The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, 1.91 percent of the workforce in the Netherlands were employed in agriculture, 14.03 percent in industry and 84.06 percent in services.
Netherlands: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2012 to 2022
Characteristic
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2022
1.91%
14.03%
84.06%
2021
2.26%
13.95%
83.79%
2020
2.07%
15.96%
81.97%
2019
2.08%
16.11%
81.81%
2018
2.1%
16.17%
81.73%
2017
2.27%
16.52%
81.21%
2016
2.26%
16.48%
81.25%
2015
2.32%
16.43%
81.25%
2014
2.29%
16.23%
81.48%
2013
2.1%
16.52%
81.39%
2012
2.73%
17.21%
80.06%
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World Bank. (December 16, 2024). Netherlands: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276716/distribution-of-the-workforce-across-economic-sectors-in-the-netherlands/
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Netherlands: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, December 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276716/distribution-of-the-workforce-across-economic-sectors-in-the-netherlands/
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