Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Labor force, total, annual growth rate

Netherlands
0.3131 % change on previous year
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.2585 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
138th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
141st

Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.3131 % change on previous year against 0.2585 % change on previous year in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0546 % change on previous year.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 138th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 141st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7753 % change on previous year 0.0448 % change on previous year 0.7305 % change on previous year Netherlands
2000s 0.459 % change on previous year 0.9134 % change on previous year 0.4543 % change on previous year United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.7006 % change on previous year 0.7511 % change on previous year 0.0505 % change on previous year United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.01 % change on previous year 0.5799 % change on previous year 0.4308 % change on previous year Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Netherlands, at 0.3131 % change on previous year against 0.2585 % change on previous year in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0546 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
Netherlands ranks 138th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 141st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,176 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.