Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 305.01 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 305.01 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Netherlands peaked at 305.01 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 239.87 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 248.59 units per square kilometre | 239.87 units per square kilometre | 257.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.02 units per square kilometre | 259.82 units per square kilometre | 269.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 278.27 units per square kilometre | 270 units per square kilometre | 289.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.97 units per square kilometre | 290.87 units per square kilometre | 305.01 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 8 Chagai 414.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 352.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 313.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Korea 303.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 State of Palestine 230.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Burundi 229.51 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Netherlands?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Netherlands was 305.01 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 305.01 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 239.87 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.