Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands is 8.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands peaked at 16.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
Netherlands ranks 63rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.1% | — |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +190.2% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -36.6% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +89.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -58.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +63.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +30.1% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 3.0% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,240 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Netherlands was 8.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Netherlands ranks 63rd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).