	2,032
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	1995	38	45	30	81
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2000	33	42	30	81
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2005	33	42	30	77
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2010	31	44	29	66
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2015	33	48	31	67
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2020	36	51	34	77
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2021	37	54	36	83
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2022	37	54	36	84
Male	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2023*	38	55	38	86
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	1995	3,076	3,474	2,059	3,610
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2000	3,577	3,995	2,438	4,198
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2005	3,788	4,236	2,558	4,382
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2010	4,127	4,669	2,819	4,740
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2015	4,161	4,743	2,861	4,864
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2020	4,557	5,151	3,201	5,331
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2021	4,635	5,276	3,334	5,633
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2022	4,792	5,463	3,464	5,851
Female	Total	A-U All economic activities	2023*	4,879	5,570	3,548	5,966
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	1995	158	168	127	231
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2000	173	183	137	242
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2005	149	158	113	198
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2010	143	155	107	180
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2015	138	152	107	181
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2020	157	172	124	206
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2021	159	175	128	218
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2022	165	182	136	231
Female	Total	C Manufacturing	2023*	172	189	143	243
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	1995	2,461	2,631	1,716	2,868
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2000	2,966	3,163	2,081	3,414
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2005	3,153	3,384	2,177	3,577
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2010	3,438	3,695	2,378	3,797
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2015	3,429	3,696	2,372	3,830
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2020	3,785	4,038	2,687	4,261
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2021	3,843	4,138	2,780	4,474
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2022	3,994	4,299	2,897	4,681
Female	Employees	A-U All economic activities	2023*	4,057	4,365	2,962	4,768
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	1995	137	141	110	198
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2000	155	159	122	212
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2005	133	138	99	174
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2010	131	135	95	160
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2015	126	131	94	160
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2020	145	150	112	184
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2021	146	152	115	194
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2022	152	159	122	203
Female	Employees	C Manufacturing	2023*	159	166	129	215
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	1995	616	843	343	742
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2000	611	832	357	784
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2005	635	852	380	805
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2010	689	974	441	942
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2015	732	1,047	489	1,034
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2020	772	1,113	514	1,070
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2021	792	1,139	554	1,158
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2022	798	1,164	567	1,170
Female	Self-employed	A-U All economic activities	2023*	822	1,204	586	1,199
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	1995	21	27	17	33
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2000	18	24	15	30
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2005	15	21	14	24
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2010	12	20	12	19
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2015	12	21	13	21
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2020	12	22	12	22
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2021	13	23	13	24
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2022	12	23	14	28
Female	Self-employed	C Manufacturing	2023*	13	23	15	28
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data of 2023 and further are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2025:
Data of 2024 is added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Employed persons: Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Jobs: A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit which specifies that labour will be carried out in return for (financial) remuneration.

A distinction is made between jobs of employees and jobs of self-employed persons.
Full-time equivalent (fte): A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Hours worked: The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.