NL · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Netherlands, 2021
Gender employment gap
16.4
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 2.4% vs 2020 (16.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's gender employment gap decreased by 2.4% compared to 2020, reaching 16.4.
Netherlands accounts for 75.2% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Netherlands ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 21.9% (from 21.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
75.2%
EU-27: 21.8
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060