Netherlands: sick leave, by industry 2021

In 2021, 43.6 percent of employees in the Netherlands had taken sick leave in the previous year. Healthcare employees had the highest absence rate, at over 50 percent. By comparison, of the employees in the agriculture sector, just over 30 percent had taken sick days in the past 12 months.

Share of people who have taken sick leave in the past 12 months in the Netherlands in 2021, by industry

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

September 21 to December 26, 2021

Number of respondents

49,628 respondents

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Heeft u de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens verzuimd?" (English: Have you taken sick leave in the past 12 months?)

The source adds the following information: sick days include therapeutic work as well as respondents partially written sick.

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

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