Netherlands—Part-Time Employment (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #22 of 140Series years: 2000–2024
Latest Value
43.4%
2024
YoY Change
-0.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#22
of 140 countries
Maximum
52.2%
2020
Minimum
41.2%
2000
CAGR
+0.2%
25 years
Last
43.4%
Previous
43.7%
Highest
52.2%
Lowest
41.2%
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Netherlands's part-time employment (%) was 43.4% in 2024, ranking #22 out of 140 countries. This represents a -0.5% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 52.2% (2020) and the lowest was 41.2% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Netherlands — Part-Time Employment (%): 43.443 % of total employment for reference year 2024. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 41.2% |
Top Countries — Part-Time Employment (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 81.8% | 2025 |
| 2 | Senegal | 67.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 63.4% | 2022 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 61.4% | 2021 |
| 5 | Kiribati | 60.7% | 2023 |
| 6 | Colombia | 60.5% | 2025 |
| 7 | Rwanda | 59.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 58.5% | 2022 |
| 9 | Niger | 58.5% | 2022 |
| 10 | Moldova | 57.4% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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.
Methodology
Data compiled by 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: January 17, 2026.
Unit
% of total employment