In 2023, the number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands increased by 31 thousand (+1.92 percent) since 2022. While the growth is slowing down, with 1.6 million, the number is at its peak in the observed period.
The source adds: 'Persons employed in a Netherlands-based company or a private household in the Netherlands, with main activities in health care and welfare.'
According to the source, this sector includes: '- treatment in general and specialised hospitals, - mental health and addiction care, possibly in combination with overnight admission, - treatment at medical and paramedical practices, - support activities for health care, e.g. laboratories and ambulance services, - nursing care or assistance with housing by, e.g. nursing homes or organisations for assisted living schemes, - welfare care, such as home care, local welfare and assistance to disabled and elderly persons, - childcare.'
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 5, 2024). Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/544150/number-of-people-employed-in-health-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544150/number-of-people-employed-in-health-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544150/number-of-people-employed-in-health-sector-in-the-netherlands/
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544150/number-of-people-employed-in-health-sector-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of people employed in the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/544150/number-of-people-employed-in-health-sector-in-the-netherlands/
