In 2021, around 30 percent of the respondents taking part in this survey worked remotely at least at least half a day per week. The share of teleworkers was highest in finance, governance and IT. In these sectors, over 56 percent of the respondents were teleworkers. By comparison, in hospitality this was just 4.1 percent.
Share of teleworkers in the Netherlands in 2021, by industry
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Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The source defines a teleworker as someone who works remotely at least half a day per week, with access to the company's IT system.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (April 20, 2022). Share of teleworkers in the Netherlands in 2021, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058593/share-of-teleworkers-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
TNO, und Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, und Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of teleworkers in the Netherlands in 2021, by industry." Chart. April 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058593/share-of-teleworkers-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
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TNO, and Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, and Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of Teleworkers in The Netherlands in 2021, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058593/share-of-teleworkers-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
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