In the past year, employees in the Netherlands on average took roughly nine sick days. The youngest age group took the fewest sick days, at an average of 3.7 days. By comparison, employees aged 55 to 64 years on average took around four times as many sick days, at 12.6 days.
Average number of sick days taken in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2022, by age group
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: "Hoeveel werkdagen heeft u, alles bij elkaar, de afgelopen 12 maanden naar schatting verzuimd?" (English: How many working days do you estimate you have taken sick leave in the past 12 months?). 0 means the employees has not taken any sick leave, the maximum number of days was 215. 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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