In 2021, around 30 percent of the respondents taking part in this survey worked remotely at least at least half a day per week. The share of teleworkers was highest in finance, governance and IT. In these sectors, over 56 percent of the respondents were teleworkers. By comparison, in hospitality this was just 4.1 percent.
Share of teleworkers in the Netherlands in 2021, by industry
Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The source defines a teleworker as someone who works remotely at least half a day per week, with access to the company's IT system.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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