Employment rates by citizenship

In 2025, Netherlands's employment rates by citizenship increased by 0.0% compared to 2024, reaching 78.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 66.6%.

Netherlands ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.8% (from 73.9% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.