Netherlands Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (2025)
Netherlands's Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors: 5.4 % of total employment in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HTEC_EMP_NAT2), 2008–2025.
Netherlands (2025)
5.4
% of total employment
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | % of total employment | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2024 | 5.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2023 | 5.6 | unchanged |
| 2022 | 5.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2021 | 5.4 | +1.1pp |
| 2020 | 4.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2019 | 4.1 | +0.2pp |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 3.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.3pp |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 3.6 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 3.6 | -0.2pp |
| 2012 | 3.8 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 3.8 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 3.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2009 | 4 | unchanged |
| 2008 | 4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Netherlands recorded 5.4 % of total employment in 2025. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from 3.6 in 2014 to 5.6 in 2022.
This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Netherlands from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Netherlands from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations).
The series peaked at 5.6 % of total employment in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.6 in 2014. The latest reading of 5.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp.