Netherlands's part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 61.55% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.81 percentage points from 56.74% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 61.55% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 57.43% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 56.74% | 2014 |
| Highest | 61.73% | 1995 |
| Lowest | 30.85% | 1983 |
| Average since 2015 | 59.04% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 30.85% | 1983 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Netherlands' part time employment, total (% of total employment) rose 0.14 percentage points on 2023 (from 61.41% to 61.55%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.3 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.02 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.6 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Netherlands had the 2nd highest value of the 34 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 61.55% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 28.2% | 2024 |
| High income | 28.96% | 2024 |
Closest to Netherlands in the 2024 ranking
- Trinidad and Tobago — 1st of 34: 100%
- Norway — 3rd of 34: 52.68%
- Sweden — 4th of 34: 47.78%
- Denmark — 5th of 34: 46.96%
What this measures
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 40 values
| Year | Part time employment, total (% of total employment) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.55 |
| 2023 | 61.41 |
| 2022 | 60.66 |
| 2021 | 60.77 |
| 2020 | 59.58 |
| 2019 | 57.43 |
| 2018 | 58.08 |
| 2017 | 56.45 |
| 2016 | 56.65 |
| 2015 | 57.79 |
| 2014 |
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Netherlands
- Net migration — 104,681 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 283,935 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 83.35% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) — 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) — 83.32% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 64.38% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 88.19% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Netherlands's part time employment, total (% of total employment)?
- 61.55% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1983?
- It is up 30.7 percentage points from 30.85% in 1983. The highest value was 61.73% in 1995 and the lowest 30.85% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank?
- 2nd highest of 34 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in part time employment, total (% of total employment) unusual for Netherlands?
- In 2024, Netherlands' part time employment, total (% of total employment) rose 0.14 percentage points on 2023 (from 61.41% to 61.55%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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