Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Employment in the Benelux - Statistics & Facts
In 2021, the Netherlands counted almost nine million employed citizens, compared to 4.8 million in Belgium, and around 300,000 in Luxembourg. This is not all too surprising given the respective size and population of each of the countries, as the Netherlands is by far the most populated country of the Benelux. A measure more accurate for comparisons between countries is the employment rate, which shows the ratio between a country's employed population and the working age population, often between the ages of 15 and 64 years.
