The number of self-employed workers in the Netherlands reached 1.38 million in 2022, with the number of people in this type of employment steadily growing since 2010. The majority of Dutch workers who are self-employed are those with no employees, with over one million of them in 2021, compared with 313,000 who did have employees.
Number of self-employed workers in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by type of self-employment
Characteristic
With no employees
With employees
2007
713.7
324
2008
765.6
322.9
2009
794.3
320.2
2010
810.4
317.2
2011
815.6
314.2
2012
836.7
309.1
2013*
886.3
311.5
2014
901.4
315
2015
937.2
307.1
2016
949
328.8
2017
966.6
330.1
2018
982.1
334
2019
1,006
332.5
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Eurostat. (April 27, 2023). Number of self-employed workers in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by type of self-employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208328/self-employment-in-the-netherlands/
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Eurostat. (2023). Number of self-employed workers in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by type of self-employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208328/self-employment-in-the-netherlands/
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