In 2022, 57.6 percent of employees in the Netherlands had taken sick leave in the previous year. Healthcare employees had the highest absence rate, at almost 66 percent. By comparison, of the employees in the agriculture sector, just under 39 percent had taken sick days in the past 12 months.
Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry
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Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Heeft u de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens
verzuimd?" (English: Have you taken sick leave in the past 12 months?)
The source adds the following information: sick days include therapeutic work as well as respondents partially written sick.
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 18, 2023). Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
TNO, und Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, und Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry." Chart. April 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
TNO, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
TNO, and Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, and Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of People Who Have Taken Sick Leave in The past 12 Months in The Netherlands in 2022, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
TNO & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by industry [Graph], TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058705/share-of-people-taking-sick-leave-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/
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